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 …

Hedgehog signaling and truncated GLI1 in cancer

D Doheny, SG Manore, GL Wong, HW Lo - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The hedgehog (HH) signaling pathway regulates normal cell growth and differentiation. As a
consequence of improper control, aberrant HH signaling results in tumorigenesis and …

Wnt, Notch, and TGF-β pathways impinge on hedgehog signaling complexity: an open window on cancer

M Pelullo, S Zema, F Nardozza, S Checquolo… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Constitutive activation of the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is associated with increased
risk of developing several malignancies. The biological and pathogenic importance of Hh …

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 …

Degrons in cancer

B Mészáros, M Kumar, TJ Gibson, B Uyar… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Degrons are the elements that are used by E3 ubiquitin ligases to target proteins for
degradation. Most degrons are short linear motifs embedded within the sequences of …

The RNA-binding protein Rbfox2: an essential regulator of EMT-driven alternative splicing and a mediator of cellular invasion

C Braeutigam, L Rago, A Rolke, L Waldmeier… - Oncogene, 2014 - nature.com
The epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT), a prerequisite for cancer progression and
metastasis formation, is regulated not only at the transcriptional but also at the post …

Targeting GLI factors to inhibit the Hedgehog pathway

P Infante, R Alfonsi, B Botta, M Mori… - Trends in …, 2015 - cell.com
Hedgehog (Hh) signaling has emerged in recent years as an attractive target for anticancer
therapy because its aberrant activation is implicated in several cancers. Major progress has …

Negative regulation of the Hippo pathway by E3 ubiquitin ligase ITCH is sufficient to promote tumorigenicity

Z Salah, G Melino, RI Aqeilan - Cancer research, 2011 - AACR
The Hippo tumor suppressor pathway, originally defined in fruit flies, regulates cellular
proliferation and survival and exerts profound effects on normal mammalian cell fate and …

Hedgehog signaling and its molecular perspective with cholesterol: a comprehensive review

JB Kaushal, SK Batra, S Rachagani - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Hedgehog (Hh) signaling is evolutionarily conserved and plays an instructional role in
embryonic morphogenesis, organogenesis in various animals, and the central nervous …

NUMB inhibition of NOTCH signalling as a therapeutic target in prostate cancer

VA Belle, N McDermott, A Meunier… - Nature Reviews Urology, 2014 - nature.com
Prostate cancer is among the most prevalent life-threatening cancers diagnosed in the male
population today. Various methods have been exploited in an attempt to treat this disease …