Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding proteins (IGF2BPs): post-transcriptional drivers of cancer progression?

JL Bell, K Wächter, B Mühleck, N Pazaitis… - Cellular and molecular …, 2013 - Springer
The insulin-like growth factor-2 mRNA-binding proteins 1, 2, and 3 (IGF2BP1, IGF2BP2,
IGF2BP3) belong to a conserved family of RNA-binding, oncofetal proteins. Several studies …

[HTML][HTML] The role of the oncofetal IGF2 mRNA-binding protein 3 (IGF2BP3) in cancer

M Lederer, N Bley, C Schleifer, S Hüttelmaier - Seminars in cancer biology, 2014 - Elsevier
The post-transcriptional control of gene expression mediated by RNA-binding proteins
(RBPs), long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as well as miRNAs is essential to determine …

Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 1 (IGF2BP1) in cancer

X Huang, H Zhang, X Guo, Z Zhu, H Cai… - Journal of hematology & …, 2018 - Springer
The insulin-like growth factor-2 mRNA-binding protein 1 (IGF2BP1) plays essential roles in
embryogenesis and carcinogenesis. IGF2BP1 serves as a post-transcriptional fine-tuner …

The biological function of IGF2BPs and their role in tumorigenesis

QY Du, ZM Zhu, DS Pei - Investigational new drugs, 2021 - Springer
The insulin-like growth factor-2 mRNA-binding proteins (IGF2BPs) pertain to a highly
conservative RNA-binding family that works as a post-transcriptional fine-tuner for target …

The roles of insulin‐like growth factor 2 mRNA‐binding protein 2 in cancer and cancer stem cells

J Cao, Q Mu, H Huang - Stem cells international, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
RNA‐binding proteins (RBPs) mediate the localization, stability, and translation of the target
transcripts and fine‐tune the physiological functions of the proteins encoded. The insulin …

IGF2BP3 from physiology to cancer: novel discoveries, unsolved issues, and future perspectives

C Mancarella, K Scotlandi - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
RNA network control is a key aspect of proper cellular homeostasis. In this context, RNA-
binding proteins (RBPs) play a major role as regulators of the RNA life cycle due to their …

IGF binding proteins in cancer: mechanistic and clinical insights

RC Baxter - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2014 - nature.com
The six members of the family of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding proteins (IGFBPs)
were originally characterized as passive reservoirs of circulating IGFs, but they are now …

IGF2BP1 enhances an aggressive tumor cell phenotype by impairing miRNA-directed downregulation of oncogenic factors

S Müller, N Bley, M Glaß, B Busch… - Nucleic acids …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The oncofetal IGF2 mRNA binding proteins (IGF2BPs) are upregulated in most cancers but
their paralogue-specific roles in tumor cells remain poorly understood. In a panel of five …

IGFBP2: integrative hub of developmental and oncogenic signaling network

T Li, ME Forbes, GN Fuller, J Li, X Yang, W Zhang - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein 2 (IGFBP2) was discovered and identified as
an IGF system regulator, controlling the distribution, function, and activity of IGFs in the …

IGFBP-3/IGFBP-3 receptor system as an anti-tumor and anti-metastatic signaling in cancer

Q Cai, M Dozmorov, Y Oh - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) is a p53 tumor suppressor-regulated
protein and a major carrier for IGFs in circulation. Among six high-affinity IGFBPs, which are …