The JAK-STAT pathway at 30: Much learned, much more to do

RL Philips, Y Wang, HJ Cheon, Y Kanno, M Gadina… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The discovery of the Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and activator of transcription
(STAT) pathway arose from investigations of how cells respond to interferons (IFNs) …

Oral squamous cell carcinomas: state of the field and emerging directions

Y Tan, Z Wang, M Xu, B Li, Z Huang, S Qin… - International journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) develops on the mucosal epithelium of the oral
cavity. It accounts for approximately 90% of oral malignancies and impairs appearance …

Calcium homeostasis and cancer: insights from endoplasmic reticulum-centered organelle communications

S Zheng, X Wang, D Zhao, H Liu, Y Hu - Trends in Cell Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Calcium ion (Ca 2+) is a ubiquitous and versatile signaling molecule controlling a wide
variety of cellular processes, such as proliferation, cell death, migration, and immune …

The functional universe of membrane contact sites

WA Prinz, A Toulmay, T Balla - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Organelles compartmentalize eukaryotic cells, enhancing their ability to respond to
environmental and developmental changes. One way in which organelles communicate and …

Clinical update on head and neck cancer: molecular biology and ongoing challenges

E Alsahafi, K Begg, I Amelio, N Raulf, P Lucarelli… - Cell death & …, 2019 - nature.com
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) are an aggressive, genetically
complex and difficult to treat group of cancers. In lieu of truly effective targeted therapies …

Therapeutically exploiting STAT3 activity in cancer—using tissue repair as a road map

J Huynh, A Chand, D Gough, M Ernst - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2019 - nature.com
The tightly orchestrated temporal and spatial control of signal transducer and activator of
transcription 3 (STAT3) activity in epithelial, immune and stromal cells is critical for wound …

Targeting janus kinases and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 to treat inflammation, fibrosis, and cancer: rationale, progress, and caution

U Bharadwaj, MM Kasembeli, P Robinson… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Before it was molecularly cloned in 1994, acute-phase response factor or signal transducer
and activator of transcription (STAT) 3 was the focus of intense research into understanding …

STAT proteins: a kaleidoscope of canonical and non-canonical functions in immunity and cancer

N Awasthi, C Liongue, AC Ward - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
STAT proteins represent an important family of evolutionarily conserved transcription factors
that play key roles in diverse biological processes, notably including blood and immune cell …

STAT3 and its targeting inhibitors in oral squamous cell carcinoma

M Jiang, B Li - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) usually originates from the precancerous lesions of
oral mucosa and accounts for approximately 90% of oral cancers. Current therapeutic …

ER-mitochondria contact sites; a multifaceted factory for Ca2+ signaling and lipid transport

ML Sassano, B Felipe-Abrio… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Membrane contact sites (MCS) between organelles of eukaryotic cells provide structural
integrity and promote organelle homeostasis by facilitating intracellular signaling, exchange …