Biology of cancer-testis antigens and their therapeutic implications in cancer

DS Nin, LW Deng - Cells, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Tumour-specific antigens have been an area of interest in cancer therapy since their
discovery in the middle of the 20th century. In the era of immune-based cancer therapeutics …

Emerging contributions of cancer/testis antigens to neoplastic behaviors

ZA Gibbs, AW Whitehurst - Trends in cancer, 2018‏ - cell.com
Tumors of nearly every origin activate the expression of genes normally restricted to
gametogenic cells. These genes encode proteins termed cancer/testis (CT) antigens, since …

Immunoproteasome deficiency is a feature of non-small cell lung cancer with a mesenchymal phenotype and is associated with a poor outcome

SC Tripathi, HL Peters, A Taguchi… - Proceedings of the …, 2016‏ - National Acad Sciences
The immunoproteasome plays a key role in generation of HLA peptides for T cell-mediated
immunity. Integrative genomic and proteomic analysis of non-small cell lung carcinoma …

A four‐gene‐based prognostic model predicts overall survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

J Long, L Zhang, X Wan, J Lin, Y Bai… - Journal of cellular …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
With the development of new advances in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) management
and noninvasive radiological techniques, high‐risk patient groups such as those with …

Fusobacterium nucleatum and its metabolite hydrogen sulfide alter gut microbiota composition and autophagy process and promote colorectal cancer progression

M Wang, Z Wang, DJ Lessing, M Guo… - Microbiology …, 2023‏ - Am Soc Microbiol
Fusobacterium nucleatum is a harmful bacterium that produces hydrogen sulfide by
metabolizing sulfur-containing amino acids, both of which have been shown to …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer testis antigens and genomic instability: More than immunology

A Jay, D Reitz, SH Namekawa, WD Heyer - DNA repair, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Cancer testis antigens or genes (CTA, CTG) are predominantly expressed in adult testes
while silenced in most or all somatic tissues with sporadic expression in many human …