Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Cardiovascular Disease: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

JC Kovacic, S Dimmeler, RP Harvey, T Finkel… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - jacc.org
Endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is a process whereby an endothelial cell
undergoes a series of molecular events that lead to a change in phenotype toward a …

Cell motility in cancer invasion and metastasis: insights from simple model organisms

CH Stuelten, CA Parent, DJ Montell - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
Metastasis remains the greatest challenge in the clinical management of cancer. Cell motility
is a fundamental and ancient cellular behaviour that contributes to metastasis and is …

Fucoidan structure and activity in relation to anti-cancer mechanisms

G Van Weelden, M Bobiński, K Okła, WJ Van Weelden… - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fucoidan is a natural derived compound found in different species of brown algae and in
some animals, that has gained attention for its anticancer properties. However, the exact …

Distinct functions of AKT isoforms in breast cancer: a comprehensive review

N Hinz, M Jücker - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2019 - Springer
Background AKT, also known as protein kinase B, is a key element of the PI3K/AKT
signaling pathway. Moreover, AKT regulates the hallmarks of cancer, eg tumor growth …

The matrix environmental and cell mechanical properties regulate cell migration and contribute to the invasive phenotype of cancer cells

CT Mierke - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The minimal structural unit of a solid tumor is a single cell or a cellular compartment such as
the nucleus. A closer look inside the cells reveals that there are functional compartments or …

RAS interaction with PI3K: more than just another effector pathway

E Castellano, J Downward - Genes & cancer, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
RAS proteins are small GTPases known for their involvement in oncogenesis: around 25%
of human tumors present mutations in a member of this family. RAS operates in a complex …

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition in development and cancer: role of phosphatidylinositol 3′ kinase/AKT pathways

L Larue, A Bellacosa - Oncogene, 2005 - nature.com
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an important process during development by
which epithelial cells acquire mesenchymal, fibroblast-like properties and show reduced …

Mutant PIK3CA promotes cell growth and invasion of human cancer cells

Y Samuels, LA Diaz, O Schmidt-Kittler, JM Cummins… - Cancer cell, 2005 - cell.com
PIK3CA is mutated in diverse human cancers, but the functional effects of these mutations
have not been defined. To evaluate the consequences of PIK3CA alterations, the two most …

Rational design and action mechanisms of chemically innovative organoselenium in cancer therapy

Z Chen, H Lai, L Hou, T Chen - Chemical Communications, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Organo-seleno compounds (org-Se) have been widely used in antitumor, antiviral, and
antiinflammatory therapy; antioxidation and other biological fields. As such, they have made …

EphA2 mediates ligand-dependent inhibition and ligand-independent promotion of cell migration and invasion via a reciprocal regulatory loop with Akt

H Miao, DQ Li, A Mukherjee, H Guo, A Petty, J Cutter… - Cancer cell, 2009 - cell.com
Both pro-and antioncogenic properties have been attributed to EphA2 kinase. We report that
a possible cause for this apparent paradox is diametrically opposite roles of EphA2 in …