YAP/TAZ activation as a target for treating metastatic cancer

JSA Warren, Y Xiao, JM Lamar - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Yes-Associated Protein (YAP) and Transcriptional Co-activator with PDZ-binding Motif (TAZ)
have both emerged as important drivers of cancer progression and metastasis. YAP and …

Imprinting methylation errors in ART

H Hiura, H Okae, H Chiba, N Miyauchi, F Sato… - … medicine and biology, 2014 - Springer
There has been an increase in incidence reports of rare imprinting disorders associated with
assisted reproductive technology (ART). ART, including in vitro fertilization and …

A major lung cancer susceptibility locus maps to chromosome 6q23–25

JE Bailey-Wilson, CI Amos, SM Pinney… - The American Journal of …, 2004 - cell.com
Lung cancer is a major cause of death in the United States and other countries. The risk of
lung cancer is greatly increased by cigarette smoking and by certain occupational …

Aberrant DNA methylation of imprinted loci in superovulated oocytes

A Sato, E Otsu, H Negishi, T Utsunomiya… - Human …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: There is an increased incidence of rare imprinting disorders associated
with assisted reproduction technologies (ARTs). The sex-specific epigenetic modifications …

The human tumour suppressor LATS1 is activated by human MOB1 at the membrane

A Hergovich, D Schmitz, BA Hemmings - Biochemical and biophysical …, 2006 - Elsevier
Downregulation of the LATS1 tumour suppressor protein kinase contributes to tumour
formation in mammals and flies. Strikingly, the tumour suppressor activity depends on the …

Genetic intra‐tumour heterogeneity in epithelial ovarian cancer and its implications for molecular diagnosis of tumours

L Khalique, A Ayhan, ME Weale… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic analysis of solid tumours using DNA or cDNA expression microarrays may enable
individualized treatment based on the profiles of genetic changes that are identified from …

Human LATS1 is a mitotic exit network kinase

J Bothos, RL Tuttle, M Ottey, FC Luca, TD Halazonetis - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
The kinase LATS/WARTS is a tumor suppressor protein conserved in evolution, but its
function at the molecular level is not well understood. We report here that human LATS1 …

WWOX protein expression varies among ovarian carcinoma histotypes and correlates with less favorable outcome

MI Nunez, DG Rosen, JH Ludes-Meyers, MC Abba… - BMC cancer, 2005 - Springer
Background The putative tumor suppressor WWOX gene spans the common chromosomal
fragile site 16D (FRA16D) at chromosome area 16q23. 3-24.1. This region is a frequent …

The NDR/LATS protein kinases in immunology and cancer biology

AAD Sharif, A Hergovich - Seminars in cancer biology, 2018 - Elsevier
The NDR (nuclear Dbf2-related)/LATS (large tumour suppressor) family of kinases
represents a subclass of the AGC (protein kinase A (PKA)/PKG/PKC-like) group of …

BVES regulates EMT in human corneal and colon cancer cells and is silenced via promoter methylation in human colorectal carcinoma

CS Williams, B Zhang, JJ Smith… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The acquisition of a mesenchymal phenotype is a critical step in the metastatic progression
of epithelial carcinomas. Adherens junctions (AJs) are required for suppressing this …