Cancer stem cells as key drivers of tumour progression

AZ Ayob, TS Ramasamy - Journal of biomedical science, 2018‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are subpopulations of cancer cells sharing
similar characteristics as normal stem or progenitor cells such as self-renewal ability and …

Systems biology of cancer metastasis

Y Suhail, MP Cain, K Vanaja, PA Kurywchak… - Cell systems, 2019‏ - cell.com
Cancer metastasis is no longer viewed as a linear cascade of events but rather as a series
of concurrent, partially overlap** processes, as successfully metastasizing cells assume …

Induction of metastasis, cancer stem cell phenotype, and oncogenic metabolism in cancer cells by ionizing radiation

SY Lee, EK Jeong, MK Ju, HM Jeon, MY Kim, CH Kim… - Molecular cancer, 2017‏ - Springer
Radiation therapy is one of the major tools of cancer treatment, and is widely used for a
variety of malignant tumours. Radiotherapy causes DNA damage directly by ionization or …

Cancer stem cells: The root of tumor recurrence and metastases

C Peitzsch, A Tyutyunnykova, K Pantel… - Seminars in cancer …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Metastatic tumors are the cause of more than 90% of cancer related deaths. Metastasis
formation can be considered as a culmination of the Darwinian evolutionary process within …

Glucose metabolism on tumor plasticity, diagnosis, and treatment

X Lin, Z **ao, T Chen, SH Liang, H Guo - Frontiers in oncology, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Malignant cells support tumor proliferation and progression by adopting to metabolic
changes. Tumor cells altered metabolism by increasing glucose uptake and fermentation of …

Distinctive properties of metastasis-initiating cells

T Celià-Terrassa, Y Kang - Genes & development, 2016‏ - genesdev.cshlp.org
Primary tumors are known to constantly shed a large number of cancer cells into systemic
dissemination, yet only a tiny fraction of these cells is capable of forming overt metastases …

Cancer stem cell metabolism and potential therapeutic targets

V Snyder, TC Reed-Newman, L Arnold… - Frontiers in …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Malignant tumors contain heterogeneous populations of cells in various states of
proliferation and differentiation. The presence of cancer stem or initiating cells is a well …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer metabolism in space and time: beyond the Warburg effect

P Danhier, P Bański, VL Payen, D Grasso… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Altered metabolism in cancer cells is pivotal for tumor growth, most notably by providing
energy, reducing equivalents and building blocks while several metabolites exert a …

Lipid metabolism alteration contributes to and maintains the properties of cancer stem cells

H Li, Z Feng, ML He - Theranostics, 2020‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lipids, the basic components of the cell membrane, execute fundamental roles in almost all
the cell activities including cell-cell recognition, signalling transduction and energy supplies …

A promising new approach to cancer therapy: Targeting iron metabolism in cancer stem cells

M El Hout, L Dos Santos, A Hamaï… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Iron is an essential nutrient that facilitates cell proliferation and growth. Iron can be
detrimental, however. The ability of iron to cycle between oxidized and reduced forms …