[HTML][HTML] SOX2 in development and cancer biology

D Novak, L Hüser, JJ Elton, V Umansky… - Seminars in cancer …, 2020 - Elsevier
The transcription factor SOX2 is essential for embryonic development and plays a crucial
role in maintaining the stemness of embryonic cells and various adult stem cell populations …

[HTML][HTML] The role of SOX family members in solid tumours and metastasis

D Grimm, J Bauer, P Wise, M Krüger… - Seminars in cancer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer is a heavy burden for humans across the world with high morbidity and mortality.
Transcription factors including sex determining region Y (SRY)-related high-mobility group …

Functional characterization of SOX2 as an anticancer target

S Zhang, X Xiong, Y Sun - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
SOX2 is a well-characterized pluripotent factor that is essential for stem cell self-renewal,
reprogramming, and homeostasis. The cellular levels of SOX2 are precisely regulated by a …

SOX2 promotes chemoresistance, cancer stem cells properties, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition by β-catenin and Beclin1/autophagy signaling in colorectal …

Y Zhu, S Huang, S Chen, J Chen, Z Wang… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Sex-determining region Y-box2 (SOX2), a master regulator of embryonic and induced
pluripotent stem cells, drives cancer stem cells (CSCs) properties, fuels tumor initiation, and …

Tumor-derived exosomal lnc-Sox2ot promotes EMT and stemness by acting as a ceRNA in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Z Li, P Jiang, J Li, M Peng, X Zhao, X Zhang, K Chen… - Oncogene, 2018 - nature.com
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) or exosomes have recently been shown to play vital
regulatory or communication roles in cancer biology. However, the roles and mechanisms of …

SOX2 and cancer: current research and its implications in the clinic

K Weina, J Utikal - Clinical and translational medicine, 2014 - Springer
SOX2 is a gene that encodes for a transcription factor belonging to the SOX gene family and
contains a high-mobility group (HMG) domain, which permits highly specific DNA binding …

[HTML][HTML] The dark side of SOX2: cancer-a comprehensive overview

EL Wuebben, A Rizzino - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The pluripotency-associated transcription factor SOX2 is essential during mammalian
embryogenesis and later in life, but SOX2 expression can also be highly detrimental. Over …

Cellular rewiring in lethal prostate cancer: the architect of drug resistance

M Carceles-Cordon, WK Kelly, L Gomella… - Nature reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Over the past 5 years, the advent of combination therapeutic strategies has substantially
reshaped the clinical management of patients with advanced prostate cancer. However …

Contributions of epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cells to the development of castration resistance of prostate cancer

P Li, R Yang, WQ Gao - Molecular cancer, 2014 - Springer
An important clinical challenge in prostate cancer therapy is the inevitable transition from
androgen-sensitive to castration-resistant and metastatic prostate cancer. Albeit the …

SOX2 regulates multiple malignant processes of breast cancer development through the SOX2/miR-181a-5p, miR-30e-5p/TUSC3 axis

K Liu, F Xie, A Gao, R Zhang, L Zhang, Z Xiao, Q Hu… - Molecular cancer, 2017 - Springer
Background High levels of SOX2 protein are correlated with increased dissemination of
breast cancer. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not fully understood …