Proteoglycan chemical diversity drives multifunctional cell regulation and therapeutics

NK Karamanos, Z Piperigkou, AD Theocharis… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The extracellular matrix (ECM) constitutes a highly dynamic three-dimensional structural
network comprised of macromolecules, such as proteoglycans/glycosaminoglycans …

Role of protein glycosylation in cancer metastasis

L Oliveira-Ferrer, K Legler, K Milde-Langosch - Seminars in cancer biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Although altered glycosylation has been detected in human cancer cells decades ago, only
investigations in the last years have enormously increased our knowledge about the details …

A peptide encoded by a putative lncRNA HOXB-AS3 suppresses colon cancer growth

JZ Huang, M Chen, DE Chen, XC Gao, S Zhu, H Huang… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
A substantial fraction of eukaryotic transcripts are considered long non-coding RNAs
(lncRNAs), which regulate various hallmarks of cancer. Here, we discovered that the lncRNA …

Glycosylation in cancer: Selected roles in tumour progression, immune modulation and metastasis

JG Rodrigues, M Balmaña, JA Macedo, J Poças… - Cellular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Tumour metastasis is the main cause of cancer related deaths. Metastasis is an intricate
multi-step process that requires the acquisition of several cancer cell features, including the …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans in cancer development and progression

J Wei, M Hu, K Huang, S Lin, H Du - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) spatiotemporally controls cell fate; however, dysregulation of
ECM remodeling can lead to tumorigenesis and cancer development by providing favorable …

Proteoglycans remodeling in cancer: Underlying molecular mechanisms

AD Theocharis, NK Karamanos - Matrix Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Extracellular matrix is a highly dynamic macromolecular network. Proteoglycans are major
components of extracellular matrix playing key roles in its structural organization and cell …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-talk between estradiol receptor and EGFR/IGF-IR signaling pathways in estrogen-responsive breast cancers: focus on the role and impact of …

SS Skandalis, N Afratis, G Smirlaki, D Nikitovic… - Matrix Biology, 2014 - Elsevier
In hormone-dependent breast cancer, estrogen receptors are the principal signaling
molecules that regulate several cell functions either by the genomic pathway acting directly …

Cancer metastasis: issues and challenges

CN Qian, Y Mei, J Zhang - Chinese journal of cancer, 2017 - Springer
Metastasis is the major cause of treatment failure in cancer patients and of cancer-related
deaths. This editorial discusses how cancer metastasis may be better perceived and …

Advances in targeted therapy mainly based on signal pathways for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Y Kang, W He, C Ren, J Qiao, Q Guo, J Hu… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant epithelial carcinoma of the head and neck
region which mainly distributes in southern China and Southeast Asia and has a crucial …

The role of proteoglycans in cancer metastasis and circulating tumor cell analysis

TD Ahrens, SR Bang-Christensen… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are accessible by liquid biopsies via an easy blood draw.
They represent not only the primary tumor site, but also potential metastatic lesions, and …