Comprehensive review of CRISPR-based gene editing: mechanisms, challenges, and applications in cancer therapy

M Chehelgerdi, M Chehelgerdi… - Molecular cancer, 2024 - Springer
The CRISPR system is a revolutionary genome editing tool that has the potential to
revolutionize the field of cancer research and therapy. The ability to precisely target and edit …

Emerging functions of the EGFR in cancer

S Sigismund, D Avanzato, L Lanzetti - Molecular oncology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The physiological function of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is to regulate
epithelial tissue development and homeostasis. In pathological settings, mostly in lung and …

Transfer of functional cargo in exomeres

Q Zhang, JN Higginbotham, DK Jeppesen, YP Yang… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Exomeres are a recently discovered type of extracellular nanoparticle with no known
biological function. Herein, we describe a simple ultracentrifugation-based method for …

EGFR-targeted ionizable lipid nanoparticles enhance in vivo mRNA delivery to the placenta

HC Geisler, AA Ghalsasi, HC Safford… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
The full potential of ionizable lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) as an in vivo nucleic acid delivery
platform has not yet been realized given that LNPs primarily accumulate in the liver following …

Mechanisms for regulating and organizing receptor signaling by endocytosis

M von Zastrow, A Sorkin - Annual review of biochemistry, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Intricate relationships between endocytosis and cellular signaling, first recognized nearly 40
years ago through the study of tyrosine kinase growth factor receptors, are now known to …

Tales from the crypt: intestinal niche signals in tissue renewal, plasticity and cancer

M Spit, BK Koo, MM Maurice - Open biology, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Rapidly renewing tissues such as the intestinal epithelium critically depend on the activity of
small-sized stem cell populations that continuously generate new progeny to replace lost …

The cellular niche for intestinal stem cells: a team effort

G Zhu, J Hu, R ** - Cell Regeneration, 2021 - Springer
The rapidly self-renewing epithelium in the mammalian intestine is maintained by
multipotent intestinal stem cells (ISCs) located at the bottom of the intestinal crypt that are …

Source and impact of the EGF family of ligands on intestinal stem cells

HE Abud, WH Chan, T Jardé - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) has long been known for its role in promoting proliferation of
intestinal epithelial cells. EGF is produced by epithelial niche cells at the base of crypts in …

EGF receptor signaling, phosphorylation, ubiquitylation and endocytosis in tumors in vivo

I Pinilla-Macua, A Grassart, U Duvvuri, SC Watkins… - elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Despite a well-established role for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in
tumorigenesis, EGFR activities and endocytosis in tumors in vivo have not been studied. We …

[HTML][HTML] EGFR signaling activates intestinal stem cells by promoting mitochondrial biogenesis and β-oxidation

C Zhang, Y **, M Marchetti, MR Lewis, OT Hammouda… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Summary EGFR-RAS-ERK signaling promotes growth and proliferation in many cell types,
and genetic hyperactivation of RAS-ERK signaling drives many cancers. Yet, despite …