Phosphorylation of eIF4E promotes EMT and metastasis via translational control of SNAIL and MMP-3

N Robichaud, SV del Rincon, B Huor, T Alain… - Oncogene, 2015 - nature.com
The progression of cancers from primary tumors to invasive and metastatic stages accounts
for the overwhelming majority of cancer deaths. Understanding the molecular events which …

[HTML][HTML] Melanoma plasticity: promoter of metastasis and resistance to therapy

…, RE Flores González, SV Del Rincón - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. Although targeted therapies and immunotherapies
have revolutionized the treatment of metastatic melanoma, most patients are not cured…

The role of eIF4F-driven mRNA translation in regulating the tumour microenvironment

…, O Larsson, C Rolny, SV Del Rincón - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Cells can rapidly adjust their proteomes in dynamic environments by regulating mRNA
translation. There is mounting evidence that dysregulation of mRNA translation supports the …

Spatially mapping the immune landscape of melanoma using imaging mass cytometry

…, MJ Richer, AW Lund, SV Del Rincon… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Melanoma is an immunogenic cancer with a high response rate to immune checkpoint
inhibitors (ICIs). It harbors a high mutation burden compared with other cancers and, as a result, …

Peroxisomes and cancer: The role of a metabolic specialist in a disease of aberrant metabolism

…, M Witcher, NE Braverman, SV Del Rincón - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cancer is irrevocably linked to aberrant metabolic processes. While once considered a
vestigial organelle, we now know that peroxisomes play a central role in the metabolism of …

Simultaneous tyrosine and serine phosphorylation of STAT3 transcription factor is involved in Rho A GTPase oncogenic transformation

S Aznar, PF Valeron, SV del Rincon… - Molecular biology of …, 2001 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Stats (signal transducers and activators of transcription) are latent cytoplasmic transcription
factors that on a specific stimulus migrate to the nucleus and exert their transcriptional activity…

Translational control in the tumor microenvironment promotes lung metastasis: Phosphorylation of eIF4E in neutrophils

…, Q Guo, SV Del Rincon… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The translation of mRNAs into proteins serves as a critical regulatory event in gene
expression. In the context of cancer, deregulated translation is a hallmark of transformation, …

Genome-wide targeting of the epigenetic regulatory protein CTCF to gene promoters by the transcription factor TFII-I

…, MA Alaoui-Jamali, SV Del Rincon… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) is a key regulator of nuclear chromatin structure and gene
regulation. The impact of CTCF on transcriptional output is highly varied, ranging from …

Genetic and pharmacologic inhibition of eIF4E reduces breast cancer cell migration, invasion, and metastasis

F Pettersson, SV Del Rincon, A Emond, B Huor… - Cancer research, 2015 - AACR
The translation initiation factor eIF4E is an oncogene that is commonly overexpressed in
primary breast cancers and metastases. In this article, we report that a pharmacologic inhibitor …

The MNK1/2–eIF4E axis supports immune suppression and metastasis in postpartum breast cancer

…, DF Quail, R Lapointe, JH Fritz, SV Del Rincon… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
This study investigates the MNK1/2–eIF4E signaling axis in tumor and stromal cells in metastatic
breast cancer and reveals that MNK1/2 inhibition suppresses metastasis and sensitizes …