WWOX in biological control and tumorigenesis

RI Aqeilan, CM Croce - Journal of cellular physiology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The WW domain‐containing oxidoreductase (WWOX) gene is located at 16q23. 1–16q23. 2,
a region that spans the second most common human fragile site, FRA16D. The WWOX …

A Role for the WWOX Gene in Prostate Cancer

HR Qin, D Iliopoulos, S Semba, M Fabbri, T Druck… - Cancer research, 2006 - AACR
Expression of the WWOX gene, encompassing the common chromosome fragile site
FRA16D, is altered in a large fraction of cancers of various types, including prostate cancer …

WWOX Gene Expression Abolishes Ovarian Cancer Tumorigenicity In vivo and Decreases Attachment to Fibronectin via Integrin α3

C Gourley, AJW Paige, KJ Taylor, C Ward, B Kuske… - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
The WW domain–containing oxidoreductase (WWOX) gene is located at FRA16D, a
common fragile site involved in human cancer. Targeted deletion of Wwox in mice causes …

Inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway by the WWOX tumor suppressor protein

N Bouteille, K Driouch, P El Hage, S Sin… - Oncogene, 2009 - nature.com
The WWOX gene encodes a candidate tumor suppressor protein (WWOX) implicated in a
variety of human diseases such as cancer. To better understand the molecular mechanisms …

WWOX binds the specific proline-rich ligand PPXY: identification of candidate interacting proteins

JH Ludes-Meyers, H Kil, AK Bednarek, J Drake… - Oncogene, 2004 - nature.com
WWOX, the gene that maps to common chromosomal fragile site FRA16D, is frequently
affected by aberrations in multiple types of cancers. WWOX encodes a 46 kDa protein that …

WWOX-related encephalopathies: delineation of the phenotypical spectrum and emerging genotype-phenotype correlation

C Mignot, L Lambert, L Pasquier, T Bienvenu… - Journal of medical …, 2015 - jmg.bmj.com
Background Homozygous mutations in WWOX were reported in eight individuals of two
families with autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia type 12 and in two siblings with …

Frequent loss of WWOX expression in breast cancer: correlation with estrogen receptor status

MI Nunez, J Ludes-Meyers, MC Abba, H Kil… - Breast cancer research …, 2005 - Springer
WWOX is a cancer gene, spanning the common chromosomal fragile site 16D. Genomic and
expression aberrations affecting this gene and locus are common in various neoplasias …

Common fragile sites

MF Arlt, AM Casper, TW Glover - Cytogenetic and genome research, 2003 - karger.com
Aphidicolin-induced common fragile sites are site-specific gaps or breaks seen on
metaphase chromosomes after partial inhibition of DNA synthesis. These fragile sites were …

WWOX protein expression varies among ovarian carcinoma histotypes and correlates with less favorable outcome

MI Nunez, DG Rosen, JH Ludes-Meyers, MC Abba… - BMC cancer, 2005 - Springer
Background The putative tumor suppressor WWOX gene spans the common chromosomal
fragile site 16D (FRA16D) at chromosome area 16q23. 3-24.1. This region is a frequent …

Loss of Wwox perturbs neuronal migration and impairs early cortical development

M Iacomino, S Baldassari, Y Tochigi, K Kośla… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mutations in the WWOX gene cause a broad range of ultra-rare neurodevelopmental and
brain degenerative disorders, associated with a high likelihood of premature death in animal …