[PDF][PDF] Expression and functional significance of Twist1 in hepatocellular carcinoma: its role in vasculogenic mimicry

T Sun, N Zhao, X Zhao, Q Gu, S Zhang, N Che… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The up‐regulation and nuclear relocation of epithelial‐mesenchymal transition (EMT)
regulator Twist1 have been implicated in the tumor invasion and metastasis of human …

[HTML][HTML] Vesicular transport regulates monoamine storage and release but is not essential for amphetamine action

EA Fon, EN Pothos, BC Sun, N Killeen, D Sulzer… - Neuron, 1997 - cell.com
To assess the role of exocytotic release in signaling by monoamines, we have disrupted the
neuronal vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) gene. VMAT2 −/− mice move little, …

Promotion of hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis through matrix metalloproteinase activation by epithelial‐mesenchymal transition regulator Twist1

X Zhao, T Sun, N Che, D Sun, N Zhao… - Journal of cellular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
E‐cadherin loss is a key biological mechanism in tumour invasion. As a main regulator of
epithelial‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) mechanism‐mediated invasion and metastasis, …

[PDF][PDF] Promotion of tumor cell metastasis and vasculogenic mimicry by way of transcription coactivation by Bcl‐2 and Twist1: a study of hepatocellular carcinoma

T Sun, B Sun, X Zhao, N Zhao, X Dong, N Che… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The antiapoptotic protein Bcl‐2 plays multiple roles in apoptosis, immunity, and autophagy.
Its expression in tumors correlates with tumor grade and malignancy. The recapitulation of …

Plexin-B1 is a target of miR-214 in cervical cancer and promotes the growth and invasion of HeLa cells

…, S Chen, HY Wan, YX Li, X Li, SY Gao, BC Sun… - The international journal …, 2011 - Elsevier
Plexin-B1, the receptor for Sema4D, has been reported to trigger multiple and sometimes
opposing cellular responses in various types of tumor cells. It has been implicated in the …

Functional significance of VEGF-a in human ovarian carcinoma: role in vasculogenic mimicry

J Wang, T Sun, X Zhao, S Zhang, Q Gu… - Cancer biology & …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Ovarian cancer is a silent killer, and shows early extensive tumor invasion and peritoneal
metastasis. The microcirculation of most tumors includes cooperation of pre-existing vessels, …

Inhibition of tumor growth and vasculogenic mimicry by curcumin through down-regulation of the EphA2/PI3K/MMP pathway in a murine choroidal melanoma model

…, JG Wu, JT Wang, LM Zhu, TT Lin, BC Sun… - Cancer biology & …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to investigate the underlying mechanism by which curcumin inhibits tumor
growth and reduces vasculogenic mimicry (VM) in a murine choroidal melanoma model. Sixty …

Functional Roles of Dopamine D2 and D3Autoreceptors on Nigrostriatal Neurons Analyzed by Antisense KnockdownIn Vivo

JM Tepper, BC Sun, LP Martin… - Journal of Neuroscience, 1997 - Soc Neuroscience
Two different 19-mer antisense oligodeoxynucleotides complementary to the initial coding
regions of dopamine D 2 or D 3 receptor mRNA were infused unilaterally into the substantia …

Effects of raf kinase inhibitor protein expression on metastasis and progression of human breast cancer

HZ Li, Y Gao, XL Zhao, YX Liu, BC Sun, J Yang… - Molecular cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Raf kinase inhibitor protein (RKIP) has been shown to be a metastasis suppressor in many
kinds of malignant tumors. But its function in breast cancer was not yet clarified completely. …

[HTML][HTML] Autophagy enhances the aggressiveness of human colorectal cancer cells and their ability to adapt to apoptotic stimulus

H Zheng, X Zhang, X Wang, B Sun - Cancer biology & medicine, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To investigate LC3B-II and active caspase-3 expression in human colorectal
cancer to elucidate the role of autophagy, and to explore the relationship of autophagy with …