Bmi1 is essential in Twist1-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition

MH Yang, DSS Hsu, HW Wang, HJ Wang, HY Lan… - Nature cell …, 2010 - nature.com
The epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT), one of the main mechanisms underlying
development of cancer metastasis, induces stem-like properties in epithelial cells. Bmi1 is a …

Harmine inhibits breast cancer cell migration and invasion by inducing the degradation of Twist1

E Nafie, J Lolarga, B Lam, J Guo, E Abdollahzadeh… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. The
majority of deaths (90%) in breast cancer patients is caused by invasion and metastasis–two …

Trabid inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma growth and metastasis by cleaving RNF8-induced K63 ubiquitination of Twist1

Y Zhu, C Qu, X Hong, Y Jia, M Lin, Y Luo… - Cell Death & …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract TRAF-binding domain (Trabid), one of deubiquitination enzymes, was recently
reported to activate Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. However, the role of Trabid in tumors …

The TWIST/Mi2/NuRD protein complex and its essential role in cancer metastasis

J Fu, L Qin, T He, J Qin, J Hong, J Wong, L Liao, J Xu - Cell research, 2011 - nature.com
The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) converts epithelial tumor cells into invasive
and metastatic cancer cells, leading to mortality in cancer patients. Although TWIST is a …

TWIST modulates prostate cancer cell-mediated bone cell activity and is upregulated by osteogenic induction

HF Yuen, WK Kwok, KK Chan, CW Chua… - …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
TWIST, a helix-loop-helix transcription factor, is highly expressed in many types of human
cancer. We have previously found that TWIST confers prostate cancer cells with an …

Mutant p53R175H upregulates Twist1 expression and promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition in immortalized prostate cells

I Kogan-Sakin, Y Tabach, Y Buganim… - Cell Death & …, 2011 - nature.com
A mutation within one allele of the p53 tumor suppressor gene can inactivate the remaining
wild-type allele in a dominant-negative manner and in some cases can exert an additional …

MicroRNA‐106b modulates epithelial–mesenchymal transition by targeting TWIST1 in invasive endometrial cancer cell lines

P Dong, M Kaneuchi, H Watari, S Sudo… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Type II endometrial carcinoma is an aggressive subtype of endometrial cancer (EC).
TWIST1, a helix‐loop‐helix transcription regulator, is known to induce epithelial …

Twist1 induces endothelial differentiation of tumour cells through the Jagged1-KLF4 axis

HF Chen, CH Huang, CJ Liu, JJ Hung, CC Hsu… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The mechanisms controlling tumour-induced angiogenesis are presently not clear. In
principle, angiogenesis can be achieved through the activation of endothelial cells in …

Twist1 is an independent prognostic factor of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and associated with its epithelial–mesenchymal transition

KW Lee, JH Kim, S Han, CO Sung, IG Do, Y Ko… - Annals of surgical …, 2012 - Springer
Background Twist1 is known to be involved in epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and
tumor progression. However, its specific role is different depending on the type of cancer …

SET8 promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition and confers TWIST dual transcriptional activities

F Yang, L Sun, Q Li, X Han, L Lei, H Zhang… - The EMBO …, 2012 - embopress.org
SET8 is implicated in transcriptional regulation, heterochromatin formation, genomic
stability, cell‐cycle progression, and development. As such, it is predicted that SET8 might …