Migrastatics—anti-metastatic and anti-invasion drugs: promises and challenges

A Gandalovičová, D Rosel, M Fernandes, P Veselý… - Trends in cancer, 2017 - cell.com
In solid cancers, invasion and metastasis account for more than 90% of mortality. However,
in the current armory of anticancer therapies, a specific category of anti-invasion and …

Movers and shakers: cell cytoskeleton in cancer metastasis

CM Fife, JA McCarroll… - British journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Metastasis is responsible for the greatest number of cancer deaths. Metastatic disease, or
the movement of cancer cells from one site to another, is a complex process requiring …

Cytoskeletal dynamics in epithelial-mesenchymal transition: insights into therapeutic targets for cancer metastasis

A Datta, S Deng, V Gopal, KCH Yap, CE Halim, ML Lye… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a well-documented
process in the study of cancer metastases. The cytoskeleton is an intricate network involved …

Tropomyosin–master regulator of actin filament function in the cytoskeleton

PW Gunning, EC Hardeman… - Journal of cell …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Tropomyosin (Tpm) isoforms are the master regulators of the functions of individual actin
filaments in fungi and metazoans. Tpms are coiled-coil parallel dimers that form a head-to …

[HTML][HTML] The remodelling of actin composition as a hallmark of cancer

R Suresh, RJ Diaz - Translational Oncology, 2021 - Elsevier
Actin is a key structural protein that makes up the cytoskeleton of cells, and plays a role in
functions such as division, migration, and vesicle trafficking. It comprises six different cell …

Engine shutdown: migrastatic strategies and prevention of metastases

M Raudenská, K Petrláková, T Juriňáková, JL Fialová… - Trends in Cancer, 2023 - cell.com
Most cancer-related deaths among patients with solid tumors are caused by metastases.
Migrastatic strategies represent a unique therapeutic approach to prevent all forms of cancer …

Stop** transformed cancer cell growth by rigidity sensing

B Yang, H Wolfenson, VY Chung, N Nakazawa, S Liu… - Nature materials, 2020 - nature.com
A common feature of cancer cells is the alteration of kinases and biochemical signalling
pathways enabling transformed growth on soft matrices, whereas cytoskeletal protein …

Cytoskeletal proteins in cancer and intracellular stress: a therapeutic perspective

MS Ong, S Deng, CE Halim, W Cai, TZ Tan… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cytoskeletal proteins, which consist of different sub-families of proteins including
microtubules, actin and intermediate filaments, are essential for survival and cellular …