[HTML][HTML] Immune resistance in lung adenocarcinoma

M Spella, GT Stathopoulos - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the major subtype of lung cancer and
represents the deadliest human cancer, affecting current-, ex-, and even non-smokers. LUAD is …

[HTML][HTML] Mast cells mediate malignant pleural effusion formation

AD Giannou, A Marazioti, M Spella… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Mast cells (MCs) have been identified in various tumors; however, the role of these cells in
tumorigenesis remains controversial. Here, we quantified MCs in human and murine …

[HTML][HTML] Mutant KRAS promotes malignant pleural effusion formation

…, D Kati, M Vreka, M Pepe, M Spella… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is the lethal consequence of various human cancers
metastatic to the pleural cavity. However, the mechanisms responsible for the development of …

Club cells form lung adenocarcinomas and maintain the alveoli of adult mice

M Spella, I Lilis, MAA Pepe, Y Chen, M Armaka… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.45571.001 Lung cancer and chronic lung diseases impose major disease
burdens worldwide and are caused by inhaled noxious agents including tobacco smoke. The …

[HTML][HTML] MCL-1 gains occur with high frequency in lung adenocarcinoma and can be targeted therapeutically

…, F Pfeiffer, S Lange, R Rad, M Spella… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Evasion of programmed cell death represents a critical form of oncogene addiction in cancer
cells. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underpinning cancer cell survival despite …

[HTML][HTML] The multi-faceted functioning portrait of LRF/ZBTB7A

C Constantinou, M Spella, V Chondrou, GP Patrinos… - Human genomics, 2019 - Springer
Transcription factors (TFs) consisting of zinc fingers combined with BTB (for broad-complex,
tram-track, and bric-a-brac) domain (ZBTB) are a highly conserved protein family that …

IκB Kinase α Is Required for Development and Progression of KRAS-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma

…, M Lianou, I Giopanou, NI Kanellakis, M Spella… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
Although oncogenic activation of NFκB has been identified in various tumors, the NFκB–activating
kinases (inhibitor of NFκB kinases, IKK) responsible for this are elusive. In this study, …

[HTML][HTML] A role for club cells in smoking-associated lung adenocarcinoma

SJ Behrend, GA Giotopoulou, M Spella… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The cellular origin of lung adenocarcinoma remains a focus of intense research efforts. The
marked cellular heterogeneity and plasticity of the lungs, as well as the vast variety of …

NRAS destines tumor cells to the lungs

…, D Kardamakis, I Psallidas, M Spella… - EMBO molecular …, 2017 - embopress.org
The lungs are frequently affected by cancer metastasis. Although NRAS mutations have
been associated with metastatic potential, their exact role in lung homing is incompletely …

[HTML][HTML] Myeloid-derived interleukin-1β drives oncogenic KRAS-NF-κΒ addiction in malignant pleural effusion

…, TS Blackwell, S Taraviras, M Spella… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a frequent metastatic manifestation of human cancers.
While we previously identified KRAS mutations as molecular culprits of MPE formation, the …