Validation of miRNA prognostic power in hepatocellular carcinoma using expression data of independent datasets

Á Nagy, A Lánczky, O Menyhárt, B Győrffy - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Multiple studies suggested using different miRNAs as biomarkers for prognosis of
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We aimed to assemble a miRNA expression database …

STAT3, stem cells, cancer stem cells and p63

M Galoczova, P Coates, B Vojtesek - Cellular & molecular biology letters, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3) is a transcription factor
with many important functions in the biology of normal and transformed cells. Its regulation is …

[HTML][HTML] Web-based survival analysis tool tailored for medical research (KMplot): development and implementation

A Lánczky, B Győrffy - Journal of medical Internet research, 2021 - jmir.org
Background Survival analysis is a cornerstone of medical research, enabling the
assessment of clinical outcomes for disease progression and treatment efficiency. Despite …

Interleukin-17–induced neutrophil extracellular traps mediate resistance to checkpoint blockade in pancreatic cancer

Y Zhang, V Chandra, E Riquelme Sanchez… - Journal of experimental …, 2020 - rupress.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains a lethal malignancy with an
immunosuppressive microenvironment that is resistant to most therapies. IL17 is involved in …

ROCplot. org: Validating predictive biomarkers of chemotherapy/hormonal therapy/anti‐HER2 therapy using transcriptomic data of 3,104 breast cancer patients

JT Fekete, B Győrffy - International journal of cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Systemic therapy of breast cancer can include chemotherapy, hormonal therapy and
targeted therapy. Prognostic biomarkers are able to predict survival and predictive …

IGF2BP1 promotes SRF-dependent transcription in cancer in am6A- and miRNA-dependent manner

S Müller, M Glaß, AK Singh, J Haase… - Nucleic acids …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The oncofetal mRNA-binding protein IGF2BP1 and the transcriptional regulator SRF
modulate gene expression in cancer. In cancer cells, we demonstrate that IGF2BP1 …

Copper promotes tumorigenesis by activating the PDK1‐AKT oncogenic pathway in a copper transporter 1 dependent manner

J Guo, J Cheng, N Zheng, X Zhang, X Dai… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Copper plays pivotal roles in metabolic homoeostasis, but its potential role in human
tumorigenesis is not well defined. Here, it is revealed that copper activates the …

LAYN is a prognostic biomarker and correlated with immune infiltrates in gastric and colon cancers

J Pan, H Zhou, L Cooper, J Huang, S Zhu… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Layilin (LAYN) is a critical gene that regulates T cell function. However, the
correlations of LAYN to prognosis and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in different cancers …

ACE2 inhibits breast cancer angiogenesis via suppressing the VEGFa/VEGFR2/ERK pathway

Q Zhang, S Lu, T Li, L Yu, Y Zhang, H Zeng… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - Springer
Background Breast cancer angiogenesis is key for metastasis and predicts a poor
prognosis. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), as a member of the renin-angiotensin …

[HTML][HTML] CD36-mediated metabolic rewiring of breast cancer cells promotes resistance to HER2-targeted therapies

WW Feng, O Wilkins, S Bang, M Ung, J Li, J An… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Although it is established that fatty acid (FA) synthesis supports anabolic growth in cancer,
the role of exogenous FA uptake remains elusive. Here we show that, during acquisition of …