SIX1 represses senescence and promotes SOX2-mediated cellular plasticity during tumorigenesis

C De Lope, S Martín-Alonso, J Auzmendi-Iriarte… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Six1 is a developmental transcriptional regulator frequently overexpressed in human tumors.
Recent results show that SIX1 also acts as a repressor of cell senescence, an …

The homeoprotein SIX1 controls cellular senescence through the regulation of p16INK4A and differentiation-related genes

I Adrados, J Larrasa-Alonso, A Galarreta… - Oncogene, 2016 - nature.com
Cellular senescence is an antiproliferative response with essential functions in tumor
suppression and tissue homeostasis. Here we show that SIX1, a member of the SIX family of …

Six1: a critical transcription factor in tumorigenesis

W Wu, Z Ren, P Li, D Yu, J Chen… - … journal of cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In the past two decades, many studies have shown that sine oculis homeobox 1 (Six1) is a
powerful regulator of organogenesis and disease, with important roles in tumorigenesis; …

Targeting Sine Oculis Homeoprotein 1 (SIX1): A Review of Oncogenic Roles and Potential Natural Product Therapeutics

Z Bian, MM Benjamin, L Bialousow, Y Tian, GA Hobbs… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Abstract Sine oculis homeoprotein 1 (SIX1), a prominent representative of the homeodomain
transcription factors within the SIX family, has attracted significant interest owing to its role in …

The Six1 homeoprotein induces human mammary carcinoma cells to undergo epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis in mice through increasing TGF-β …

DS Micalizzi, KL Christensen… - The Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Inappropriate activation of developmental pathways is a well-recognized tumor-promoting
mechanism. Here we show that overexpression of the homeoprotein Six1, normally a …

Gene Amplification Is a Mechanism of Six1 Overexpression in Breast Cancer

KJ Reichenberger, RD Coletta, AP Schulte… - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
The Six1 homeoprotein plays a critical role in expanding progenitor populations during
normal development via its stimulation of proliferation and inhibition of apoptosis …

Six1 promotes proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells via upregulation of cyclin D1 expression

Z Li, T Tian, F Lv, Y Chang, X Wang, L Zhang, X Li, L Li… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Six1 is one of the transcription factors that act as master regulators of development and are
frequently dysregulated in cancers. However, the role of Six1 in pancreatic cancer is not …

Homeoprotein Six1 increases TGF-β type I receptor and converts TGF-β signaling from suppressive to supportive for tumor growth

DS Micalizzi, CA Wang, SM Farabaugh… - Cancer research, 2010 - AACR
The Six1 homeodomain protein is a developmental transcription factor that has been
implicated in tumor onset and progression. Our recent work shows that Six1 overexpression …

Transcription factor Six2 induces a stem cell‐like phenotype in renal cell carcinoma cells

N Cheng, H Li, Y Han, S Sun - FEBS open bio, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for 2–3% of adult malignant tumors, and the incidence
of RCC worldwide has increased by about 2% over the past two decades. The homeobox …

Inhibition of Six1 promotes apoptosis, suppresses proliferation, and migration of osteosarcoma cells

L Hua, L Fan, W Aichun, Z Yongjin, C Qingqing… - Tumor Biology, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Sineoculis homeobox homolog 1 (Six1) is one of the transcription factors that act as
master regulators of development and is frequently dysregulated in cancers. However, the …