Molecular mechanisms of colon cancer progression and metastasis: recent insights and advancements

A Malki, RA ElRuz, I Gupta, A Allouch, S Vranic… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC), the third most common type of cancer, is the second leading cause
of cancer-related mortality rates worldwide. Although modern research was able to shed …

Multiple roles of APC and its therapeutic implications in colorectal cancer

L Zhang, JW Shay - JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) is widely accepted as a tumor suppressor gene highly
mutated in colorectal cancers (CRC). Mutation and inactivation of this gene is a key and …

Functions of the APC tumor suppressor protein dependent and independent of canonical WNT signaling: implications for therapeutic targeting

W Hankey, WL Frankel, J Groden - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2018 - Springer
The acquisition of biallelic mutations in the APC gene is a rate-limiting step in the
development of most colorectal cancers and occurs in the earliest lesions. APC encodes a …

Ablation of IL-17A abrogates progression of spontaneous intestinal tumorigenesis

WJ Chae, TF Gibson, D Zelterman… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
The intrinsic role of endogenous IL-17A in spontaneous intestinal tumorigenesis has not
been addressed previously to our knowledge. Ablation of IL-17A significantly reduced tumor …

The deubiquitinase USP28 controls intestinal homeostasis and promotes colorectal cancer

ME Diefenbacher, N Popov, SM Blake… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. Although the transcription
factor c-MYC is misregulated in the majority of colorectal tumors, it is difficult to target …

Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway as novel cancer drug targets

HH Luu, R Zhang, RC Haydon… - Current cancer drug …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Wnt proteins are a large family of secreted glycoproteins. Wnt proteins bind to the Frizzled
receptors and LRP5/6 co-receptors, and through stabilizing the critical mediator β-catenin …

The impact of ETV6-NTRK3 oncogenic gene fusions on molecular and signaling pathway alterations

M Kinnunen, X Liu, E Niemelä, T Öhman, L Gawriyski… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Gene fusions produce chimeric fusion proteins with unpredictable
properties, many of which function as oncogenic drivers. ETV6-NTRK3 produces a …

Extensive telomere erosion in the initiation of colorectal adenomas and its association with chromosomal instability

L Roger, RE Jones, NH Heppel… - Journal of the …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Telomere shortening, dysfunction, and fusion may facilitate the acquisition of
large-scale genomic rearrangements, driving clonal evolution and tumor progression. The …

The preventive and therapeutic effects of anthocyanins on colorectal cancer: a comprehensive review based on up-to-date experimental studies

RP do Nascimento, AP da Fonseca Machado - Food Research International, 2023 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most lethal and the third most diagnosed type of
cancer worldwide. More than 75% of CRC cases are sporadic and lifestyle-related. Risk …

The role of carcinogenesis-related biomarkers in the Wnt pathway and their effects on epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Y Bai, J Sha, T Kanno - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
As oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) can develop from potentially malignant disorders
(PMDs), it is critical to develop methods for early detection to improve the prognosis of …