Wnt/β-catenin signalling: function, biological mechanisms, and therapeutic opportunities

J Liu, Q Xiao, J Xiao, C Niu, Y Li, X Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The Wnt/β-catenin pathway comprises a family of proteins that play critical roles in
embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis. The deregulation of Wnt/β-catenin …

Wnt/β-catenin signaling in colorectal cancer: Is therapeutic targeting even possible?

C Disoma, Y Zhou, S Li, J Peng, Z Xia - Biochimie, 2022 - Elsevier
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway has been implicated as the central mechanism that
drives colorectal carcinogenesis. Its activation is historically due to mutation on APC …

Phosphorylated PTTG1 switches its subcellular distribution and promotes β-catenin stabilization and subsequent transcription activity

X Zhang, N Wu, H Huang, S Li, S Liu, R Zhang… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling is usually abnormally activated in hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC), and pituitary tumor-transforming gene 1 (PTTG1) has been found to be highly …

Multisite phosphorylation dictates selective E2-E3 pairing as revealed by Ubc8/UBE2H-GID/CTLH assemblies

J Chrustowicz, D Sherpa, J Li, CR Langlois… - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Ubiquitylation is catalyzed by coordinated actions of E3 and E2 enzymes. Molecular
principles governing many important E3-E2 partnerships remain unknown, including those …

The innate immune effector ISG12a promotes cancer immunity by suppressing the canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

R Deng, C Zuo, Y Li, B Xue, Z Xun, Y Guo… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
The ability to harness innate immunity is a promising solution for improving cancer
immunotherapy. Interferon (IFN) induces expression of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) by …

Palmitoyltransferase DHHC9 and acyl protein thioesterase APT1 modulate renal fibrosis through regulating β-catenin palmitoylation

M Gu, H Jiang, M Tan, L Yu, N Xu, Y Li, H Wu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract palmitoylation, a reversible post-translational modification, is initiated by the DHHC
family of palmitoyltransferases and reversed by several acyl protein thioesterases. However …

MAPK4 silencing in gastric cancer drives liver metastasis by positive feedback between cancer cells and macrophages

S Li, D Guo, Q Sun, L Zhang, Y Cui, M Liu… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Liver metastasis is a major cause of death in gastric cancer patients, but the underlying
mechanisms are poorly understood. Through a combination of in vivo screening and …

NudCL2 is an autophagy receptor that mediates selective autophagic degradation of CP110 at mother centrioles to promote ciliogenesis

M Liu, W Zhang, M Li, J Feng, W Kuang, X Chen… - Cell Research, 2021 - nature.com
Primary cilia extending from mother centrioles are essential for vertebrate development and
homeostasis maintenance. Centriolar coiled-coil protein 110 (CP110) has been reported to …

The scaffold protein AXIN1: gene ontology, signal network, and physiological function

L Qiu, Y Sun, H Ning, G Chen, W Zhao… - Cell Communication and …, 2024 - Springer
AXIN1, has been initially identified as a prominent antagonist within the WNT/β-catenin
signaling pathway, and subsequently unveiled its integral involvement across a diverse …

ALKBH3-dependent m1A demethylation of Aurora A mRNA inhibits ciliogenesis

W Kuang, H Jin, F Yang, X Chen, J Liu, T Li, Y Chang… - Cell Discovery, 2022 - nature.com
Primary cilia are antenna-like subcellular structures to act as signaling platforms to regulate
many cellular processes and embryonic development. m1A RNA modification plays key …