Non-canonical hedgehog signaling pathway in cancer: activation of GLI transcription factors beyond smoothened

S Pietrobono, S Gagliardi, B Stecca - Frontiers in genetics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Hedgehog-GLI (HH-GLI) pathway is a highly conserved signaling that plays a critical
role in controlling cell specification, cell–cell interaction and tissue patterning during …

KRAS, Hedgehog, Wnt and the twisted developmental biology of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

JP Morris IV, SC Wang, M Hebrok - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2010 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by near-universal mutations in
KRAS and frequent deregulation of crucial embryonic signalling pathways, including the …

Basal cell carcinomas: attack of the hedgehog

EH Epstein - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2008 - nature.com
Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) were essentially a molecular'black box'until some 12 years
ago, when identification of a genetic flaw in a rare subset of patients who have a great …

Gli proteins: regulation in development and cancer

P Niewiadomski, SM Niedziółka, Ł Markiewicz… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Gli proteins are transcriptional effectors of the Hedgehog signaling pathway. They play key
roles in the development of many organs and tissues, and are deregulated in birth defects …

Targeting Hedgehog—a cancer stem cell pathway

AA Merchant, W Matsui - Clinical cancer research, 2010 - AACR
Abstract The Hedgehog (Hh) pathway has been implicated in a wide variety of human
tumors, and early clinical trials with pathway antagonists have validated Hh signaling as a …

Hedgehog target genes: mechanisms of carcinogenesis induced by aberrant hedgehog signaling activation

Y Katoh, M Katoh - Current molecular medicine, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Hedgehog signaling is aberrantly activated in glioma, medulloblastoma, basal cell
carcinoma, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast …

Mechanisms of Hedgehog pathway activation in cancer and implications for therapy

SJ Scales, FJ de Sauvage - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2009 - cell.com
The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway regulates body patterning and organ development
during embryogenesis. In adults the Hh pathway is mainly quiescent, with the exception of …

Stem cell pathways contribute to clinical chemoresistance in ovarian cancer

AD Steg, KS Bevis, AA Katre, A Ziebarth, ZC Dobbin… - Clinical cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Purpose: Within heterogeneous tumors, subpopulations often labeled cancer stem cells
(CSC) have been identified that have enhanced tumorigenicity and chemoresistance in ex …

Hedgehog beyond medulloblastoma and basal cell carcinoma

S Teglund, R Toftgård - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2010 - Elsevier
The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is of central importance during embryo development
in metazoans and governs a diverse array of processes including cell proliferation …

[HTML][HTML] Basal cell carcinoma: biology, morphology and clinical implications

AN Crowson - Modern pathology, 2006 - Elsevier
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant neoplasm of humans. Rising
dramatically in incidence in North America, as likely reflects changing habits of the …