[PDF][PDF] Targeting breast cancer stem cell state equilibrium through modulation of redox signaling

…, L Shang, MD Brooks, E Jiagge, Y Zhu, JM Buschhaus… - Cell metabolism, 2018 - cell.com
Although breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) display plasticity transitioning between quiescent
mesenchymal-like (M) and proliferative epithelial-like (E) states, how this plasticity is …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced mitochondrial fission suppresses signaling and metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer

BA Humphries, AC Cutter, JM Buschhaus… - Breast Cancer …, 2020 - Springer
Background Mitochondrial dynamics underlies malignant transformation, cancer progression,
and response to treatment. Current research presents conflicting evidence for functions of …

Effects of iron modulation on mesenchymal stem cell-induced drug resistance in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer

JM Buschhaus, S Rajendran, BA Humphries, AC Cutter… - Oncogene, 2022 - nature.com
Patients with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer, the most common subtype,
remain at risk for lethal metastatic disease years after diagnosis. Recurrence arises partly …

Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI1) promotes actin cytoskeleton reorganization and glycolytic metabolism in triple-negative breast cancer

BA Humphries, JM Buschhaus, YC Chen… - Molecular Cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Buschhaus, Yu-Chih Chen, Henry R. Haley, Tonela Qyli, Benjamin Chiang, Nathan Shen,
Shrila Rajendran, Alyssa Cutter, Yu-Heng Cheng, Yu-Ting Chen, Jason Cong, Phillip C. …

Targeting disseminated estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer cells in bone marrow

JM Buschhaus, BA Humphries, SS Eckley, TH Robison… - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer can recur up to 20 years after initial diagnosis.
Delayed recurrences arise from disseminated tumors cells (DTCs) in sites such as bone …

[HTML][HTML] A hybrid breast cancer/mesenchymal stem cell population enhances chemoresistance and metastasis

…, SK Karthikeyan, S Varambally, JM Buschhaus… - JCI insight, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Patients with triple-negative breast cancer remain at risk for metastatic disease despite
treatment. The acquisition of chemoresistance is a major cause of tumor relapse and death, but …

Short-term cellular memory tunes the signaling responses of the chemokine receptor CXCR4

…, BA Humphries, D Lewin Mejia, JM Buschhaus… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The chemokine receptor CXCR4 regulates fundamental processes in development, normal
physiology, and diseases, including cancer. Small subpopulations of CXCR4-positive cells …

[HTML][HTML] Multiparametric MRI to quantify disease and treatment response in mice with myeloproliferative neoplasms

…, WY Lee, BA Humphries, JM Buschhaus… - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Histopathology, the standard method to assess BM in hematologic malignancies such as
myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), suffers from notable limitations in both research and …

Fiber density and matrix stiffness modulate distinct cell migration modes in a 3D stroma mimetic composite hydrogel

…, Z Zhang, F Midekssa, AE Argento, JM Buschhaus… - Acta biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
The peritumoral stroma is a complex 3D tissue that provides cells with myriad biophysical
and biochemical cues. Histologic observations suggest that during metastatic spread of …

[PDF][PDF] Enhanced mitochondrial fission inhibits triple-negative breast cancer cell migration through an ROS-dependent mechanism

BA Humphries, A Zhang, JM Buschhaus, A Bevoor… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Mitochondria produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), which function in signal transduction.
Mitochondrial dynamics, encompassing morphological shifts between fission and fusion, …