ReviewThe FEBS journal2018
Functions of autophagy in the tumor microenvironment and cancer metastasis.
Review in The FEBS journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 130 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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130 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 236 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global research and emerging trends in autophagy in lung cancer: a bibliometric and visualized study from 2013 to 2022.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Pooled it
- Reprogramming Autophagy to Strengthen Antitumour Immunity: Advances in Immunotherapeutic Strategies.Immunology · 2026Review
- Nanomedicine-Mediated Autophagy Modulation in Placental Impairment Versus Cancers: A Narrative Review.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- From energy metabolic homeostasis to immune remodeling: the role and therapeutic potential of STING signaling in the tumor microenvironment.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Review
- GATA6-CRT axis promotes stress-associated autophagy, EMT, and stemness-associated traits in pancreatic cancer.Cell death & disease · 2026Article
- The bibliometric and visualized analysis on cancer stem cells in the early 21st century.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Review
- Unc-51 like kinase 3 induces reticulophagy by mediating the GLI1/CAMK2B signaling pathway to promote the malignant progression of prostate cancer.American journal of cancer research · 2026Article
- Targeting autophagy and metabolism for ewing sarcoma.Molecular biology reports · 2025Review
- NDR2 regulates non-small cell lung cancer cell migration under starvation by supporting autophagosome biogenesis through LC3 and ATG9A regulation.Cell death discovery · 2025Article
- The role of tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily in cancer: insights into oncogenesis, progression, and therapeutic strategies.NPJ precision oncology · 2025Review
- Alpha-lipoic acid prevents doxorubicin-induced acute hepatorenal toxicity in rats by reducing oxidative and inflammatory stress to suppress autophagy.Toxicology research · 2025Article
- Autophagy: The convergence point of aging and cancer.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2025Review
- Self-healable and pH-responsive spermidine/ferrous ion complexed hydrogel Co-loaded with CA inhibitor and glucose oxidase for combined cancer immunotherapy through triple ferroptosis mechanism.Bioactive materials · 2025Article
- Autophagy as a potential therapeutic target in regulating improper cellular proliferation.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Identifying functional roles and pathways of shared mutations in canine solid tumors by whole-genome sequencing.PloS one · 2025Article
- Decoding Metastasis: From Cell Death to Fusion in Cancer Progression.Current cancer drug targets · 2025Review
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- MiR-200b-3p elevates 5-FU sensitivity in cholangiocarcinoma cells via autophagy inhibition by targeting KLF4.Non-coding RNA research · 2024Article
- Role of ENO1 and its targeted therapy in tumors.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Review
- Identification of an autophagy- and macropinocytosis-related prognostic signature for the prediction of prognosis and therapeutic response in gastric cancer.Genes & genomics · 2024Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Macro-autophagy is an ancient and highly conserved self-degradative process that plays a homeostatic role in normal cells by eliminating organelles, pathogens, and protein aggregates. Autophagy, as it is routinely referred to, also allows cells to maintain metabolic sufficiency and survive under conditions of nutrient stress by recycling the by-products of autophagic degradation, such as fatty acids, amino acids, and nucleotides. Tumor cells are more reliant than normal cells on autophagy for survival in part due to their rapid growth rate, altered metabolism, and nutrient-deprived growth environment. How this dependence of tumor cells on autophagy affects their progression to malignancy and metastatic disease is an area of increasing research focus. Here, we review recent work identifying critical functions for autophagy in tumor cell migration and invasion, tumor stem cell maintenance and therapy resistance, and cross-talk between tumor cells and their microenvironment.
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