Regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition by tumor microenvironmental signals and its implication in cancer therapeutics

J Zhang, Z Hu, CA Horta, J Yang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been implicated in various aspects of tumor
development, including tumor invasion and metastasis, cancer stemness, and therapy …

Structures and biological functions of zinc finger proteins and their roles in hepatocellular carcinoma

X Li, M Han, H Zhang, F Liu, Y Pan, J Zhu, Z Liao… - Biomarker …, 2022 - Springer
Zinc finger proteins are transcription factors with the finger domain, which plays a significant
role in gene regulation. As the largest family of transcription factors in the human genome …

Mechanisms of TGFβ-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition

A Moustakas, CH Heldin - Journal of clinical medicine, 2016 - mdpi.com
Transitory phenotypic changes such as the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) help
embryonic cells to generate migratory descendants that populate new sites and establish …

mTOR: A potential new target in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

J Feng, S Qiu, S Zhou, Y Tan, Y Bai, H Cao… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The global prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) continues to rise, yet
effective treatments are lacking due to the complex pathogenesis of this disease. Although …

GLI3: a mediator of genetic diseases, development and cancer

SJ Matissek, SF Elsawa - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2020 - Springer
The transcription factor GLI3 is a member of the Hedgehog (Hh/HH) signaling pathway that
can exist as a full length (Gli3-FL/GLI3-FL) or repressor (Gli3-R/GLI3-R) form. In response to …

Hypoxia-induced TUFT1 promotes the growth and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma by activating the Ca2+/PI3K/AKT pathway

C Dou, Z Zhou, Q Xu, Z Liu, Y Zeng, Y Wang, Q Li… - Oncogene, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Tuftelin1 (TUFT1), an acidic protein constituent of developing and mineralizing
tooth tissues, is regulated by hypoxia and the Hedgehog signaling pathway. We investigated …

Fbxw7 is an independent prognostic marker and induces apoptosis and growth arrest by regulating YAP abundance in hepatocellular carcinoma

K Tu, W Yang, C Li, X Zheng, Z Lu, C Guo, Y Yao… - Molecular cancer, 2014 - Springer
Background The E3 ubiquitin ligase Fbxw7 functions as a general tumor suppressor by
targeting several well-known oncoproteins for ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation …

miR-187-3p inhibits the metastasis and epithelial–mesenchymal transition of hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting S100A4

C Dou, Z Liu, M Xu, Y Jia, Y Wang, Q Li, W Yang… - Cancer letters, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract miR-187-3p, a novel cancer-related microRNA, was previously reported to play
promoting or suppressive roles in different malignancies. However, the expression level …

[HTML][HTML] MACC1 suppresses cell apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting the HGF/c-MET/AKT pathway

Y Yao, C Dou, Z Lu, X Zheng, Q Liu - Cellular Physiology and …, 2015 - karger.com
Background & Aims: To investigate the expression and prognostic value of MACC1 in
patients with HCC and identify the mechanism by which MACC1 inhibits HCC cell apoptosis …

Cancer cell-derived exosomes promote HCC tumorigenesis through hedgehog pathway

L Li, J Zhao, Q Zhang, Y Tao, C Shen, R Li, Z Ma… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for more than 80% of primary liver
cancers and is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in many countries. Cancer …