3D culture technologies of cancer stem cells: promising ex vivo tumor models

…, JC Knowles, HW Kim, GZ Jin, Y Xuan - Journal of tissue …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Cancer stem cells have been shown to be important in tumorigenesis processes, such as
tumor growth, metastasis, and recurrence. As such, many three-dimensional models have …

GLI1 promotes cancer stemness through intracellular signaling pathway PI3K/Akt/NFκB in colorectal adenocarcinoma

Z Yang, C Zhang, W Qi, Y Cui, Y Xuan - Experimental Cell Research, 2018 - Elsevier
The role of Hedgehog (HH)/ glioma-associated oncogene homolog 1 (GLI1) pathway has
been implicated in a variety of cancer entities, and the targeted pathway inhibition mediated by …

Gli1, a potential regulator of esophageal cancer stem cell, is identified as an independent adverse prognostic factor in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Z Yang, Y Cui, W Ni, S Kim, Y Xuan - Journal of cancer research and …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose The hedgehog (Hh) pathway is involved in cancer stem cell (CSC) maintenance in
various tumors. Glioma-associated oncogene homolog 1 (Gli1) is a key mediator of the Hh …

Tenascin C is a prognostic determinant and potential cancer-associated fibroblasts marker for breast ductal carcinoma

Z Yang, W Ni, C Cui, L Fang, Y Xuan - Experimental and molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Tenascin C (TNC) is a key of extracellular matrix glycoprotein and highly express in numerous
human malignancies. Herein, we attempted to clarify the clinicopathological significance …

[HTML][HTML] Tenascin-C predicts poor outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer and drives cancer stemness via Hedgehog signaling pathway

…, C Zhang, Y Feng, M Quan, Y Cui, Y Xuan - Cancer cell international, 2020 - Springer
Background Tenascin-C (TNC) is an extracellular matrix protein that is widely expressed in
the stromal fibroblasts of various cancers. However, the roles of TNC in colorectal cancer (…

Tenascin-C as a prognostic determinant of colorectal cancer through induction of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and proliferation

Z Yang, C Zhang, W Qi, C Cui, Y Cui, Y Xuan - Experimental and Molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Although Tenascin-C (TNC) as an extracellular matrix protein involved in various cancers, the
mechanisms by which TNC leads to decreased survival time remain to be clarified in CRC. …

[HTML][HTML] SETD5 regulates the OGT-catalyzed O-GlcNAcylation of RNA polymerase II, which is involved in the stemness of colorectal cancer cells

HI Cho, S Jo, MS Kim, HB Kim, X Liu, Y Xuan… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The dosage-dependent recruitment of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) at the promoters of genes
related to neurodevelopment and stem cell maintenance is required for transcription by the …

Identification of LETM1 as a marker of cancer stem-like cells and predictor of poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Z Yang, W Ni, C Cui, W Qi, L Piao, Y Xuan - Human pathology, 2018 - Elsevier
Leucine zipper–EF-hand containing transmembrane protein 1 (LETM1) is closely related to
the occurrence and development of malignant tumors. This study discusses the expression …

Clinicopathological significance of DEK overexpression in serous ovarian tumors

S Han, Y Xuan, S Liu, M Zhang, D Jin… - Pathology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
To investigate the significance of DEK protein expression in ovarian lesions, a total of 113
ovarian serous tumors, including 62 serous cystadenocarcinomas and 19 serous borderline …

Tenascin-C is a potential cancer-associated fibroblasts marker and predicts poor prognosis in prostate cancer

…, ZT Yang, CA Cui, Y Cui, LY Fang, YH Xuan - … and biophysical research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Tenascin-C (TNC), as a member of the extracellular matrix (ECM), plays an important role in
cancer cell proliferation and migration and tumor invasion in various types of cancer. Here, …