2018
hMENA isoforms impact NSCLC patient outcome through fibronectin/β1 integrin axis
Di Modugno F, Spada S, Palermo B, Visca P, Iapicca P, Di Carlo A, Antoniani B, Sperduti I, Di Benedetto A, Terrenato I, Mottolese M, Gandolfi F, Facciolo F, Chen EI, Schwartz MA, Santoni A, Bissell MJ, Nisticò P. hMENA isoforms impact NSCLC patient outcome through fibronectin/β1 integrin axis. Oncogene 2018, 37: 5605-5617. PMID: 29907768, PMCID: PMC6193944, DOI: 10.1038/s41388-018-0364-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell lung cancer patientsNSCLC patient outcomeFavorable clinical outcomeLung cancer patientsMechanism of actionClinical outcomesCancer patientsStromal fibronectinClinical managementTranscription factor 1Patient outcomesPatient riskΒ1 integrin expressionIntegrin axisNuclear expressionIntegrin expressionCell invasivenessCancer cellsFibronectin productionExtracellular matrix componentsFactor 1G-actin/F-actin ratioΒ1 integrin activationΒ1 integrin ligandsHMena
2016
An Osteopontin/CD44 Axis in RhoGDI2-Mediated Metastasis Suppression
Ahmed M, Sottnik JL, Dancik GM, Sahu D, Hansel DE, Theodorescu D, Schwartz MA. An Osteopontin/CD44 Axis in RhoGDI2-Mediated Metastasis Suppression. Cancer Cell 2016, 30: 432-443. PMID: 27593345, PMCID: PMC5154333, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2016.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder cancer metastasisCancer metastasisLymph node metastasisPoor clinical outcomeTumor-associated macrophagesPrimary tumor growthPotential therapeutic targetOsteopontin expression correlatesNode metastasisClinical outcomesPrimary tumorCD44 axisTherapeutic targetTumor aggressivenessMetastasisTumor growthExpression correlatesTumor cellsRac-GEF Tiam1Osteopontin bindsMetastasis suppressionRac1 axisTumorsCD44RhoGDI2
2012
Neuropilin-1 Stimulates Tumor Growth by Increasing Fibronectin Fibril Assembly in the Tumor Microenvironment
Yaqoob U, Cao S, Shergill U, Jagavelu K, Geng Z, Yin M, de Assuncao TM, Cao Y, Szabolcs A, Thorgeirsson S, Schwartz M, Yang JD, Ehman R, Roberts L, Mukhopadhyay D, Shah VH. Neuropilin-1 Stimulates Tumor Growth by Increasing Fibronectin Fibril Assembly in the Tumor Microenvironment. Cancer Research 2012, 72: 4047-4059. PMID: 22738912, PMCID: PMC3421041, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-11-3907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibronectin fibril assemblyTumor growthTumor microenvironmentNeuropilin-1Fibril assemblyStromal myofibroblastsNonreceptor tyrosine kinase c-AblTyrosine kinase c-AblHuman cancer specimensNew molecular mechanismCancer cell invasionNRP-1 levelsSerine 612Intracellular associationExtracellular domainMatrix stiffnessMolecular mechanismsC-AblGenetic depletionMatrix proteinsCell invasionClinical outcomesCancer specimensTherapeutic targetingAntibody neutralization