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ReviewCell communication and signaling : CCS2024

Lipid rafts, caveolae, and epidermal growth factor receptor family: friends or foes?

Francesca Ruzzi, Chiara Cappello, Maria Sofia Semprini, Laura Scalambra, Stefania Angelicola, Olga Maria Pittino, Lorena Landuzzi, Arianna Palladini, Patrizia Nanni, Pier-Luigi Lollini

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Review in Cell communication and signaling : CCS, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Francesca RuzziLaboratory of Immunology and Biology of Metastasis, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40126, Italy.
Chiara CappelloLaboratory of Immunology and Biology of Metastasis, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40126, Italy.
Maria Sofia SempriniLaboratory of Immunology and Biology of Metastasis, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40126, Italy.
Laura ScalambraLaboratory of Immunology and Biology of Metastasis, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40126, Italy.
Stefania AngelicolaLaboratory of Immunology and Biology of Metastasis, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40126, Italy.
Olga Maria PittinoLaboratory of Immunology and Biology of Metastasis, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40126, Italy.
Lorena LanduzziExperimental Oncology Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, 40136, Italy.
Arianna PalladiniDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy.
Patrizia NanniLaboratory of Immunology and Biology of Metastasis, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40126, Italy.
Pier-Luigi LolliniLaboratory of Immunology and Biology of Metastasis, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40126, Italy. pierluigi.lollini@unibo.it.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipid rafts are dynamic microdomains enriched with cholesterol and sphingolipids that play critical roles in cellular processes by organizing and concentrating specific proteins involved in signal transduction. The interplay between lipid rafts, raft-associated caveolae and the human epidermal growth factor receptors has significant implications in cancer biology, particularly in breast and gastric cancer therapy resistance. This review examines the structural and functional characteristics of lipid rafts, their involvement in EGFR and HER2 signaling, and the impact of lipid rafts/CXCL12/CXCR4/HER2 axis on bone metastasis. We also discuss the potential of targeting lipid rafts and caveolin-1 to enhance therapeutic strategies against HER2-positive cancers and the impact of co-localization of trastuzumab or antibody drug conjugates with caveolin-1 on therapy response. Emerging evidence suggests that disrupting lipid raft integrity or silencing caveolin-1, through several strategies including cholesterol-lowering molecules, can influence HER2 availability and internalization, enhancing anti-HER2 targeted therapy and offering a novel approach to counteract drug resistance and improve treatment efficacy.

Indexed as

CaveolaeErbB ReceptorsMembrane MicrodomainsAnimalsErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesHumansNeoplasmsSignal TransductionErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesErbB ReceptorsBone metastasisCaveolin-1Human epidermal growth factor receptorsLipid raftsTarget therapy resistance

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PMID39394159
PMCPMC11468060

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