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Glycocalyx Mechanotransduction Mechanisms Are Involved In Renal Cancer Metastasis, Heriberto Moran, Limary M. Cancel, Peigen Huang, Sylvie Roberge, Tuoye Xu, John M. Tarbell, Lance L. Munn Jan 2022

Glycocalyx Mechanotransduction Mechanisms Are Involved In Renal Cancer Metastasis, Heriberto Moran, Limary M. Cancel, Peigen Huang, Sylvie Roberge, Tuoye Xu, John M. Tarbell, Lance L. Munn

Publications and Research

Mammalian cells, including cancer cells, are covered by a surface layer containing cell bound proteoglycans, glycoproteins, associated glycosaminoglycans and bound proteins that is commonly referred to as the glycocalyx. Solid tumors also have a dynamic fluid microenvironment with elevated interstitial flow. In the present work we further investigate the hypothesis that interstitial flow is sensed by the tumor glycocalyx leading to activation of cell motility and metastasis. Using a highly metastatic renal carcinoma cell line (SN12L1) and its low metastatic counterpart (SN12C) we demonstrate in vitro that the small molecule Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid (SAHA) inhibits the heparan sulfate synthesis enzyme …


Identification And Characterization Of Protein Kinase C Substrates In Human Breast Cells, Xin Zhao Oct 2014

Identification And Characterization Of Protein Kinase C Substrates In Human Breast Cells, Xin Zhao

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Aberrations in PKC signaling can lead to the development of multiple human diseases and the most prominent association of PKC with disease has been in tumor growth and metastasis. PKC and its related pathways have been recognized as promising targets for blocking the malignancy of breast cancer cells. To better understand PKC-mediated pathway in breast cancer cells, it is important to identify the cellular substrates of PKC. The main focus of this work is to identify physiologically relevant cellular substrates of PKC in human breast cells and to characterize their roles in cancer-related phenotypes. The work to be described consists …