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The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded scientists and clinicians about the importance of public engagement with science. This World View argues that one way accomplish this is to embed an informal science learning centre within a research institute.
Gao, Xia, Li, Zhang et al. show that a circular RNA-encoded variant of E-Cadherin stimulates EGFR signalling independently of EGF, and contributes to glioblastoma tumorigenesis and anti-EGFR therapy resistance.
Bach et al. find that loss of the tumour suppressor BRCA1 may drive the development of triple negative breast cancer through inducing aberrant alveolar differentiation of luminal progenitor cells.
Ueda et al. report that overexpression of MDMX in pre-leukaemic stem cells provides these cells with a competitive advantage and promotes the progression of various pre-leukaemic conditions to acute myeloid leukaemia in several mouse models.
Autophagy is induced by stress signals in cancer cells as well as immune cells in the tumour microenvironment. This Review discusses how autophagy modulates antitumour immunity in cancer cell autonomous and non-autonomous ways, and potential approaches for targeting autophagy to enhance the antitumour immune response.
Immune checkpoint inhibition does not benefit all patients. This Review discusses how antigen presentation, which is crucial for the success of this therapy, may be disrupted in tumours and dendritic cells of patients, and how tumours may further evade natural killer cell recognition.
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is overexpressed in many cancers and is involved in a multitude of oncogenic processes and resistance mechanisms. This Review discusses the rationale and preclinical evidence for FAK-based combination therapies and strategies for future development.
This Perspective outlines the connections of epithelial–mesenchymal transition programmes to the stem cell state in both normal and cancer stem cells and discusses emerging concepts related to the heterogeneous and plastic cell states generated by an epithelial–mesenchymal transition that influence our understanding of cancer stem cell biology and cancer metastasis.
