Molecular principles of metastasis: a hallmark of cancer revisited

J Fares, MY Fares, HH Khachfe, HA Salhab… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Metastasis is the hallmark of cancer that is responsible for the greatest number of cancer-
related deaths. Yet, it remains poorly understood. The continuous evolution of cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Skin aging, cellular senescence and natural polyphenols

E Csekes, L Račková - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The skin, being the barrier organ of the body, is constitutively exposed to various stimuli
impacting its morphology and function. Senescent cells have been found to accumulate with …

YAP/TAZ activity in stromal cells prevents ageing by controlling cGAS–STING

HL Sladitschek-Martens, A Guarnieri, G Brumana… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Ageing is intimately connected to the induction of cell senescence,, but why this is so
remains poorly understood. A key challenge is the identification of pathways that normally …

The dark side of fibroblasts: cancer-associated fibroblasts as mediators of immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment

L Monteran, N Erez - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are prominent components of the microenvironment in
most types of solid tumors, and were shown to facilitate cancer progression by supporting …

Barriers to immune cell infiltration in tumors

MM Melssen, ND Sheybani, KM Leick… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Increased immune cell infiltration into tumors is associated with improved patient survival
and predicts response to immune therapies. Thus, identification of factors that determine the …

Cancer metastasis: the role of the extracellular matrix and the heparan sulfate proteoglycan perlecan

Z Elgundi, M Papanicolaou, G Major, TR Cox… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer metastasis is the dissemination of tumor cells to new sites, resulting in the formation
of secondary tumors. This process is complex and is spatially and temporally regulated by …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts-derived HAPLN1 promotes tumour invasion through extracellular matrix remodeling in gastric cancer

T Zhang, X Li, Y He, Y Wang, J Shen, S Wang, Q You… - Gastric Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the most principal cells of
depositing and remodeling extracellular matrix (ECM) within solid tumours. Both CAFs and …

[HTML][HTML] Remodeling the ECM: implications for metastasis and tumor dormancy

JS Di Martino, T Akhter, JJ Bravo-Cordero - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this perspective article we discuss the importance of investigating the
role of the ECM on tumor metastasis and tumor dormancy. First, we discuss the importance …

[HTML][HTML] Current molecular markers of melanoma and treatment targets

K Yang, ASW Oak, RM Slominski, AA Brożyna… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Melanoma is a deadly skin cancer that becomes especially difficult to treat after it
metastasizes. Timely identification of melanoma is critical for effective therapy, but …

MacroH2A restricts inflammatory gene expression in melanoma cancer-associated fibroblasts by coordinating chromatin loo**

D Filipescu, S Carcamo, A Agarwal, N Tung… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
MacroH2A has established tumour suppressive functions in melanoma and other cancers,
but an unappreciated role in the tumour microenvironment. Using an autochthonous …