Epigenetics of SFRP1: The Dual Roles in Human Cancers

R Baharudin, FYF Tieng, LH Lee, NS Ab Mutalib - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Secreted frizzled-related protein 1 (SFRP1) is a gene that belongs to the secreted
glycoprotein SFRP family. SFRP1 has been classified as a tumor suppressor gene due to …

Transcriptional silencing of secreted frizzled related protein 1 (SFRP1) by promoter hypermethylation in non-small-cell lung cancer

T Fukui, M Kondo, G Ito, O Maeda, N Sato, H Yoshioka… - Oncogene, 2005 - nature.com
Secreted frizzled related protein 1 (SFRP1) is an antagonist of the transmembrane frizzled
receptor, a component of the Wnt signaling pathway, and has been suggested to be a …

Epigenetic suppression of secreted frizzled related protein 1 (SFRP1) expression in human breast cancer

PK Lo, J Mehrotra, A D'Costa, MJ Fackler… - Cancer biology & …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Expression of Secreted frizzled related protein 1 (SFRP1), a recently identified tumor
suppressor gene encoding a WNT signaling antagonist, has been found to be frequently …

Epigenetic inactivation of the secreted frizzled-related protein-5 ( SFRP5 ) gene in human breast cancer is associated with unfavorable prognosis

J Veeck, C Geisler, E Noetzel, S Alkaya… - …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Disruption of the Wnt pathway is thought to be crucial in the development of human cancer.
Pathway inhibitory members of the secreted frizzled-related protein (SFRP) family were …

Frequent epigenetic inactivation of secreted frizzled-related protein 2 (SFRP2) by promoter methylation in human gastric cancer

YY Cheng, J Yu, YP Wong, EPS Man, KF To… - British journal of …, 2007 - nature.com
The role of secreted frizzled-related protein (SFRP) genes in gastric cancer remains largely
unknown. We determined the frequency and functional significance of SFRPs …

Secreted frizzled‐related protein‐5 is epigenetically downregulated and functions as a tumor suppressor in kidney cancer

K Kawakami, S Yamamura, H Hirata… - … journal of cancer, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Secreted frizzled‐related protein‐5 (sFRP‐5) has been identified as 1 of the
secreted antagonists that bind Wnt protein. However, the functional significance of sFRP‐5 …

Down-regulation of SFRP1 as a putative tumor suppressor gene can contribute to human hepatocellular carcinoma

J Huang, YL Zhang, XM Teng, Y Lin, DL Zheng… - BMC cancer, 2007 - Springer
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers in the
world. SFRP1 (the secreted frizzled-related protein 1), a putative tumor suppressor gene …

Promoter methylation of the secreted frizzled‐related protein 1 gene SFRP1 is frequent in hepatocellular carcinoma

YL Shih, RY Shyu, CB Hsieh, HC Lai, KY Liu, TY Chu… - Cancer, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND. The secreted frizzled‐related protein 1 gene (SFRP1) encodes a Wnt/β‐
catenin signaling antagonist and frequently is inactivated by promoter methylation in many …

Methylation-associated silencing of SFRP1 in renal cell carcinoma

Y Awakura, E Nakamura, N Ito… - Oncology …, 2008 - spandidos-publications.com
Secreted frizzled-related protein 1 (SFRP1) is a candidate tumor suppressor gene located at
8p11. 2 and antagonizes the Wnt signaling pathway. Epigenetic inactivation of SFRP1 by …

Oncogenic functions of secreted Frizzled-related protein 2 in human renal cancer

S Yamamura, K Kawakami, H Hirata, K Ueno… - Molecular cancer …, 2010 - AACR
The secreted Frizzled-related proteins (sFRP) are modulators of the Wnt signaling pathway,
which is involved in embryonic development and tumor progression. The functions of sFRP2 …