Wnt signalling in cell division: from mechanisms to tissue engineering

SJ Habib, SP Acebrón - Trends in Cell Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Wnt signalling is an essential player in tissue formation, notably in the regulation of stem cell
function. Wnt signalling is best known for its roles in G1/S progression. However, a complex …

Modulating β-catenin homeostasis for cancer therapy

Y Xu, Y Yu, R Yan, X Ke, Y Qu - Trends in Cancer, 2024 - cell.com
Abstract β-Catenin is a well-established driver of many cancers; however, there are
challenges in developing agents targeting β-catenin for clinical use. Recent progress has …

[HTML][HTML] PLK1-mediated phosphorylation of β-catenin enhances its stability and transcriptional activity for extracellular matrix remodeling in metastatic NSCLC

DE Kim, SB Shin, CH Kim, YB Kim, HJ Oh, H Yim - Theranostics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: β-catenin is a component for cell adhesion and a transcriptional coactivator in
epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Previously we found that catalytically active PLK1 …

Specific inhibition of an anticancer target, polo-like kinase 1, by allosterically dismantling its mechanism of substrate recognition

JE Park, K Kirsch, H Lee, P Oliva… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) is considered an attractive target for anticancer therapy. Over the
years, studies on the noncatalytic polo-box domain (PBD) of Plk1 have raised the …

Regulation of epithelial cell jamming transition by cytoskeleton and cell–cell interactions

ZD Latham, A Bermudez, JK Hu, NYC Lin - Biophysics Reviews, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Multicellular systems, such as epithelial cell collectives, undergo transitions similar to those
in inert physical systems like sand piles and foams. To remodel or maintain tissue …

Anillin and the microtubule bundler PRC1 maintain myosin in the contractile ring to ensure completion of cytokinesis

IC Santos, AM Silva, R Gassmann… - …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Cytokinesis is the last step of cell division, when one cell physically divides into two cells.
Cytokinesis is driven by an equatorial contractile ring and signals from antiparallel …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphorylation of LZTS2 by PLK1 activates the Wnt pathway

R Liu, D Zhou, B Yu, Z Zhou - Cellular Signalling, 2024 - Elsevier
Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), responsible for nearly half of lung cancer cases, is one of
the most prevalent and lethal malignant tumors globally. There is increasing evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Transport of Golgi-localized β-catenin p-S47 by KIF11 or KIFC3 induces primary ciliogenesis

NY Lee, ML Kyun, JE Yu, SO Kim, KH Lim, KH Lee - Molecules and Cells, 2024 - Elsevier
Primary cilium is an important hub for cell signaling and dysregulation of primary cilia
assembly and disassembly is associated with the development of cancer and …

[HTML][HTML] 肾纤维化Wnt/β-Catenin, Hedgehog, Klotho 信号通路的最新研究进展

鲍苗, 鲁滟新, 朱燕亭, 李振江 - Advances in Clinical Medicine, 2022 - hanspub.org
肾纤维化是指肾脏在各种原发或继发因素下导致其功能损伤, 结构改变, 逐渐出现肾小球,
血管及间质纤维基质沉积增加, 最终导致慢性肾脏病(chronic kidney disease, CKD) …

Regulation of cell cycle dynamics and mitosis by Wnt signaling

K Anker - 2024 - studenttheses.uu.nl
The cell cycle and cell division are processes that need to be highly controlled in order for
organisms to function and to prevent diseases. Cell behavior is controlled through many …