Cellular and molecular mechanisms of Hedgehog signalling

Y Zhang, PA Beachy - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2023 - nature.com
The Hedgehog signalling pathway has crucial roles in embryonic tissue patterning,
postembryonic tissue regeneration, and cancer, yet aspects of Hedgehog signal …

Hedgehog signaling mechanism and role in cancer

J Jiang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cell-cell communication through evolutionarily conserved signaling pathways governs
embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis. Deregulation of these signaling …

Origin and function of activated fibroblast states during zebrafish heart regeneration

B Hu, S Lelek, B Spanjaard, H El-Sammak… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The adult zebrafish heart has a high capacity for regeneration following injury. However, the
composition of the regenerative niche has remained largely elusive. Here, we dissected the …

Cellular cholesterol directly activates smoothened in hedgehog signaling

P Huang, D Nedelcu, M Watanabe, C Jao, Y Kim, J Liu… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
In vertebrates, sterols are necessary for Hedgehog signaling, a pathway critical in
embryogenesis and cancer. Sterols activate the membrane protein Smoothened by binding …

Hedgehog pathway inhibitors as targeted cancer therapy and strategies to overcome drug resistance

NM Nguyen, J Cho - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hedgehog (Hh) signaling is a highly conserved pathway that plays a vital role during
embryonic development. Recently, uncontrolled activation of this pathway has been …

Structural basis of Smoothened regulation by its extracellular domains

EFX Byrne, R Sircar, PS Miller, G Hedger, G Luchetti… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Developmental signals of the Hedgehog (Hh) and Wnt families are transduced across the
membrane by Frizzled-class G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) composed of both a …

Targeting cancer stem cells and signaling pathways by phytochemicals: Novel approach for breast cancer therapy

PR Dandawate, D Subramaniam, RA Jensen… - Seminars in cancer …, 2016 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer diagnosed in women worldwide and the
second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the USA. Despite the development of …

Hedgehog signaling: from basic biology to cancer therapy

F Wu, Y Zhang, B Sun, AP McMahon, Y Wang - Cell chemical biology, 2017 - cell.com
The Hedgehog (HH) signaling pathway was discovered originally as a key pathway in
embryonic patterning and development. Since its discovery, it has become increasingly …

G protein–coupled receptor signaling through β-arrestin–dependent mechanisms

PY Jean-Charles, S Kaur… - Journal of cardiovascular …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
β-arrestin1 (or arrestin2) and β-arrestin2 (or arrestin3) are ubiquitously expressed cytosolic
adaptor proteins that were originally discovered for their inhibitory role in G protein–coupled …

Smoothened stimulation by membrane sterols drives Hedgehog pathway activity

I Deshpande, J Liang, D Hedeen, KJ Roberts, Y Zhang… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Hedgehog signalling is fundamental to embryonic development and postnatal tissue
regeneration. Aberrant postnatal Hedgehog signalling leads to several malignancies …