Astrocyte elevated gene-1 is associated with metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma through p65 phosphorylation and upregulation of MMP1.

abstract：:A vast array of tumor-derived genetic, proteomic and cellular components are constantly released into the circulation of cancer patients. These molecules including circulating tumor DNA and RNA, proteins, tumor and immune cells are emerging as convenient and accurate liquid biomarkers of cancer. Circulating cancer bio...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Lim SY,Lee JH,Diefenbach RJ,Kefford RF,Rizos H

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most lethal malignancies. Neovascularization during tumorigenesis supplies oxygen and nutrients to proliferative tumor cells, and serves as a conduit for migration. Targeting oncogenes involved in angiogenesis is needed to treat organ-confined and local...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Chen Y,Wang D,Peng H,Chen X,Han X,Yu J,Wang W,Liang L,Liu Z,Zheng Y,Hu J,Yang L,Li J,Zhou H,Cui X,Li F

更新日期：2019-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive type of primary brain tumours. Anti-angiogenic therapies (AAT), such as bevacizumab, have been developed to target the tumour blood supply. However, GBM presents mechanisms of escape from AAT activity, including a speculated direct effect of AAT on GBM cells. Furthermore, beva...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Simon T,Pinioti S,Schellenberger P,Rajeeve V,Wendler F,Cutillas PR,King A,Stebbing J,Giamas G

更新日期：2018-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the prognosis of gastric cancer patients have a favorable progression, there are some patients with unusual patterns of locoregional and systemic recurrence. Therefore, a better understanding of early molecular events of the disease is needed. Current evidences demonstrate that long noncoding RNAs (...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Liu YW,Xia R,Lu K,Xie M,Yang F,Sun M,De W,Wang C,Ji G

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:microRNAs (miRNAs) play both oncogenic and oncostatic roles in leukemia. However, the molecular details underlying miRNA-mediated regulation of their target genes in pediatric B- and T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias (ALLs) remain unclear. The present study investigated the relationship between miR-2909 a...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Malik D,Kaul D,Chauhan N,Marwaha RK

更新日期：2014-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The influence of natural regulatory T cells (nTregs) on the patients with colon cancer is unclear. Demethylated status of the Treg-specific demethylated region (TSDR) of the FOXP3 gene was reported to be a potential biomarker for the identification of nTregs. METHODS:The demethylation rate of the TSDR (TSDR...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Zhuo C,Li Z,Xu Y,Wang Y,Li Q,Peng J,Zheng H,Wu P,Li B,Cai S

更新日期：2014-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy is a highly conserved catabolic process that mediates degradation of pernicious or dysfunctional cellular components, such as invasive pathogens, senescent proteins, and organelles. It can promote or suppress tumor development, so it is a "double-edged sword" in tumors that depends on the cell and tissue typ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Chen HT,Liu H,Mao MJ,Tan Y,Mo XQ,Meng XJ,Cao MT,Zhong CY,Liu Y,Shan H,Jiang GM

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epigenetic regulation of immune response has been demonstrated in recent studies. Nonetheless, potential roles of RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification in tumor microenvironment (TME) cell infiltration remain unknown. METHODS:We comprehensively evaluated the m6A modification patterns of 1938 gastric...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Zhang B,Wu Q,Li B,Wang D,Wang L,Zhou YL

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abnormal amplification/expression of HER-2/neu oncogene has been causally linked with tumorigenesis and metastasis in breast cancer and associated with shortened overall survival of patients. Recently, heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) was reported to be highly expressed in HER-2/neu positive tumors and cell lin...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Zhang D,Wong LL,Koay ES

更新日期：2007-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a devastating disease with high morbidity and mortality worldwide. To date, limited therapeutic achievements targeting cell proliferation and related mechanisms has led researchers to focus on the microenvironment where pancreatic cancers develop. The anomalous proliferation ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Thomas D,Radhakrishnan P

更新日期：2019-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL), are forms of malignant lymphoma defined by unique morphologic, immunophenotypic, genotypic, and clinical characteristics, but both overexpress CD30. We used sub-megabase resolution tiling (SMRT) array-based comparative genomic hybridization to ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Fadlelmola FM,Zhou M,de Leeuw RJ,Dosanjh NS,Harmer K,Huntsman D,Lam WL,Banerjee D

更新日期：2008-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies of tumors have revealed substantial numbers of clonally expanded somatic mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), not observed in adjacent intact tissues. These findings were interpreted as indicating the involvement of mtDNA mutations in tumorigenesis. Such comparisons, however, ignore an important con...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Khaidakov M,Shmookler Reis RJ

更新日期：2005-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer has become a major health issue worldwide, contributing to a high mortality rate. Tumor metastasis is attributed to the death of most patients. Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a vital role in inducing metastasis. During EMT, epithelial cells lose their characteristics, such as cell-to-cell adhe...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Shang BQ,Li ML,Quan HY,Hou PF,Li ZW,Chu SF,Zheng JN,Bai J

更新日期：2019-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer in nonsmokers tends to be driven by a single somatic mutation or a gene fusion. KIF5B-RET fusion is an oncogene identified in non-small cell lung cancers. In this study, we verified the oncogenic activity of KIF5B-RET fusion and investigated how KIF5B-RET activates the specific signaling pathways...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Qian Y,Chai S,Liang Z,Wang Y,Zhou Y,Xu X,Zhang C,Zhang M,Si J,Huang F,Huang Z,Hong W,Wang K

更新日期：2014-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The IκB kinase (IKK) complex, comprising the two enzymes IKKα and IKKβ, is the main activator of the inflammatory transcription factor NF-κB, which is constitutively active in many cancers. While several connections between NF-κB signaling and the oncogene c-Myc have been shown, functional links between the ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Moser B,Hochreiter B,Basílio J,Gleitsmann V,Panhuber A,Pardo-Garcia A,Hoesel B,Salzmann M,Resch U,Noreen M,Schmid JA

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of TNF-alpha in affecting the fate of tumors is controversial, while some studies have reported apoptotic or necrotic effects of TNF-alpha, others provide evidence that endogenous TNF-alpha promotes growth and development of tumors. Understanding the mechanism(s) of TNF-alpha mediated growth arrest ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Kumar PS,Shiras A,Das G,Jagtap JC,Prasad V,Shastry P

更新日期：2007-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a highly lethal cancer that contains cellular and functional heterogeneity. Previously, we enriched a subpopulation of highly tumorigenic head and neck cancer initiating cells (HN-CICs) from HNSCC. However, the molecular mechanisms by which to govern the chara...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Wu MJ,Jan CI,Tsay YG,Yu YH,Huang CY,Lin SC,Liu CJ,Chen YS,Lo JF,Yu CC

更新日期：2010-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell lines are still a tool of choice for many fields of biomedical research, including oncology. Although cancer is a very complex disease, many discoveries have been made using monocultures of established cell lines. Therefore, the proper use of in vitro models is crucial to enhance our understanding of cancer. Ther...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Brodaczewska KK,Szczylik C,Fiedorowicz M,Porta C,Czarnecka AM

更新日期：2016-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pre-leukemia transcription factor 3 (PBX) is part of the PBX family of transcription factors, which is known to regulate genes involved in differentiation of urogenital organs and steroidogenesis. This is of interest with regard to prostate cancer progression as regulation of steroidogenesis is one of th...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Ramberg H,Alshbib A,Berge V,Svindland A,Taskén KA

更新日期：2011-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene fusions occur in up to 17% of solid tumours. Oncogenic kinases are often involved in such fusions. In lung cancer, almost 30% of patients carrying an activated oncogene show the fusion of a tyrosine kinase to an heterologous gene. Several genes are partner in the fusion with the three kinases ALK, ROS1 and RET in...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Cerrato A,Visconti R,Celetti A

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the current study we investigated the role of caveolin-1 (cav-1) in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PC) cell migration and invasion; initial steps in metastasis. Cav-1 is the major structural protein in caveolae; small Omega-shaped invaginations within the plasma membrane. Caveolae are involved in signal trans...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Lin M,DiVito MM,Merajver SD,Boyanapalli M,van Golen KL

更新日期：2005-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Exosomes are extracellular vesicles released by many cell types and have been attributed for their roles in many diseases including cancer. Exosomes secreted by tumor cells and stromal cells are critical mediators of intercellular communication in tumor microenvironments. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are selectively ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Sun Z,Yang S,Zhou Q,Wang G,Song J,Li Z,Zhang Z,Xu J,Xia K,Chang Y,Liu J,Yuan W

更新日期：2018-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation between epigenetic aberrations and disease underscores the importance of epigenetic mechanisms. Here, we review recent findings regarding chromatin modifications and their relevance to cancer. ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Ducasse M,Brown MA

更新日期：2006-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In addition to androgens, growth factors are also implicated in the development and neoplastic growth of the prostate gland. Prosaposin is a potent neurotrophic molecule. Homozygous inactivation of prosaposin in mice has led to the development of a number of abnormalities in the male reproductive system, inc...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Lee TJ,Sartor O,Luftig RB,Koochekpour S

更新日期：2004-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alterations in lipid metabolism are inherent to the metabolic transformations that support tumorigenesis. The relationship between the synthesis, storage and use of lipids and their importance in cancer is poorly understood. The human group X secreted phospholipase A2 (hGX sPLA2) releases fatty acids (FAs) f...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Pucer A,Brglez V,Payré C,Pungerčar J,Lambeau G,Petan T

更新日期：2013-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The poor prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) highlights the need for novel strategies against this disease. Our previous study suggested the involvement of CCL2 and tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) in esophageal carcinogenesis. Despite the recognition of TAMs as a promising target for c...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Yang H,Zhang Q,Xu M,Wang L,Chen X,Feng Y,Li Y,Zhang X,Cui W,Jia X

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, it has been reported that long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) cancer susceptibility candidate 2 (CASC2), a novel tumor suppressor, participates in regulating the carcinogenesis and suppresses tumor progression by sponging microRNAs (miRNAs). However, the expression and function of CASC2 in hepatocellular ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Wang Y,Liu Z,Yao B,Li Q,Wang L,Wang C,Dou C,Xu M,Liu Q,Tu K

更新日期：2017-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibroblast growth factors FGF-1 and FGF-2 are often upregulated in tumors, but tightly bound to heparan sulphate proteoglycans of the extracellular matrix (ECM). One mechanism of their bioactivation relies on the FGF-binding protein (FGF-BP) which, upon reversible binding to FGF-1 or -2, leads to their relea...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Schulze D,Plohmann P,Höbel S,Aigner A

更新日期：2011-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ambiguity in malignant transformation of glioma has made prognostic diagnosis very challenging. Tumor malignant transformation is closely correlated with specific alterations of the metabolic profile. Exploration of the underlying metabolic alterations in glioma cells of different malignant degree is therefo...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Shao W,Gu J,Huang C,Liu D,Huang H,Huang Z,Lin Z,Yang W,Liu K,Lin D,Ji T

更新日期：2014-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD44 is considered as 'a' metastasis associated gene, despite the fact that it is an umbrella term for a group of molecules produced from a single gene by alternative splicing. However, little consideration is given to the above in the literature of colorectal carcinomas as well as other tumour types, leadin...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Bánky B,Rásó-Barnett L,Barbai T,Tímár J,Becságh P,Rásó E

更新日期：2012-11-14 00:00:00