Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4): What we currently know

AM Ghaleb, VW Yang - Gene, 2017 - Elsevier
Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) is an evolutionarily conserved zinc finger-containing
transcription factor that regulates diverse cellular processes such as cell growth …

KLF4 transcription factor in tumorigenesis

Z He, J He, K Xie - Cell death discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Krüppel-like transcriptional factor is important in maintaining cellular functions. Deletion of
Krüppel-like transcriptional factor usually causes abnormal embryonic development and …

Breast cancer stem cells, heterogeneity, targeting therapies and therapeutic implications

X Zeng, C Liu, J Yao, H Wan, G Wan, Y Li… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Both hereditary and sporadic breast cancer are suggested to develop from a stem cell
subcomponent retaining most key stem cell properties but with dysregulation of self-renewal …

Mammalian Krüppel-like factors in health and diseases

BB McConnell, VW Yang - Physiological reviews, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
The Krüppel-like factor (KLF) family of transcription factors regulates diverse biological
processes that include proliferation, differentiation, growth, development, survival, and …

More than bad luck: cancer and aging are linked to replication-driven changes to the epigenome

CJ Minteer, K Thrush, J Gonzalez, P Niimi… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Aging is a leading risk factor for cancer. While it is proposed that age-related accumulation
of somatic mutations drives this relationship, it is likely not the full story. We show that aging …

Transcriptional factors targeting in cancer stem cells for tumor modulation

A Chaudhary, SS Raza, R Haque - Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) are now considered the primary" seeds" for the onset,
development, metastasis, and recurrence of tumors. Despite therapeutic breakthroughs …

Cancer stem cells, cancer cell plasticity and radiation therapy

E Vlashi, F Pajonk - Seminars in cancer biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Since the first prospective identification of cancer stem cells in solid cancers the cancer stem
cell hypothesis has reemerged as a research topic of increasing interest. It postulates that …

[HTML][HTML] Stemness-related markers in cancer

W Zhao, Y Li, X Zhang - Cancer translational medicine, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), with their self-renewal ability and multilineage differentiation
potential, are a critical subpopulation of tumor cells that can drive tumor initiation, growth …

Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) is required for maintenance of breast cancer stem cells and for cell migration and invasion

F Yu, J Li, H Chen, J Fu, S Ray, S Huang, H Zheng… - Oncogene, 2011 - nature.com
Abstract Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) is highly expressed in more than 70% of breast cancers
and functions as an oncogene. However, an exact mechanism by which KLF4 enhances …

KLF4-dependent perivascular cell plasticity mediates pre-metastatic niche formation and metastasis

M Murgai, W Ju, M Eason, J Kline, DW Beury… - Nature medicine, 2017 - nature.com
A deeper understanding of the metastatic process is required for the development of new
therapies that improve patient survival. Metastatic tumor cell growth and survival in distant …