Search Results - "Ruiz, Ariel"
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Drug repurposing in oncology: Compounds, pathways, phenotypes and computational approaches for colorectal cancer
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Reviews on cancer (01-04-2019)“…The strategy of using existing drugs originally developed for one disease to treat other indications has found success across medical fields. Such drug…”
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The protein secretion modulator TMED9 drives CNIH4/TGFα/GLI signaling opposing TMED3-WNT-TCF to promote colon cancer metastases
Published in Oncogene (18-07-2019)“…How cells in primary tumors initially become pro-metastatic is not understood. A previous genome-wide RNAi screen uncovered colon cancer metastatic suppressor…”
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On the origin of metastases: Induction of pro-metastatic states after impending cell death via ER stress, reprogramming, and a cytokine storm
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (08-03-2022)“…How metastatic cells arise is unclear. Here, we search for the induction of recently characterized pro-metastatic states as a surrogate for the origin of…”
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The Gli code: an information nexus regulating cell fate, stemness and cancer
Published in Trends in cell biology (01-09-2007)“…The Gli code hypothesis postulates that the three vertebrate Gli transcription factors act together in responding cells to integrate intercellular Hedgehog…”
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Genomic diversity and population structure of teosinte (Zea spp.) and its conservation implications
Published in PloS one (11-10-2023)“…The wild species of the genus Zea commonly named teosintes, comprise nine different taxa, distributed from northern Mexico to Costa Rica. Although this genus…”
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Ecogeography of teosinte
Published in PloS one (16-02-2018)“…Adaptation of crops to climate change has motivated an increasing interest in the potential value of novel traits from wild species; maize wild relatives, the…”
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Melanomas require HEDGEHOG-GLI signaling regulated by interactions between GLI1 and the RAS-MEK/AKT pathways
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-04-2007)“…Melanoma is one of the most aggressive cancers, and its incidence is increasing. These tumors derive from the melanocyte lineage and remain incurable after…”
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The river blindness drug Ivermectin and related macrocyclic lactones inhibit WNT‐TCF pathway responses in human cancer
Published in EMBO molecular medicine (01-10-2014)“…Constitutive activation of canonical WNT‐TCF signaling is implicated in multiple diseases, including intestine and lung cancers, but there are no WNT‐TCF…”
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Metastases and Colon Cancer Tumor Growth Display Divergent Responses to Modulation of Canonical WNT Signaling
Published in PloS one (03-03-2016)“…Human colon cancers commonly harbor loss of function mutations in APC, a repressor of the canonical WNT pathway, thus leading to hyperactive WNT-TCF signaling…”
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Magnetically guided central nervous system delivery and toxicity evaluation of magneto-electric nanocarriers
Published in Scientific reports (04-05-2016)“…Least component-based delivery of drug-tagged-nanocarriers across blood-brain-barriers (BBB) will allow site-specific and on-demand release of therapeutics to…”
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A novel genome‐wide in vivo screen for metastatic suppressors in human colon cancer identifies the positive WNT‐TCF pathway modulators TMED3 and SOX12
Published in EMBO molecular medicine (01-07-2014)“…The progression of tumors to the metastatic state involves the loss of metastatic suppressor functions. Finding these, however, is difficult as in vitro assays…”
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Therapeutic Inhibition of Hedgehog-GLI Signaling in Cancer: Epithelial, Stromal, or Stem Cell Targets?
Published in Cancer cell (07-10-2008)“…Hedgehog (HH)-GLI signaling is a developmental patterning pathway used by many tumors for bulk proliferation that has been shown also to regulate cancer stem…”
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Hedgehog-GLI signaling regulates the behavior of cells with stem cell properties in the developing neocortex
Published in Development (Cambridge) (01-01-2004)“…Stem cells are crucial for normal development and homeostasis, and their misbehavior may be related to the origin of cancer. Progress in these areas has been…”
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Incorporating evolutionary and threat processes into crop wild relatives conservation
Published in Nature communications (21-10-2022)“…Crop wild relatives (CWR) intra- and interspecific diversity is essential for crop breeding and food security. However, intraspecific genetic diversity, which…”
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HEDGEHOG-GLI1 Signaling Regulates Human Glioma Growth, Cancer Stem Cell Self-Renewal, and Tumorigenicity
Published in Current biology (23-01-2007)“…Cancer stem cells are rare tumor cells characterized by their ability to self-renew and to induce tumorigenesis. They are present in gliomas and may be…”
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Long-Lasting WNT-TCF Response Blocking and Epigenetic Modifying Activities of Withanolide F in Human Cancer Cells
Published in PloS one (14-12-2016)“…The WNT-TCF signaling pathway participates in adult tissue homeostasis and repair, and is hyperactive in a number of human diseases including cancers of the…”
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is expressed in rat and human placenta and its serum levels are similarly regulated throughout pregnancy in both species
Published in Clinical endocrinology (Oxford) (01-07-2014)“…Summary Objective Pregnancy is characterized by several metabolic changes that promote fat gain and later onset of insulin resistance. As Brain‐derived…”
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Sonic hedgehog controls stem cell behavior in the postnatal and adult brain
Published in Development (Cambridge) (15-01-2005)“…Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling controls many aspects of ontogeny, orchestrating congruent growth and patterning. During brain development, Shh regulates early…”
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Phenotypic identification of near isogenic maize teosinte lines (Zea spp.) involved for resistance to gray leaf spot
Published in Plant breeding (01-10-2021)“…Wild germplasm of Zea is a source of variation that could be used in plant breeding to improve maize resistance to diseases such as gray leaf spot (GLS). The…”
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Mapping Homogeneous Response Areas for Forest Fuel Management Using Geospatial Data, K-Means, and Random Forest Classification
Published in Forests (01-12-2022)“…Accurate description of forest fuels is necessary for developing appropriate fire management strategies aimed at reducing fire risk. Although field surveys…”
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