IGFBP-2: The dark horse in metabolism and cancer

VC Russo, WJ Azar, SW Yau, MA Sabin… - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2015 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous nature of the IGF system, expressed early in embryonic development
throughout postnatal and adult life, indicates a key role for this system in human biology …

IGFBP-2-taking the lead in growth, metabolism and cancer

SW Yau, WJ Azar, MA Sabin, GA Werther… - Journal of cell …, 2015 - Springer
The activity of the Insulin-like Growth Factors (IGFs) ligands elicited via their receptors and
transduced by various intracellular signal pathways is modulated by the IGF Binding …

IGFBP-3: a cell fate pivot in cancer and disease

MA Johnson, SM Firth - Growth Hormone & IGF Research, 2014 - Elsevier
One of the hallmarks in the advancement of cancer cells is an ability to overcome and
acquire resistance to adverse conditions. There has been a large amount of cancer research …

Perspectives in mammalian IGFBP-3 biology: local vs. systemic action

PM Yamada, KW Lee - American Journal of Physiology-Cell …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein (IGFBP)-3 has traditionally been defined by its
role as a binding protein and its association with IGF delivery and availability. Development …

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3): unraveling the role in mediating IGF-independent effects within the cell

S Varma Shrivastav, A Bhardwaj, KA Pathak… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), one of the six members of the
IGFBP family, is a key protein in the IGF pathway. IGFBP-3 can function in an IGF-dependent …

IGFBP-3/IGFBP-3 receptor system as an anti-tumor and anti-metastatic signaling in cancer

Q Cai, M Dozmorov, Y Oh - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) is a p53 tumor suppressor-regulated
protein and a major carrier for IGFs in circulation. Among six high-affinity IGFBPs, which are …

Recent insights into the actions of IGFBP-6

LA Bach - Journal of cell communication and signaling, 2015 - Springer
IGFBP-6 is an O-linked glycoprotein that preferentially binds IGF-II over IGF-I. It is a relatively
selective inhibitor of IGF-II actions including proliferation, survival and differentiation of a …

IGFBP2: integrative hub of developmental and oncogenic signaling network

T Li, ME Forbes, GN Fuller, J Li, X Yang, W Zhang - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein 2 (IGFBP2) was discovered and identified as
an IGF system regulator, controlling the distribution, function, and activity of IGFs in the …

IGFBP2 potentiates nuclear EGFR–STAT3 signaling

CY Chua, Y Liu, KJ Granberg, L Hu, H Haapasalo… - Oncogene, 2016 - nature.com
Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2 (IGFBP2) is a pleiotropic oncogenic protein that
has both extracellular and intracellular functions. Despite a clear causal role in cancer …

IGF‐independent effects of insulin‐like growth factor binding protein‐5 (Igfbp5) in vivo

G Tripathi, DAM Salih, AC Drozd… - The FASEB …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
IGF activity is regulated tightly by a family of IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs). IGFBP‐5 is the
most conserved of these and is up‐regulated significantly during differentiation of several …