2012
Constitutive proteasomal degradation of TWIST-1 in epithelial–ovarian cancer stem cells impacts differentiation and metastatic potential
Yin G, Alvero AB, Craveiro V, Holmberg JC, Fu HH, Montagna MK, Yang Y, Chefetz-Menaker I, Nuti S, Rossi M, Silasi DA, Rutherford T, Mor G. Constitutive proteasomal degradation of TWIST-1 in epithelial–ovarian cancer stem cells impacts differentiation and metastatic potential. Oncogene 2012, 32: 39-49. PMID: 22349827, PMCID: PMC3703656, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2012.33.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationFemaleHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsMiceMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Neoplasm MetastasisNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplastic Stem CellsNuclear ProteinsOvarian NeoplasmsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProteolysisTumor Cells, CulturedTwist-Related Protein 1ConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancer stem cellsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionCancer stem cellsMesenchymal-epithelial transitionEOC stem cellsStem cellsTwist-1Differentiation processEpithelial cancer stem cellsSpecific cell typesEpithelial cancer cellsSpheroid-forming cellsProteasomal degradationEpithelial stem cellsMolecular mechanismsCell typesProgenitor cellsMetastasis processCancer metastasisCancer cellsDifferentiationMetastatic potentialAdditional signalsCellsCritical process
2011
Ovarian cancer stem cells and inflammation
Mor G, Yin G, Chefetz I, Yang Y, Alvero A. Ovarian cancer stem cells and inflammation. Cancer Biology & Therapy 2011, 11: 708-713. PMID: 21317559, PMCID: PMC3100563, DOI: 10.4161/cbt.11.8.14967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerCancer stem cellsAdvanced stage ovarian cancerOvarian cancer stem cellsGynecologic cancer deathFourth leading causeCancer-related deathSource of recurrenceLack of responseStem cellsCancer deathDisease progressionLeading causeQuestion of recurrenceRecurrenceCancerChemotherapyDeathInflammationChemoresistanceCauseCellsProgressionWomen