Hippo Signaling in Cancer: Lessons From Drosophila Models

K Snigdha, KS Gangwani, GV Lapalikar… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Hippo pathway was initially identified through genetic screens for genes regulating organ
size in fruitflies. Recent studies have highlighted the role of Hippo signaling as a key …

Cic-rearranged sarcomas: an intriguing entity that may lead the way to the comprehension of more common cancers

C Mancarella, M Carrabotta, L Toracchio, K Scotlandi - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this review, we aim to summarize the current clinical and biological
knowledge for patients affected by a rare soft-tissue sarcoma, the CIC-rearranged sarcoma …

Disruption of the ATXN1-CIC complex reveals the role of additional nuclear ATXN1 interactors in spinocerebellar ataxia type 1

SL Coffin, MA Durham, L Nitschke, E Xhako, AM Brown… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) is a paradigmatic neurodegenerative
disease in that it is caused by a mutation in a broadly expressed protein, ATXN1; however …

EGFR signaling activates intestinal stem cells by promoting mitochondrial biogenesis and β-oxidation

C Zhang, Y Jin, M Marchetti, MR Lewis, OT Hammouda… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Summary EGFR-RAS-ERK signaling promotes growth and proliferation in many cell types,
and genetic hyperactivation of RAS-ERK signaling drives many cancers. Yet, despite …

Molecular correlates and therapeutic targets in T cell-inflamed versus non-T cell-inflamed tumors across cancer types

R Bao, D Stapor, JJ Luke - Genome medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background The T cell-inflamed tumor microenvironment, characterized by CD8 T cells and
type I/II interferon transcripts, is an important cancer immunotherapy biomarker. Tumor …

Negative MAPK-ERK regulation sustains CIC-DUX4 oncoprotein expression in undifferentiated sarcoma

YK Lin, W Wu, RK Ponce, JW Kim… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Transcription factor fusions (TFFs) are present in∼ 30% of soft-tissue sarcomas. TFFs are
not readily “druggable” in a direct pharmacologic manner and thus have proven difficult to …

CIC reduces xCT/SLC7A11 expression and glutamate release in glioma

JW Park, O Kilic, M Deo, K Jimenez-Cowell… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2023 - Springer
Capicua (CIC) is an important downstream molecule of RTK/RAS/MAPK pathway. The
regulatory mechanism of CIC underlying tumorigenesis in oligodendroglioma, where CIC is …

Regulation and function of capicua in mammals

Y Lee - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Capicua (CIC) is an evolutionarily conserved transcription factor. CIC contains a high-
mobility group (HMG) box that recognizes specific DNA sequences to regulate the …

Dissection of two routes to naïve pluripotency using different kinase inhibitors

A Martinez-Val, CJ Lynch, I Calvo… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) can be maintained in the naïve state through inhibition of
Mek1/2 and Gsk3 (2i). A relevant effect of 2i is the inhibition of Cdk8/19, which are negative …

Regulation of positive and negative selection and TCR signaling during thymic T cell development by capicua

S Kim, GY Park, JS Park, J Park, H Hong, Y Lee - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Central tolerance is achieved through positive and negative selection of thymocytes
mediated by T cell receptor (TCR) signaling strength. Thus, dysregulation of the thymic …