• Proteoglycans Determine the Dynamic Landscape of EMT and Cancer Cell Stemness 

      Karagiorgou, Zoi; Fountas, Panagiotis N; Manou, Dimitra; Knutsen, Erik; Theocharis, Achilleas D. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-29)
      Proteoglycans (PGs) are pivotal components of extracellular matrices, involved in a variety of processes such as migration, invasion, morphogenesis, differentiation, drug resistance, and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Cellular plasticity is a crucial intermediate phenotypic state acquired by cancer cells, which can modulate EMT and the generation of cancer stem cells (CSCs). PGs ...
    • Serglycin is Involved in TGF-β induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition and is highly expressed by immune cells in breast cancer tissue 

      Tellez Gabriel, Marta; Tekpli, Xavier; Reine, Trine M.; Hegge, Beate; Nielsen, Stephanie Rose; Chen, Meng; Moi, Line; Normann, Lisa Svartdal; Rasmussen Busund, Lill-Tove; Calin, George A.; Mælandsmo, Gunhild Mari; Perander, Maria; Theocharis, Achilleas D.; Kolset, Svein Olav; Knutsen, Erik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-14)
      Serglycin is a proteoglycan highly expressed by immune cells, in which its functions are linked to storage, secretion, transport, and protection of chemokines, proteases, histamine, growth factors, and other bioactive molecules. In recent years, it has been demonstrated that serglycin is also expressed by several other cell types, such as endothelial cells, muscle cells, and multiple types of ...