Akt/PKB-mediated phosphorylation of Twist1 promotes tumor metastasis via mediating cross-talk between PI3K/Akt and TGF-β signaling axes

G Xue, DF Restuccia, Q Lan, D Hynx, S Dirnhofer… - Cancer discovery, 2012 - AACR
Metastatic breast tumor cells display an epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) that
increases cell motility, invasion, and dissemination. Although the transcription factor Twist1 …

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition induced by TNF-α requires NF-κB–mediated transcriptional upregulation of Twist1

CW Li, W Xia, L Huo, SO Lim, Y Wu, JL Hsu, CH Chao… - Cancer research, 2012 - AACR
Proinflammatory cytokines produced in the tumor microenvironment facilitate tumor
development and metastatic progression. In particular, TNF-α promotes cancer invasion and …

Breast tumor cell-specific knockout of Twist1 inhibits cancer cell plasticity, dissemination, and lung metastasis in mice

Y Xu, DK Lee, Z Feng, Y Xu, W Bu… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Twist1 is an epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT)-inducing transcription factor (TF) that
promotes cell migration and invasion. To determine the intrinsic role of Twist1 in EMT and …

Phosphorylation of serine 68 of Twist1 by MAPKs stabilizes Twist1 protein and promotes breast cancer cell invasiveness

J Hong, J Zhou, J Fu, T He, J Qin, L Wang, L Liao, J Xu - Cancer research, 2011 - AACR
Twist1, a basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor, promotes breast tumor cell epithelial–
mesenchymal transition (EMT), invasiveness, and metastasis. However, the mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Normal and disease-related biological functions of Twist1 and underlying molecular mechanisms

Q Qin, Y Xu, T He, C Qin, J Xu - Cell research, 2012 - nature.com
This article reviews the molecular structure, expression pattern, physiological function,
pathological roles and molecular mechanisms of Twist1 in development, genetic disease …

Twist1 promotes breast cancer invasion and metastasis by silencing Foxa1 expression

Y Xu, L Qin, T Sun, H Wu, T He, Z Yang, Q Mo, L Liao… - Oncogene, 2017 - nature.com
The heterogeneous breast cancers can be classified into different subtypes according to
their histopathological characteristics and molecular signatures. Foxa1 expression is linked …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the TWIST between EMT and cancer stemness

HY Jung, J Yang - Cell Stem Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Twist1 has a well-established role in inducing Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) to
promote tumor invasion and metastasis and can also inhibit apoptosis and confer stemness …

Regulation of cancer cell survival, migration, and invasion by Twist: AKT2 comes to interplay

GZ Cheng, W Zhang, LH Wang - Cancer research, 2008 - AACR
Metastasis, the foremost cause of mortality in cancer patients, is increasingly recognized as
a coordinated biological process. The multistep process of metastasis posts difficulty in …

Twist2 contributes to breast cancer progression by promoting an epithelial–mesenchymal transition and cancer stem-like cell self-renewal

X Fang, Y Cai, J Liu, Z Wang, Q Wu, Z Zhang, CJ Yang… - Oncogene, 2011 - nature.com
The epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a highly conserved cellular programme
that has an important role in normal embryogenesis and in cancer invasion and metastasis …

The role of TWIST1 in epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancers

QQ Zhu, C Ma, Q Wang, Y Song, T Lv - Tumor Biology, 2016 - Springer
TWIST1 is a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor which plays essential and
pivotal roles in multiple stages of embryonic development, and significantly contributes to …