The crucial roles of Bmi-1 in cancer: implications in pathogenesis, metastasis, drug resistance, and targeted therapies

J Xu, L Li, P Shi, H Cui, L Yang - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
B-cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus integration region 1 (Bmi-1, also known as
RNF51 or PCGF4) is one of the important members of the PcG gene family, and is involved …

Polycomb genes and cancer: time for clinical application?

F Crea, E Paolicchi, VE Marquez, R Danesi - Critical reviews in oncology …, 2012 - Elsevier
Polycomb group genes (PcGs) are epigenetic effectors, essential for stem cell self-renewal
and pluripotency. Two main Polycomb repressive complexes (PRC1, PRC2) mediate gene …

[HTML][HTML] miR-200c inhibits melanoma progression and drug resistance through down-regulation of BMI-1

S Liu, MT Tetzlaff, R Cui, X Xu - The American journal of pathology, 2012 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short noncoding RNAs that play crucial roles in tumorigenesis and
tumor progression. Melanoma is the most aggressive skin cancer that is resistant or rapidly …

Downregulation of hsa_circ_0007534 restricts the proliferation and invasion of cervical cancer through regulating miR-498/BMI-1 signaling

X Rong, W Gao, X Yang, J Guo - Life sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Aims Hsa_circ_0007534 has been reported to be a novel cancer-related circRNA affecting
multiple cancers. However, little is known about the role of hsa_circ_0007534 in cervical …

BMI1 promotes cholangiocarcinoma progression and correlates with antitumor immunity in an exosome-dependent manner

Z Liu, C Hu, L Zheng, J Liu, K Li, X Li, Y Wang… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Background Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a class of malignant tumors originating from bile
duct epithelial cells. Due to difficult early diagnosis and limited treatment, the prognosis of …

Cancer stem cell marker Bmi-1 expression is associated with basal-like phenotype and poor survival in breast cancer

Y Wang, H Zhe, Z Ding, P Gao, N Zhang, G Li - World journal of surgery, 2012 - Springer
Background The purpose of present study was to examine the expression of cancer stem
cell marker Bmi-1 in breast cancer tissue and to evaluate the clinical implication of Bmi-1 …

PTC596-Induced BMI-1 inhibition fights neuroblastoma multidrug resistance by inducing ferroptosis

GE Valenti, A Roveri, R Venerando, P Menichini… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neuroblastoma (NB) is a paediatric cancer with noteworthy heterogeneity ranging from
spontaneous regression to high-risk forms that are characterised by cancer relapse and the …

Cervical cancer stem cells: opportunities and challenges

R Chhabra - Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women in
spite of screening and vaccination programs. The current treatment strategies including …

BMI‑1 promotes invasion and metastasis in endometrial adenocarcinoma and is a poor prognostic factor Corrigendum in/10.3892/or. 2022.8352

J Yu, L Chen, Z Bao, Y Liu, G Liu… - Oncology …, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Endometrial adenocarcinoma is one of the most common types of gynecological
malignancies and its incidence and mortality rates are increasing. Due to tumor recurrence …

HPV16 E7 protein and hTERT proteins defective for telomere maintenance cooperate to immortalize human keratinocytes

J Miller, A Dakic, R Chen, N Palechor-Ceron… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Previous studies have shown that wild-type human telomerase reverse transcriptase
(hTERT) protein can functionally replace the human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) E6 …