Hypoxia induces TWIST-activated epithelial–mesenchymal transition and proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells in vitro and in nude mice

S Chen, J Chen, J Zhang, H Chen, M Yan, L Huang… - Cancer letters, 2016 - Elsevier
The epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a crucial role in pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC) development and progression. TWIST activated by intra-tumoral …

Dual role of twist1 in cancer-associated fibroblasts and tumor cells promoted epithelial-mesenchymal transition of esophageal cancer

X Zhu, S Han, S Wu, Y Bai, N Zhang, L Wei - Experimental Cell Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play critical roles in tumor progression. However, the
role and mechanism underlying CAFs in esophageal cancer (EC) remain unclear. In this …

Twist overexpression correlates with hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis through induction of epithelial-mesenchymal transition

TK Lee, RTP Poon, AP Yuen, MT Ling, WK Kwok… - Clinical cancer …, 2006 - AACR
Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rapidly growing tumor associated with a high
propensity for vascular invasion and metastasis. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is …

Twist expression promotes migration and invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma

N Matsuo, H Shiraha, T Fujikawa, N Takaoka, N Ueda… - BMC cancer, 2009 - Springer
Background Twist, a transcription factor of the basic helix-loop-helix class, is reported to
regulate cancer metastasis. It is known to induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In …

Twist may be associated with invasion and metastasis of hypoxic NSCLC cells

L Wei, JJ Sun, YC Cui, SL Jiang, XW Wang, LY Lv… - Tumor Biology, 2016 - Springer
Hypoxia promotes tumor invasion and metastasis via multiple mechanisms, including
epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Twist, an EMT regulator, has been disclosed to …

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

JMM Cates, RH Byrd, LE Fohn, AD Tatsas… - Pancreas, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Expression of transcription factors that mediate epithelial-mesenchymal
transition (EMT), such as Twist and Slug, is correlated with poor prognosis in many tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Twist promotes angiogenesis in pancreatic cancer by targeting miR-497/VEGFA axis

A Liu, C Huang, X Cai, J Xu, D Yang - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Angiogenesis is a critical step in the growth and dissemination of malignant diseases,
including pancreatic cancer. Twist has been shown to stimulate angiogenesis in the tumor …

Promotion of hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis through matrix metalloproteinase activation by epithelial‐mesenchymal transition regulator Twist1

X Zhao, T Sun, N Che, D Sun, N Zhao… - Journal of cellular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
E‐cadherin loss is a key biological mechanism in tumour invasion. As a main regulator of
epithelial‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) mechanism‐mediated invasion and metastasis …

Over-expressed twist associates with markers of epithelial mesenchymal transition and predicts poor prognosis in breast cancers via ERK and Akt activation

YQ Zhang, XL Wei, YK Liang, WL Chen, F Zhang… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Overexpression of Twist, a highly conserved basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, is
associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and predicts poor prognosis in …

Twist-1 Up-Regulation in Carcinoma Correlates to Poor Survival

A Wushou, J Hou, YJ Zhao, ZM Shao - International journal of molecular …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) facilitates tumor metastasis. Twist is a basic helix-
loop-helix protein that modulates many target genes through E-box-responsive elements …