WNT as a driver and dependency in cancer

MJ Parsons, T Tammela, LE Dow - Cancer discovery, 2021 - aacrjournals.org
The WNT signaling pathway is a critical regulator of development and adult tissue
homeostasis and becomes dysregulated in many cancer types. Although hyperactivation of …

Mechanisms of metastatic colorectal cancer

A Cañellas-Socias, E Sancho, E Batlle - … Reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Despite extensive research and improvements in understanding colorectal cancer (CRC), its
metastatic form continues to pose a substantial challenge, primarily owing to limited …

Metastatic recurrence in colorectal cancer arises from residual EMP1+ cells

A Cañellas-Socias, C Cortina, X Hernando-Momblona… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Around 30–40% of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) undergoing curative
resection of the primary tumour will develop metastases in the subsequent years. Therapies …

SOX17 enables immune evasion of early colorectal adenomas and cancers

N Goto, PMK Westcott, S Goto, S Imada, MS Taylor… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
A hallmark of cancer is the avoidance of immune destruction. This process has been
primarily investigated in locally advanced or metastatic cancer,–; however, much less is …

[HTML][HTML] Differential pre-malignant programs and microenvironment chart distinct paths to malignancy in human colorectal polyps

B Chen, S Cherie'R, ET McKinley, AJ Simmons… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Colorectal cancers (CRCs) arise from precursor polyps whose cellular origins, molecular
heterogeneity, and immunogenic potential may reveal diagnostic and therapeutic insights …

[HTML][HTML] The intestinal barrier and current techniques for the assessment of gut permeability

I Schoultz, ÅV Keita - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The intestinal barrier is essential in human health and constitutes the interface between the
outside and the internal milieu of the body. A functional intestinal barrier allows absorption of …

An oncogenic phenoscape of colonic stem cell polarization

X Qin, FC Rodriguez, J Sufi, P Vlckova, J Claus… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Cancer cells are regulated by oncogenic mutations and microenvironmental signals, yet
these processes are often studied separately. To functionally map how cell-intrinsic and cell …

Organoids in immunological research

YE Bar-Ephraim, K Kretzschmar… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Much of our knowledge regarding the interactions between epithelial tissues and the
immune system has been gathered from animal models and co-cultures with cell lines …

Mex3a marks drug-tolerant persister colorectal cancer cells that mediate relapse after chemotherapy

A Álvarez-Varela, L Novellasdemunt, FM Barriga… - Nature Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) patient-derived organoids predict responses to chemotherapy.
Here we used them to investigate relapse after treatment. Patient-derived organoids expand …

YAP/TAZ-dependent reprogramming of colonic epithelium links ECM remodeling to tissue regeneration

S Yui, L Azzolin, M Maimets, MT Pedersen… - Cell stem cell, 2018 - cell.com
Tissue regeneration requires dynamic cellular adaptation to the wound environment. It is
currently unclear how this is orchestrated at the cellular level and how cell fate is affected by …