Glycobiology in Cancer: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Opportunities
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Cellular Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 28103
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tumor glycobiology; signaling transduction; protein translation
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Dear Colleagues,
Alterations in glycosylation are suggested to be involved in fundamental changes of molecular and biological processes occurring in tumorigenesis, including cellular signaling, proliferation, immune escape, invasion and metastasis. Specific glycans also serve as potential diagnostic biomarkers as well as therapeutic targets in several types of cancer. Hence, there is a strong requirement to identify cancer-associated glycan patterns and characterize the roles of glycosylation in controlling tumor initiation and development. This necessitates deep investigations into the molecular basis underlying how glycans affect protein activity and serve as cancer hallmarks. Novel technological developments in glycobiology and applications of glycans in the oncology field are also needed.
Potential subjects of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to: the alteration of glycosyltransferase activity and protein glycosylation pattern during oncogenesis and progression; the effects of aberrant glycosylation on cell-cell communication, signaling transduction, transcription and epigenetics, and metabolic reprogramming; the influence of tumor-associated glycans on modulating tumorigenic behavior and shaping the tumor microenvironment; novel high-throughput glycomic and glycoproteomic methods; the development of strategies targeting aberrant protein glycosylation; and natural and synthetic glycan-based medicine against tumor cells.
Prof. Dr. Yuanyuan Ruan
Prof. Dr. Feng Guan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- protein glycosylation
- tumorigenesis
- lectin
- glycosyltransferase
- tumor behavior
- tumor microenvironment
- glycomics
- glycoproteomics
- diagnostic biomarker
- therapeutic strategy
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