Semaphorins and plexins as therapeutic targets

T Worzfeld, S Offermanns - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2014 - nature.com
Semaphorins are membrane-bound or diffusible factors that regulate key cellular functions
and are involved in cell–cell communication. Most of the effects of semaphorins are …

The role of semaphorin 4D in bone remodeling and cancer metastasis

K Lontos, J Adamik, A Tsagianni, DL Galson… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Semaphorin 4D (Sema4D; CD100) is a transmembrane homodimer 150-kDa glycoprotein
member of the Semaphorin family. Semaphorins were first identified as chemorepellants that …

The transcription factor PAX8 promotes angiogenesis in ovarian cancer through interaction with SOX17

D Chaves-Moreira, MA Mitchell, C Arruza, P Rawat… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
PAX8 is a master transcription factor that is essential during embryogenesis and promotes
neoplastic growth. It is expressed by the secretory cells lining the female reproductive tract …

Coculture of stem cells from apical papilla and human umbilical vein endothelial cell under hypoxia increases the formation of three-dimensional vessel-like structures …

C Yuan, P Wang, L Zhu, WL Dissanayaka… - … Engineering Part A, 2015 - liebertpub.com
The success of bioengineered dental pulp depends on two principles,(1) whether the
transplanted tissue can develop its own vascular endothelial tubule network and (2) whether …

Atezolizumab and bevacizumab attenuate cisplatin resistant ovarian cancer cells progression synergistically via suppressing epithelial-mesenchymal transition

L Zhang, Y Chen, F Li, L Bao, W Liu - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The AURELIA trial demonstrated that adding Bevacizumab to chemotherapy significantly
improved progression-free survival (PFS) for platinum resistant recurrent ovarian cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma–associated semaphorin 4D induces expansion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells

RH Younis, KL Han, TJ Webb - The Journal of Immunology, 2016 - journals.aai.org
One of the mechanisms by which malignancies can induce immune suppression is through
the production of cytokines that affect the maturation and differentiation of inflammatory cells …

Semaphorin 4A, 4C, and 4D: Function comparison in the autoimmunity, allergy, and cancer

M Rajabinejad, G Asadi, S Ranjbar, LA Hezarkhani… - Gene, 2020 - Elsevier
Semaphorins are a group of proteins that are divided into eight subclasses and identified by
a conserved Sema domain on their carboxyl terminus. Sema4A, 4C, and 4D are the …

The 'danse macabre'—neutrophils the interactive partner affecting oral cancer outcomes

S Hadjigol, BA Shah, NM O'Brien-Simpson - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Over the past few decades, tremendous advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and
treatment of cancer have taken place. However for head and neck cancers, including oral …

Sema4D–plexin-B1 signaling in recruiting dental stem cells for vascular stabilization on a microfluidic platform

L Zhang, Y Han, Q Chen, WL Dissanayaka - Lab on a Chip, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The recruitment of mural cells is critical for stabilization of nascent vessels. Stem cells from
human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED) are considered to have mural cell-like properties …

Transmembrane semaphorins: Multimodal signaling cues in development and cancer

S Gurrapu, L Tamagnone - Cell adhesion & migration, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Semaphorins constitute a large family of membrane-bound and secreted proteins that
provide guidance cues for axon pathfinding and cell migration. Although initially discovered …