BMI-1 Promotes Ewing Sarcoma Tumorigenicity Independent of CDKN2A Repression

D Douglas, JHR Hsu, L Hung, A Cooper, D Abdueva… - Cancer research, 2008 - AACR
Deregulation of the polycomb group gene BMI-1 is implicated in the pathogenesis of many
human cancers. In this study, we have investigated if the Ewing sarcoma family of tumors …

Loss of the human polycomb group protein BMI1 promotes cancer-specific cell death

L Liu, LG Andrews, TO Tollefsbol - Oncogene, 2006 - nature.com
The polycomb group protein BMI1 has been shown to support normal stem cell proliferation
via its putative stem cell factor function, but it is not known if BMI1 may also act as a cancer …

The Polycomb group protein Bmi-1 is essential for the growth of multiple myeloma cells

Z Jagani, D Wiederschain, A Loo, D He, R Mosher… - Cancer research, 2010 - AACR
Bmi-1 is a member of the Polycomb group family of proteins that function in the epigenetic
silencing of genes governing self-renewal, differentiation, and proliferation. Bmi-1 was first …

[HTML][HTML] BMI‑1, a promising therapeutic target for human cancer

MC Wang, CL Li, J Cui, M Jiao, T Wu… - Oncology …, 2015 - spandidos-publications.com
BMI‑1 oncogene is a member of the polycomb‑group gene family and a transcriptional
repressor. Overexpression of BMI‑1 has been identified in various human cancer tissues …

[HTML][HTML] Deletion analysis of BMI1 oncoprotein identifies its negative regulatory domain

AK Yadav, AA Sahasrabuddhe, M Dimri, PV Bommi… - Molecular cancer, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background The polycomb group (PcG) protein BMI1 is an important regulator of
development. Additionally, aberrant expression of BMI1 has been linked to cancer stem cell …

[HTML][HTML] Overexpression of BMI-1 promotes cell growth and resistance to cisplatin treatment in osteosarcoma

Z Wu, L Min, D Chen, D Hao, Y Duan, G Qiu, Y Wang - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background BMI-1 is a member of the polycomb group of genes (PcGs), and it has been
implicated in the development and progression of several malignancies, but its role in …

BMI-1 suppresses contact inhibition and stabilizes YAP in Ewing sarcoma

JH Hsu, ER Lawlor - Oncogene, 2011 - nature.com
The polycomb group family protein BMI-1 is overexpressed by and functions as an
oncogene in many different human cancers. We have previously shown that BMI-1 promotes …

Mel-18 acts as a tumor suppressor by repressing Bmi-1 expression and down-regulating Akt activity in breast cancer cells

WJ Guo, MS Zeng, A Yadav, LB Song, BH Guo, V Band… - Cancer research, 2007 - AACR
The Bmi-1 oncogene is overexpressed in a number of malignancies including breast cancer.
In addition to Bmi-1, mammalian cells also express four other polycomb group (PcG) …

Contribution of polycomb homologues Bmi-1 and Mel-18 to medulloblastoma pathogenesis

D Wiederschain, L Chen, B Johnson… - … and cellular biology, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Abstract Bmi-1 and Mel-18 are structural homologues that belong to the Polycomb group of
transcriptional regulators and are believed to stably maintain repression of gene expression …

Bmi-1, stem cells and cancer

L Jiang, J Li, L Song - Acta Biochim Biophys Sin, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Bmi-1, a polycomb gene family member, plays an important role in cell cycle regulation, cell
immortalization, and cell senescence. Recently, numerous studies have demonstrated that …