Crucial role of the transcription factors family activator protein 2 in cancer: current clue and views

C Jin, Y Luo, Z Liang, X Li, D Kołat, L Zhao… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
The transcription factor family activator protein 2 (TFAP2) is vital for regulating both
embryonic and oncogenic development. The TFAP2 family consists of five DNA-binding …

The biological characteristics of transcription factors AP-2α and AP-2γ and their importance in various types of cancers

D Kołat, Ż Kałuzińska, AK Bednarek… - Bioscience …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Abstract The Activator Protein 2 (AP-2) transcription factor (TF) family is vital for the
regulation of gene expression during early development as well as carcinogenesis process …

Structural basis for specific DNA sequence motif recognition by the TFAP2 transcription factors

K Liu, Y Xiao, L Gan, W Li, J Zhang… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The TFAP2 family regulates gene expression during differentiation, development, and
organogenesis, and includes five homologs in humans. They all possess a highly conserved …

[HTML][HTML] Tyrosine phosphorylation-mediated YAP1-TFAP2A interactions coordinate transcription and trastuzumab resistance in HER2+ breast cancer

H Zou, J Luo, Y Guo, L Deng, L Zeng, Y Pan… - Drug Resistance Updates, 2024 - Elsevier
Trastuzumab resistance in HER2+ breast cancer (BC) is the major reason leading to poor
prognosis of BC patients. Oncogenic gene overexpression or aberrant activation of tyrosine …

[HTML][HTML] Prospective isolation of poised iPSC intermediates reveals principles of cellular reprogramming

BA Schwarz, M Cetinbas, K Clement, RM Walsh… - Cell stem cell, 2018 - cell.com
Cellular reprogramming converts differentiated cells into induced pluripotent stem cells
(iPSCs). However, this process is typically very inefficient, complicating mechanistic studies …

TFAP2C facilitates somatic cell reprogramming by inhibiting c-Myc-dependent apoptosis and promoting mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition

Y Wang, S Chen, Q Jiang, J Deng, F Cheng, Y Lin… - Cell death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Transcription factors are known to mediate the conversion of somatic cells to induced
pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Transcription factor TFAP2C plays important roles in the …

Upregulation of microRNA-137 expression by Slug promotes tumor invasion and metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer cells through suppression of TFAP2C

TH Chang, MF Tsai, CH Gow, SG Wu, YN Liu… - Cancer letters, 2017 - Elsevier
The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) regulator, Slug, plays multifaceted roles in
controlling lung cancer progression, but its downstream targets and mechanisms in …

EGFR is regulated by TFAP2C in luminal breast cancer and is a target for vandetanib

JP De Andrade, JM Park, VW Gu, GW Woodfield… - Molecular cancer …, 2016 - AACR
Expression of TFAP2C in luminal breast cancer is associated with reduced survival and
hormone resistance, partially explained through regulation of RET. TFAP2C also regulates …

Decoding gene regulatory circuitry underlying TNBC chemoresistance reveals biomarkers for therapy response and therapeutic targets

R Lusby, Z Zhang, A Mahesh, VK Tiwari - npj Precision Oncology, 2024 - nature.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive breast cancer subtype
characterised by extensive intratumoral heterogeneity, high rates of metastasis and …

[HTML][HTML] TRIM37 augments AP-2γ transcriptional activity and cellular localization via K63-linked ubiquitination to drive breast cancer progression

G Cui, Z Gao, S Chang, N Narwade… - … Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Activator Protein 2 gamma (AP-2γ) is a master transcription factor that plays a
critical role in the development and progression of breast cancer. However, the underlying …