Karen E. Hunter

IL-4 induces cathepsin protease activity in tumor-associated macrophages to promote cancer growth and invasion

Vasilena Gocheva, Hao‐Wei Wang, Bedrick B. Gadea et al. · Genes & Development · 2010 · 732 citations · Full text

Tumor-associated Macrophages, Immunology, Pathology +16

Aneuploidy Affects Proliferation and Spontaneous Immortalization in Mammalian Cells

Bret R. Williams, Vineet R. Prabhu, Karen E. Hunter et al. · Science · 2008 · 687 citations · Full text

Cytogenetics, Genetics, Cell Proliferation +17

Deficiency of the macrophage growth factor CSF-1 disrupts pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor development

Stephanie M. Pyonteck, Bedrick B. Gadea, HW Wang et al. · Oncogene · 2011 · 116 citations

Pancreatic Cancer, Medicine, Immunology +8

Distinct functions of macrophage-derived and cancer cell-derived cathepsin Z combine to promote tumor malignancy via interactions with the extracellular matrix

Leila Akkari, Vasilena Gocheva, Jemila C. Kester et al. · Genes & Development · 2014 · 115 citations · Full text

Immunology, Cell Proliferation, Cancer Biology +20

Heparanase promotes lymphangiogenesis and tumor invasion in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

Karen E. Hunter, Carmela Palermo, Jemila C. Kester et al. · Oncogene · 2013 · 47 citations

Tumor Invasion, Pancreatic Cancer, Medicine +6