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TWIST1 regulation of circRNA: a novel mechanism to promote epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma
Yochum Z, Burns T. TWIST1 regulation of circRNA: a novel mechanism to promote epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma. Non-coding RNA Investigation 2018, 2: 71-71. PMID: 30734026, PMCID: PMC6363344, DOI: 10.21037/ncri.2018.12.01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionCell-extracellular matrix interactionsApical-basal polarityCell-cell interactionsEpithelial cellsGenetic changesMesenchymal morphologyMatrix interactionsNovel mechanismProtein 1E-cadherinFibroblast-specific protein-1GenesCellsCircRNAsRegulationUpregulationInteractionVimentinTWIST1 is a critical downstream target of the HGF/MET pathway and is required for MET driven acquired resistance in oncogene driven lung cancer
Kumar V, Yochum Z, Devadassan P, Huang E, Miller E, Baruwal R, Rumde P, GaitherDavis A, Stabile L, Burns T. TWIST1 is a critical downstream target of the HGF/MET pathway and is required for MET driven acquired resistance in oncogene driven lung cancer. Oncogene 2024, 43: 1431-1444. PMID: 38485737, PMCID: PMC11068584, DOI: 10.1038/s41388-024-02987-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTyrosine kinase inhibitorsTKI resistanceMET amplificationEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionMET tyrosine kinase inhibitorsOvercome resistanceTyrosine kinase inhibitor resistanceTargetable oncogenic driversResistance in vitroEffective therapeutic strategySuppression of p27Inhibition of Twist1MET alterationsPDX modelsMET pathwayHGF/MET pathwayOncogenic driversLung cancerLung tumorigenesisKinase inhibitorsP27 expressionTherapeutic strategiesPharmacological inhibitionDownstream mediatorTwist1
2019
The HGF-MET signaling pathway is enriched in LUAC brain metastases.
Velez M, Yochum Z, Chandran U, Chakka A, Bhattacharya S, Somasundaram A, LaFramboise W, Wallweber G, Ravanera R, Kurland B, Dacic S, Stabile L, Burns T. The HGF-MET signaling pathway is enriched in LUAC brain metastases. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: e20597-e20597. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.e20597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain metastasesHepatocyte growth factorEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionMET amplificationEMT markersNon-small cell lung cancer patientsLung adenocarcinoma brain metastasisMET activationCell lung cancer patientsLung cancer patientsPaired samplesSubset of casesMET alterationsMET-TKIPoor prognosisCancer patientsPrimary tumorMET inhibitorsEMT transcription factorsMET expressionMetastasisPrimary siteMolecular alterationsPathogenic variantsC-Met