ZEB1: at the crossroads of epithelial-mesenchymal transition, metastasis and therapy resistance

P Zhang, Y Sun, L Ma - Cell cycle, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 (ZEB1) is a transcription factor that promotes tumor
invasion and metastasis by inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in carcinoma …

MicroRNAs and metastasis: small RNAs play big roles

J Kim, F Yao, Z **ao, Y Sun, L Ma - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2018 - Springer
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs regulating post-transcriptional gene
expression. They play important roles in many biological processes under physiological or …

lncRNA MIR100HG-derived miR-100 and miR-125b mediate cetuximab resistance via Wnt/β-catenin signaling

Y Lu, X Zhao, Q Liu, C Li, R Graves-Deal, Z Cao… - Nature medicine, 2017 - nature.com
De novo and acquired resistance, which are largely attributed to genetic alterations, are
barriers to effective anti-epidermal-growth-factor-receptor (EGFR) therapy. To generate …

KRAS-dependent sorting of miRNA to exosomes

DJ Cha, JL Franklin, Y Dou, Q Liu, JN Higginbotham… - Elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Mutant KRAS colorectal cancer (CRC) cells release protein-laden exosomes that can alter
the tumor microenvironment. To test whether exosomal RNAs also contribute to changes in …

Mesenchymal stem cells and cancer: clinical challenges and opportunities

W Lin, L Huang, Y Li, B Fang, G Li… - BioMed research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Stem cell‐based therapies exhibit profound therapeutic potential for treating various human
diseases, including cancer. Among the cell types that can be used for this purpose …

Disruption of circulating extracellular vesicles as a novel therapeutic strategy against cancer metastasis

N Nishida-Aoki, N Tominaga, F Takeshita, H Sonoda… - Molecular Therapy, 2017 - cell.com
Metastasis is the main cause of cancer mortality for many types of cancer; however,
difficulties remain in effectively preventing metastasis. It has been recently and widely …

The role of TWIST1 in epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancers

QQ Zhu, C Ma, Q Wang, Y Song, T Lv - Tumor Biology, 2016 - Springer
TWIST1 is a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor which plays essential and
pivotal roles in multiple stages of embryonic development, and significantly contributes to …

Dissecting miRNA signature in colorectal cancer progression and metastasis

X Huang, X Zhu, Y Yu, W Zhu, L **, X Zhang, S Li… - Cancer letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and leading cause of cancer
related deaths worldwide. Despite recent advancements in surgical and molecular targeted …

LncRNA MIR100HG promotes cell proliferation in triple-negative breast cancer through triplex formation with p27 loci

S Wang, H Ke, H Zhang, Y Ma, L Ao, L Zou… - Cell death & …, 2018 - nature.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) exhibits poor prognosis, with high metastasis and low
survival. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play critical roles in tumor progression. Here, we …