Mutations and mechanisms of WNT pathway tumour suppressors in cancer

JM Bugter, N Fenderico, MM Maurice - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Mutation-induced activation of WNT–β-catenin signalling is a frequent driver event in human
cancer. Sustained WNT–β-catenin pathway activation endows cancer cells with sustained …

Molecular mechanisms of colon cancer progression and metastasis: recent insights and advancements

A Malki, RA ElRuz, I Gupta, A Allouch, S Vranic… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC), the third most common type of cancer, is the second leading cause
of cancer-related mortality rates worldwide. Although modern research was able to shed …

Single-cell and bulk transcriptome sequencing identifies two epithelial tumor cell states and refines the consensus molecular classification of colorectal cancer

I Joanito, P Wirapati, N Zhao, Z Nawaz, G Yeo, F Lee… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The consensus molecular subtype (CMS) classification of colorectal cancer is based on bulk
transcriptomics. The underlying epithelial cell diversity remains unclear. We analyzed …

WNT as a driver and dependency in cancer

MJ Parsons, T Tammela, LE Dow - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
The WNT signaling pathway is a critical regulator of development and adult tissue
homeostasis and becomes dysregulated in many cancer types. Although hyperactivation of …

Systematic profiling of conditional pathway activation identifies context-dependent synthetic lethalities

L Chang, NY Jung, A Atari, DJ Rodriguez, D Kesar… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
The paradigm of cancer-targeted therapies has focused largely on inhibition of critical
pathways in cancer. Conversely, conditional activation of signaling pathways as a new …

Wnt signaling in cancer

T Zhan, N Rindtorff, M Boutros - Oncogene, 2017 - nature.com
Wnt signaling is one of the key cascades regulating development and stemness, and has
also been tightly associated with cancer. The role of Wnt signaling in carcinogenesis has …

Colorectal cancer: genetic abnormalities, tumor progression, tumor heterogeneity, clonal evolution and tumor-initiating cells

U Testa, E Pelosi, G Castelli - Medical Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Colon cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. Most colorectal cancer
occurrences are sporadic, not related to genetic predisposition or family history; however, 20 …

WNT signaling in disease

LF Ng, P Kaur, N Bunnag, J Suresh, ICH Sung, QH Tan… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Developmental signaling pathways control a vast array of biological processes during
embryogenesis and in adult life. The WNT pathway was discovered simultaneously in …

[HTML][HTML] Apc restoration promotes cellular differentiation and reestablishes crypt homeostasis in colorectal cancer

LE Dow, KP O'Rourke, J Simon, DF Tschaharganeh… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
The adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) tumor suppressor is mutated in the vast majority of
human colorectal cancers (CRC) and leads to deregulated Wnt signaling. To determine …

[HTML][HTML] Colorectal cancer carcinogenesis: a review of mechanisms

K Tariq, K Ghias - Cancer biology & medicine, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer in women and the third most
common in men globally. CRC arises from one or a combination of chromosomal instability …