WW domain-containing oxidoreductase: a candidate tumor suppressor

NS Chang, LJ Hsu, YS Lin, FJ Lai, HM Sheu - Trends in molecular …, 2007 - cell.com
Common fragile site gene WWOX encodes a candidate tumor suppressor WW domain-
containing oxidoreductase. Alteration of this gene, along with dramatic downregulation of …

[HTML][HTML] WWOX at the crossroads of cancer, metabolic syndrome related traits and CNS pathologies

CM Aldaz, BW Ferguson, MC Abba - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2014 - Elsevier
WWOX was cloned as a putative tumor suppressor gene mapping to chromosomal fragile
site FRA16D. Deletions affecting WWOX accompanied by loss of expression are frequent in …

Genome‐wide analysis of somatic copy number alterations and chromosomal breakages in osteosarcoma

J Smida, H Xu, Y Zhang, D Baumhoer… - … journal of cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary malignant bone tumor in children and
adolescents. It is characterized by highly complex karyotypes with structural and numerical …

WOX1 is essential for tumor necrosis factor-, UV light-, staurosporine-, and p53-mediated cell death, and its tyrosine 33-phosphorylated form binds and stabilizes …

NS Chang, J Doherty, A Ensign, L Schultz… - Journal of Biological …, 2005 - ASBMB
WW domain-containing oxidoreductase WOX1, also named WWOX or FOR, undergoes Tyr
33 phosphorylation at its first N-terminal WW domain and subsequent nuclear translocation …

Cancer-associated dysregulation of sumo regulators: Proteases and ligases

N Lara-Ureña, V Jafari… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
SUMOylation is a post-translational modification that has emerged in recent decades as a
mechanism involved in controlling diverse physiological processes and that is essential in …

WWOX in biological control and tumorigenesis

RI Aqeilan, CM Croce - Journal of cellular physiology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The WW domain‐containing oxidoreductase (WWOX) gene is located at 16q23. 1–16q23. 2,
a region that spans the second most common human fragile site, FRA16D. The WWOX …

Large common fragile site genes and cancer

DI Smith, S McAvoy, Y Zhu, DS Perez - Seminars in cancer biology, 2007 - Elsevier
The common fragile sites are large regions of genomic instability that are found in all
individuals and are hot spots for chromosomal rearrangements and deletions. A number of …

WWOX Gene Expression Abolishes Ovarian Cancer Tumorigenicity In vivo and Decreases Attachment to Fibronectin via Integrin α3

C Gourley, AJW Paige, KJ Taylor, C Ward, B Kuske… - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
The WW domain–containing oxidoreductase (WWOX) gene is located at FRA16D, a
common fragile site involved in human cancer. Targeted deletion of Wwox in mice causes …

Common fragile sites: genomic hotspots of DNA damage and carcinogenesis

K Ma, L Qiu, K Mrasek, J Zhang, T Liehr… - International journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
Genomic instability, a hallmark of cancer, occurs preferentially at specific genomic regions
known as common fragile sites (CFSs). CFSs are evolutionarily conserved and late …

WWOX gene and gene product: tumor suppression through specific protein interactions

Z Salah, R Aqeilan, K Huebner - Future oncology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The WWOX gene, an archetypal fragile gene, encompasses a chromosomal fragile site at
16q23. 2, and encodes the approximately 46-kDa Wwox protein, with WW domains that …