The FASEB Journal,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
34(2), P. 2213 - 2226
Published: Dec. 12, 2019
Transforming
growth
factor-beta
(TGFβ)
is
an
enigmatic
protein
with
various
roles
in
healthy
tissue
homeostasis/development
as
well
the
development
or
progression
of
cancer,
wound
healing,
fibrotic
disorders,
and
immune
modulation,
to
name
a
few.
As
TGFβ
causal
fibroproliferative
disorders
featuring
localized
systemic
tissue/organ
fibrosis
activated
stroma
observed
malignancies,
characterizing
pathways
players
mediating
its
action
fundamental.
In
current
study,
we
found
that
induces
expression
immunoinhibitory
molecule
Programed
death-ligand
1
(PD-L1)
human
murine
fibroblasts
Smad2/3-
YAP/TAZ-dependent
manner.
Furthermore,
PD-L1
knockdown
decreased
TGFβ-dependent
induction
extracellular
matrix
proteins,
including
collagen
Iα1
(colIα1)
alpha-smooth
muscle
actin
(α-SMA),
cell
migration/wound
healing.
addition
endogenous
role
for
profibrotic
signaling,
stimulated-human
lung
fibroblast-derived
into
vesicles
(EVs)
capable
inhibiting
T
proliferation
response
receptor
stimulation
fibroblast
migration.
These
findings
provide
new
insights
potential
targets
variety
malignant
diseases.
Journal of Clinical Investigation,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
129(8), P. 3006 - 3017
Published: July 1, 2019
Development
of
novel
and
effective
therapeutics
for
treating
various
cancers
is
probably
the
most
congested
challenging
enterprise
pharmaceutical
companies.
Diverse
drugs
targeting
malignant
nonmalignant
cells
receive
clinical
approval
each
year
from
FDA.
Targeting
cancer
unavoidably
changes
tumor
microenvironment,
cellular
molecular
components
relentlessly
alter
in
response
to
drugs.
Cancer
often
reprogram
their
metabolic
pathways
adapt
environmental
challenges
facilitate
survival,
proliferation,
metastasis.
While
cells'
dependence
on
glycolysis
energy
production
well
studied,
roles
adipocytes
lipid
reprogramming
supporting
growth,
metastasis,
drug
responses
are
less
understood.
This
Review
focuses
emerging
mechanisms
involving
metabolism
altering
treatment.
In
particular,
we
discuss
underlying
cancer-associated
resistance.
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
7(1)
Published: Nov. 8, 2022
Abstract
As
an
evolutionarily
conserved
signalling
network,
the
Hippo
pathway
plays
a
crucial
role
in
regulation
of
numerous
biological
processes.
Thus,
substantial
efforts
have
been
made
to
understand
upstream
signals
that
influence
activity
pathway,
as
well
its
physiological
functions,
such
cell
proliferation
and
differentiation,
organ
growth,
embryogenesis,
tissue
regeneration/wound
healing.
However,
dysregulation
can
cause
variety
diseases,
including
cancer,
eye
cardiac
pulmonary
renal
hepatic
immune
dysfunction.
Therefore,
therapeutic
strategies
target
dysregulated
components
might
be
promising
approaches
for
treatment
wide
spectrum
diseases.
Here,
we
review
key
critical
functions
controlled
by
pathway.
Additionally,
diseases
associated
with
alterations
potential
therapies
targeting
will
discussed.
Journal of Translational Medicine,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
17(1)
Published: April 8, 2019
Cancer
is
a
serious
health
issue
in
the
world
due
to
large
body
of
cancer-related
human
deaths,
and
there
no
current
treatment
available
efficiently
treat
disease
as
tumor
often
diagnosed
at
stage.
Moreover,
cells
are
resistant
chemotherapy,
radiotherapy,
molecular-targeted
therapy.
Upon
further
knowledge
mechanisms
tumorigenesis,
aggressiveness,
metastasis,
resistance
treatments,
it
necessary
detect
an
earlier
stage
for
better
response
The
hippo
pathway
possesses
unique
capacity
lead
tumorigenesis.
Mutations
altered
expression
its
core
components
(MST1/2,
LATS1/2,
YAP
TAZ)
promote
migration,
invasion,
malignancy
cancer
cells.
biological
significance
deregulation
have
received
interests
past
few
years.
Further
understanding
will
be
responsible
treatment.
In
this
review,
we
try
discover
function
different
diversity
cancers,
discuss
how
Hippo
contributes
other
cellular
signaling
pathways.
Also,
describe
microRNAs,
circRNAs,
ZNFs
regulate
process
cancer.
It
find
new
therapy
strategies
Cancers,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
12(10), P. 2819 - 2819
Published: Sept. 30, 2020
The
deregulation
of
the
oxidative
metabolism
in
cancer,
as
shown
by
increased
aerobic
glycolysis
and
impaired
phosphorylation
(Warburg
effect),
is
coordinated
genetic
changes
leading
to
activation
oncogenes
loss
oncosuppressor
genes.
understanding
metabolic
cancer
cells
necessary
prevent
cure
cancer.
In
this
review,
we
illustrate
comment
principal
molecular
variations
cells,
involved
their
anomalous
behavior,
that
include
modifications
metabolism,
promote
a
decrease
oxygen
consumption
susceptibility
correlations
defective
mitochondria,
relationships
between
Warburg
effect
tumor
therapy,
recent
studies
reevaluate
effect.
Taken
together,
these
observations
indicate
an
epiphenomenon
transformation
process
essential
for
development
malignancy.
Theranostics,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(8), P. 3622 - 3635
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
The
transcriptional
co-regulators
YAP
and
TAZ
pair
primarily
with
the
TEAD
family
of
transcription
factors
to
elicit
a
gene
expression
signature
that
plays
prominent
role
in
cancer
development,
progression
metastasis.
endow
cells
various
oncogenic
traits
such
they
sustain
proliferation,
inhibit
apoptosis,
maintain
stemness,
respond
mechanical
stimuli,
engineer
metabolism,
promote
angiogenesis,
suppress
immune
response
develop
resistance
therapies.
Therefore,
inhibiting
YAP/TAZ-
is
an
attractive
viable
option
for
novel
therapy.
It
exciting
know
many
drugs
already
clinic
restrict
YAP/TAZ
activities
several
inhibitors
are
currently
under
development.
We
have
classified
YAP/TAZ-inhibiting
into
three
groups.
Group
I
act
on
upstream
regulators
stimulators
activities.
Many
potential
be
repurposed
as
indirect
treat
solid
cancers.
II
modalities
directly
or
TEADs
disrupt
their
interaction;
targeting
has
emerged
YAP/TAZ,
major
mediators
programs.
can
also
leveraged
using
small
molecules
activate
YAP/TAZ-dependent
use
regenerative
medicine.
III
focus
one
downstream
target
genes.
With
right
strategy
impetus,
it
not
far-fetched
expect
group
drug
combat
cancers
near
future.
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(1)
Published: July 31, 2023
Abstract
Cellular
mechanotransduction,
a
critical
regulator
of
numerous
biological
processes,
is
the
conversion
from
mechanical
signals
to
biochemical
regarding
cell
activities
and
metabolism.
Typical
cues
in
organisms
include
hydrostatic
pressure,
fluid
shear
stress,
tensile
force,
extracellular
matrix
stiffness
or
tissue
elasticity,
viscosity.
Mechanotransduction
has
been
expected
trigger
multiple
such
as
embryonic
development,
repair
regeneration.
However,
prolonged
excessive
stimulation
can
result
pathological
multi-organ
fibrosis,
tumorigenesis,
cancer
immunotherapy
resistance.
Although
associations
between
normal
homeostasis
diseases
have
identified,
regulatory
mechanisms
among
different
are
not
yet
comprehensively
illustrated,
no
effective
therapies
currently
available
targeting
cue-related
signaling.
This
review
systematically
summarizes
characteristics
typical
conditions
with
updated
evidence.
The
key
effectors
responding
stimulations
listed,
Piezo
channels,
integrins,
Yes-associated
protein
(YAP)
/transcriptional
coactivator
PDZ-binding
motif
(TAZ),
transient
receptor
potential
vanilloid
4
(TRPV4).
We
also
reviewed
signaling
pathways,
therapeutic
targets
cutting-edge
clinical
applications
related
cues.