CXCL12/CXCR4: a symbiotic bridge linking cancer cells and their stromal neighbors in oncogenic communication networks

F Guo, Y Wang, J Liu, SC Mok, F Xue, W Zhang - Oncogene, 2016 - nature.com
Increasing evidence indicates that the tumor microenvironment has critical roles in all
aspects of cancer biology, including growth, angiogenesis, metastasis and progression …

Cell-cell communication in the tumor microenvironment, carcinogenesis, and anticancer treatment

BLDM Brücher, IS Jamall - Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2014 - karger.com
The delineation of key molecular pathways has enhanced our knowledge of the biology of
tumor microenvironment, tumor dissemination, and carcinogenesis. The complexities of cell …

[HTML][HTML] The role of CXCR4 in multiple myeloma: Cells' journey from bone marrow to beyond

TR Ullah - Journal of bone oncology, 2019 - Elsevier
CXCR4 is a pleiotropic chemokine receptor which acts through its ligand CXCL12 to
regulate diverse physiological processes. CXCR4/CXCL12 axis plays a pivotal role in …

Engineering CAR-T cells for improved function against solid tumors

MA Morgan, A Schambach - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Genetic engineering T cells to create clinically applied chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T
cells has led to improved patient outcomes for some forms of hematopoietic malignancies …

The thyroid hormone-αvβ3 integrin axis in ovarian cancer: regulation of gene transcription and MAPK-dependent proliferation

E Shinderman-Maman, K Cohen, C Weingarten… - Oncogene, 2016 - nature.com
Ovarian carcinoma is the fifth common cause of cancer death in women, despite advanced
therapeutic approaches. αvβ3 integrin, a plasma membrane receptor, binds thyroid …

Correlation between CXCR4/CXCR7/CXCL12 chemokine axis expression and prognosis in lymph‐node‐positive lung cancer patients

M Katsura, F Shoji, T Okamoto, S Shimamatsu… - Cancer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The CXCR 4/CXCR 7/CXCL 12 chemokine axis plays important roles in the migration of
tumor cells during cancer development by modulating site‐specific distant metastasis …

Collateral damage intended—cancer-associated fibroblasts and vasculature are potential targets in cancer therapy

A Cavaco, M Rezaei, S Niland, JA Eble - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
After oncogenic transformation, tumor cells rewire their metabolism to obtain sufficient
energy and biochemical building blocks for cell proliferation, even under hypoxic conditions …

[HTML][HTML] miR-9 functions as a tumor inhibitor of cell proliferation in epithelial ovarian cancer through targeting the SDF-1/CXCR4 pathway

L He, L Zhang, M Wang… - Experimental and …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
The current study aimed to investigate the potential role of miR-9 in the inhibition of ovarian
cancer progression through the stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF‑1)/C‑X‑C chemokine …

[HTML][HTML] Arg kinase mediates CXCL12/CXCR4-induced invadopodia formation and invasion of glioma cells

L Chen, M Zhu, S Yu, L Hai, L Zhang, C Zhang… - Experimental Cell …, 2020 - Elsevier
Compared with noninvasive tumor cells, glioma cells overexpress chemokine receptor type
4 (CXCR4), which exhibits significantly greater expression in invasive tumor cells than in …

Bone Marrow-Derived Cells in Endometrial Cancer Pathogenesis: Insights from Breast Cancer

AI Ferrer, E Einstein, SS Morelli - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological cancer, representing 3.5% of all new
cancer cases in the United States. Abnormal stem cell-like cells, referred to as cancer stem …