The JNK signaling pathway in inflammatory skin disorders and cancer

MB Hammouda, AE Ford, Y Liu, JY Zhang - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs), with its members JNK1, JNK2, and JNK3, is a
subfamily of (MAPK) mitogen-activated protein kinases. JNK signaling regulates a wide …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding keloid pathobiology from a quasi-neoplastic perspective: less of a scar and more of a chronic inflammatory disease with cancer-like tendencies

S Tan, N Khumalo, A Bayat - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Keloids are considered as benign fibroproliferative skin tumors growing beyond the site of
the original dermal injury. Although traditionally viewed as a form of skin scarring, keloids …

Failures of nerve regeneration caused by aging or chronic denervation are rescued by restoring Schwann cell c-Jun

LJ Wagstaff, JA Gomez-Sanchez, SV Fazal, GW Otto… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
After nerve injury, myelin and Remak Schwann cells reprogram to repair cells specialized for
regeneration. Normally providing strong regenerative support, these cells fail in aging …

Activation of the hedgehog-signaling pathway in human cancer and the clinical implications

L Yang, G Xie, Q Fan, J Xie - Oncogene, 2010 - nature.com
The hedgehog pathway, initially discovered by two Nobel laureates Drs E Wieschaus and C
Nusslein-Volhard in Drosophila, is a major regulator for cell differentiation, tissue polarity …

Gli1/DNA interaction is a druggable target for Hedgehog‐dependent tumors

P Infante, M Mori, R Alfonsi, F Ghirga, F Aiello… - The EMBO …, 2015 - embopress.org
Hedgehog signaling is essential for tissue development and stemness, and its deregulation
has been observed in many tumors. Aberrant activation of Hedgehog signaling is the result …

Context-dependent regulation of the GLI code in cancer by HEDGEHOG and non-HEDGEHOG signals

B Stecca, A Ruiz i Altaba - Journal of molecular cell biology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
A surprisingly large and unrelated number of human tumors depend on sustained
HEDGEHOG-GLI (HH-GLI) signaling for growth. This includes cancers of the skin, brain …

GLI1 regulates a novel neuropilin‐2/α6β1 integrin based autocrine pathway that contributes to breast cancer initiation

HL Goel, B Pursell, C Chang, LM Shaw… - EMBO molecular …, 2013 - embopress.org
The characterization of cells with tumour initiating potential is significant for advancing our
understanding of cancer and improving therapy. Aggressive, triple‐negative breast cancers …

[HTML][HTML] Context-dependent signal integration by the GLI code: the oncogenic load, pathways, modifiers and implications for cancer therapy

F Aberger, AR i Altaba - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Canonical Hedgehog (HH) signaling leads to the regulation of the GLI code: the sum of all
positive and negative functions of all GLI proteins. In humans, the three GLI factors encode …

Hedgehog‐EGFR cooperation response genes determine the oncogenic phenotype of basal cell carcinoma and tumour‐initiating pancreatic cancer cells

M Eberl, S Klingler, D Mangelberger… - EMBO molecular …, 2012 - embopress.org
Abstract Inhibition of Hedgehog (HH)/GLI signalling in cancer is a promising therapeutic
approach. Interactions between HH/GLI and other oncogenic pathways affect the strength …

Numb activates the E3 ligase Itch to control Gli1 function through a novel degradation signal

L Di Marcotullio, A Greco, D Mazzà, G Canettieri… - Oncogene, 2011 - nature.com
Hedgehog pathway regulates tissue patterning and cell proliferation. Gli1 transcription factor
is the major effector of Hedgehog signaling and its deregulation is often associated to …