HMGA2 as a critical regulator in cancer development

B Mansoori, A Mohammadi, HJ Ditzel, PHG Duijf… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The high mobility group protein 2 (HMGA2) regulates gene expression by binding to AT-rich
regions of DNA. Akin to other DNA architectural proteins, HMGA2 is highly expressed in …

The roles of insulin‐like growth factor 2 mRNA‐binding protein 2 in cancer and cancer stem cells

J Cao, Q Mu, H Huang - Stem cells international, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
RNA‐binding proteins (RBPs) mediate the localization, stability, and translation of the target
transcripts and fine‐tune the physiological functions of the proteins encoded. The insulin …

[HTML][HTML] Histone H3. 3 K27M accelerates spontaneous brainstem glioma and drives restricted changes in bivalent gene expression

JD Larson, LH Kasper, BS Paugh, H Jin, G Wu… - Cancer cell, 2019 - cell.com
Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs) are incurable childhood brainstem tumors with
frequent histone H3 K27M mutations and recurrent alterations in PDGFRA and TP53. We …

IMPs: an RNA-binding protein family that provides a link between stem cell maintenance in normal development and cancer

N Degrauwe, ML Suvà, M Janiszewska… - Genes & …, 2016 - genesdev.cshlp.org
IMPs, also known as insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) messenger RNA (mRNA)-binding
proteins (IGF2BPs), are highly conserved oncofetal RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) that …

The diverse functions of IMP2/IGF2BP2 in metabolism

N Dai - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
The human insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) mRNA binding protein family (IMPs/IGF2BPs)
is involved in a spectrum of biological processes, including development, tumorigenesis …

The RNA binding protein IMP2 preserves glioblastoma stem cells by preventing let-7 target gene silencing

N Degrauwe, TB Schlumpf, M Janiszewska, P Martin… - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) can drive tumor growth, and their maintenance may rely on post-
transcriptional regulation of gene expression, including that mediated by microRNAs …

RBM3 promotes neurogenesis in a niche-dependent manner via IMP2-IGF2 signaling pathway after hypoxic-ischemic brain injury

X Zhu, J Yan, C Bregere, A Zelmer, T Goerne… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Hypoxic ischemia (HI) is an acute brain threat across all age groups. Therapeutic
hypothermia ameliorates resulting injury in neonates but its side effects prevent routine use …

HMGA genes and proteins in development and evolution

R Vignali, S Marracci - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
HMGA (high mobility group A)(HMGA1 and HMGA2) are small non-histone proteins that can
bind DNA and modify chromatin state, thus modulating the accessibility of regulatory factors …

[HTML][HTML] SUMOylation of IGF2BP2 promotes vasculogenic mimicry of glioma via regulating OIP5-AS1/miR-495-3p axis

H Li, D Wang, B Yi, H Cai, Y Wang, X Lou… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: Glioma is the most common primary malignant tumor of human central nervous
system, and its rich vascular characteristics make anti-angiogenic therapy become a …

IGF2 mRNA binding protein-2 is a tumor promoter that drives cancer proliferation through its client mRNAs IGF2 and HMGA1

N Dai, F Ji, J Wright, L Minichiello, R Sadreyev… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
The gene encoding the Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 mRNA binding protein 2/IMP2 is
amplified and overexpressed in many human cancers, accompanied by a poorer prognosis …