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Alexander Gheldof

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EMT as the ultimate survival mechanism of cancer cells

N Tiwari, A Gheldof, M Tatari, G Christofori - Seminars in cancer biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Epithelial cancers make up the vast majority of cancer types and, during the transition from
benign adenoma to malignant carcinoma and metastasis, epithelial tumor cells acquire a de-…

Cadherins and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition

A Gheldof, G Berx - Progress in molecular biology and translational …, 2013 - Elsevier
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process whereby epithelial cells are transcriptionally
reprogrammed, resulting in decreased adhesion and enhanced migration or invasion…

Evolutionary functional analysis and molecular regulation of the ZEB transcription factors

A Gheldof, P Hulpiau, F Van Roy, B De Craene… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2012 - Springer
ZEB1 and ZEB2, which are members of the ZEB family of transcription factors, play a pivotal
role in the development of the vertebrate embryo. However, recent evidence shows that both …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of a ZEB2-MITF-ZEB1 transcriptional network that controls melanogenesis and melanoma progression

…, J Taminau, K Lemeire, A Gheldof… - Cell Death & …, 2014 - nature.com
Deregulation of signaling pathways that control differentiation, expansion and migration of
neural crest-derived melanoblasts during normal development contributes also to melanoma …

Pomegranate extracts potently suppress proliferation, xenograft growth, and invasion of human prostate cancer cells

…, A Patel, RE Mansel, I Neeman, AA Geldof… - Journal of medicinal …, 2004 - liebertpub.com
We completed a multicenter study of the effects of pomegranate cold-pressed (Oil) or
supercritical CO 2 -extracted (S) seed oil, fermented juice polyphenols (W), and pericarp …

Differential impact of TGF-β and EGF on fibroblast differentiation and invasion reciprocally promotes colon cancer cell invasion

…, L Derycke, A Hendrix, W Westbroek, A Gheldof… - Cancer letters, 2008 - Elsevier
Several studies indicate that cancer-associated fibroblasts play a critical role in cancer cell
invasion and metastasis, the hallmarks of malignancy. To better understand the mechanisms …

Effect of age on functional P‐glycoprotein in the blood‐brain barrier measured by use of (R)‐[11C]verapamil and positron emission tomography

…, G Luurtsema, M Lubberink, AA Geldof… - Clinical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction P‐glycoprotein (P‐gp) is an efflux transporter responsible for the transport of
various drugs across the blood‐brain barrier (BBB). Loss of P‐gp function with age may be one …

Exosomal ITGA3 interferes with non-cancerous prostate cell functions and is increased in urine exosomes of metastatic prostate cancer patients

IV Bijnsdorp, AA Geldof, M Lavaei… - Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background Cancer cells are able to change the protein expression and behavior of non-cancerous
surrounding cells. Exosomes, secreted by prostate cancer (PCa) cells, may have a …

[HTML][HTML] Non-invasive prostate cancer detection by measuring miRNA variants (isomiRs) in urine extracellular vesicles

…, R De Menezes, B Misovic, M Wachalska, A Geldof… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In many cancer types, the expression and function of∼ 22 nucleotide-long microRNAs (miRNA)
is deregulated. Mature miRNAs can be stably detected in extracellular vesicles (EVs) in …

Are AZF b deletions always incompatible with sperm production?

K Stouffs, V Vloeberghs, A Gheldof, H Tournaye… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Deletions on the long arm of the Y chromosome are a well‐known cause of male infertility
and it is generally accepted that deletions involving the AZF b region are not compatible with …