Matthew R. Kudelka, Yonit Lavin, Siman Sun, Elaine Fuchs
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Abstract
Squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs), arising from the skin, head and neck, lungs, esophagus, and cervix, are collectively among the most common cancers and a frequent cause of cancer morbidity and mortality. Despite distinct stratified epithelial tissues of origin, converging evidence points toward shared biologic pathways across SCCs. With recent breakthroughs in molecular technologies have come novel SCC treatment paradigms, including immunotherapies and targeted therapy. This review compares commonalities and differences across SCCs from different anatomical sites, including risk factors and genetics, as well as cellular and molecular programs driving tumorigenesis. We review landmark discoveries of the “cancer stem cells” (CSCs) that initiate and propagate SCCs and their gene and translational regulation programs. This has led to an appreciation that interactions between CSCs and the immune system play key roles in invasion and therapeutic resistance. Here, we review the unifying principles of SCCs that have emerged from these exciting advances in our understanding of these epithelial cancers.
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Genes & Development is a research journal published in association with The Genetics Society. It publishes high-quality research papers in the areas of molecular biology, molecular genetics, and related fields. The journal features various research formats including Research papers, short Research Communications, and Resource/Methodology papers.
Genes & Development has gained recognition and is considered as one of the Top Five Research Journals in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics. It has an impressive Impact Factor of 12.89. The journal is ranked #2 among Developmental Biology research journals, #5 in Genetics and Heredity, and is among the Top 20 in Cell Biology (according to ISI Journal Citation Reports®, 2021).