EMT, CSCs, and drug resistance: the mechanistic link and clinical implications

T Shibue, RA Weinberg - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2017 - nature.com
The success of anticancer therapy is usually limited by the development of drug resistance.
Such acquired resistance is driven, in part, by intratumoural heterogeneity—that is, the …

The E-cadherin and N-cadherin switch in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition: signaling, therapeutic implications, and challenges

CY Loh, JY Chai, TF Tang, WF Wong, G Sethi… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) has been shown to be crucial in tumorigenesis
where the EMT program enhances metastasis, chemoresistance and tumor stemness. Due …

Targeting apoptosis in cancer

P Singh, B Lim - Current oncology reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Apoptosis is a major mechanism of cancer cell death. Thus,
evasion of apoptosis results in therapy resistance. Here, we review apoptosis modulators in …

The functional activity of E-cadherin controls tumor cell metastasis at multiple steps

TY Na, L Schecterson, AM Mendonsa… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
E-cadherin is a tumor suppressor protein, and the loss of its expression in association with
the epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) occurs frequently during tumor metastasis …

E-cadherin: Its dysregulation in carcinogenesis and clinical implications

SHM Wong, CM Fang, LH Chuah, CO Leong… - Critical reviews in …, 2018 - Elsevier
E-cadherin is a transmembrane glycoprotein which connects epithelial cells together at
adherens junctions. In normal cells, E-cadherin exerts its tumour suppressing role mainly by …

Update on epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity in cancer progression

R Fontana, A Mestre-Farrera… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a cellular process by which epithelial cells lose
their characteristics and acquire mesenchymal traits to promote cell movement. This …

Regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition by tumor microenvironmental signals and its implication in cancer therapeutics

J Zhang, Z Hu, CA Horta, J Yang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been implicated in various aspects of tumor
development, including tumor invasion and metastasis, cancer stemness, and therapy …

Regulated cell death: signaling and mechanisms

A Ashkenazi, G Salvesen - Annual review of cell and …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Cell turnover is a fundamental feature in metazoans. Cells can die passively, as a
consequence of severe damage to their structural integrity, or actively, owing to a more …

Targeting the extrinsic apoptotic pathway in cancer: lessons learned and future directions

A Ashkenazi - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2015 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Apoptosis is a metazoan process of controlled cell elimination that plays critical roles in
embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis. Apoptosis dysregulation contributes …

[HTML][HTML] P120 and E-cadherin: Double-edged swords in tumor metastasis

JH Venhuizen, FJC Jacobs, PN Span… - Seminars in cancer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cell-cell adhesion by adherens junctions controls proliferation and cell polarization and is
crucial to maintain epithelial architecture and homeostasis. Downregulation of two of the …