Unveiling the role of the Hedgehog signaling pathway in chronic liver disease: therapeutic insights and strategies

B Nair, AJ Kamath, G Pradeep, AR Devan, G Sethi… - Drug Discovery …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling plays a crucial role in adult liver repair by promoting
the expansion and differentiation of hepatic progenitor cells into mature hepatocytes and …

Reappraisal of the roles of the Sonic hedgehog signaling pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma

KS Jeng, CF Chang, YM Tsang, IS Sheen, CJ Jeng - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains one of the leading causes of
cancer mortality. Treatment of HCC remains challenging, especially for those with advanced …

Targeting Super-Enhancer–Driven Transcriptional Dependencies Suppresses Aberrant Hedgehog Pathway Activation and Overcomes Smoothened Inhibitor …

Y Sui, T Wang, Y Mei, Y Zhu, W Jiang, J Shen… - Cancer …, 2024 - aacrjournals.org
Aberrant activation of the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway plays important roles in
oncogenesis and therapeutic resistance in several types of cancer. The clinical application …

FOXM1-induced TYMS upregulation promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma

L Wang, C Shi, J Yu, Y Xu - Cancer cell international, 2022 - Springer
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver
cancer and one of the major causes of cancer-related death. Thymidylate synthase (TYMS) …

TPX2 prompts mitotic survival via the induction of BCL2L1 through YAP1 protein stabilization in human embryonic stem cells

YJ Kim, YH Go, HC Jeong, EJ Kwon, SM Kim… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Genetic alterations have been reported for decades in most human embryonic stem cells
(hESCs). Survival advantage, a typical trait acquired during long-term in vitro culture, results …

Linear polyubiquitylation of Gli protein regulates its protein stability and facilitates tumor growth in colorectal cancer

J Cheng, L Xu, Y Xuan, F Zhou, A Huang, S Zeng… - Cell Death …, 2024 - nature.com
The linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC) mediates the linear ubiquitination of
various proteins and is involved in NF-κB signaling and immune regulation. However, the …

Construction and validation of prognostic signature for hepatocellular carcinoma basing on hepatitis B virus related specific genes

L Wang, M Qiu, L Wu, Z Li, X Meng, L He… - Infectious Agents and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a frequent primary liver cancer, and it is one
of the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a crucial …

Hedgehog− Gli2 signaling promotes chemoresistance in ovarian cancer cells by regulating MDR1

Q Wang, X Wei, L Hu, L Zhuang, H Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Cisplatin (DDP) resistance remains a key challenge in improving the clinical
outcome of patients with ovarian cancer (OC). Gli2 overexpression can lead to DDP …

[HTML][HTML] FOXM1 is a novel molecular target of AFP-positive hepatocellular carcinoma abrogated by proteasome inhibition

R Li, H Okada, T Yamashita, K Nio, H Chen… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is an oncofetal protein that is elevated in a subset of hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) with poor prognosis, but the molecular target activated in AFP-positive …

[HTML][HTML] DNAJC5 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cells proliferation though regulating SKP2 mediated p27 degradation

H Wang, J Luo, X Tian, L Xu, Z Zhai, M Cheng… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
DNAJC5 (DnaJ heat shock protein family (Hsp40) member C5), also known as cysteine
tandem protein (CSPα), is important for maintaining the normal function of nerve tissues, but …