The cell-cell adhesion molecule E-cadherin

F Van Roy, G Berx - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2008 - Springer
This review is dedicated to E-cadherin, a calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion molecule
with pivotal roles in epithelial cell behavior, tissue formation, and suppression of cancer. As …

Involvement of members of the cadherin superfamily in cancer

G Berx, F Van Roy - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in …, 2009 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
We review the role of cadherins and cadherin-related proteins in human cancer. Cellular
and animal models for human cancer are also dealt with whenever appropriate. E-cadherin …

E-cadherin germline mutations in familial gastric cancer

P Guilford, J Hopkins, J Harraway, M McLeod… - Nature, 1998 - nature.com
The identification of genes predisposing to familial cancer is an essential step towards
understanding the molecular events underlying tumorigenesis and is critical for the clinical …

Central role of Snail1 in the regulation of EMT and resistance in cancer: a target for therapeutic intervention

S Kaufhold, B Bonavida - Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer …, 2014 - Springer
Snail1 is the founding member of the Snail superfamily of zinc-finger transcription factors,
which also includes Snail2 (Slug) and Snail3 (Smuc). The superfamily is involved in cell …

E‐cadherin is a tumour/invasion suppressor gene mutated in human lobular breast cancers.

G Berx, AM Cleton‐Jansen, F Nollet… - The EMBO …, 1995 - embopress.org
Compelling experimental evidence exists for a potent invasion suppressor role of the cell‐
cell adhesion molecule E‐cadherin. In addition, a tumour suppressor effect has been …

Phylogenetic analysis of the cadherin superfamily allows identification of six major subfamilies besides several solitary members

F Nollet, P Kools, F Van Roy - Journal of molecular biology, 2000 - Elsevier
Cadherins play an important role in specific cell-cell adhesion events. Their expression
appears to be tightly regulated during development and each tissue or cell type shows a …

Tumor suppressor gene E-cadherin and its role in normal and malignant cells

N Pećina-Šlaus - Cancer cell international, 2003 - Springer
E-cadherin tumor suppressor genes are particularly active area of research in development
and tumorigenesis. The calcium-dependent interactions among E-cadherin molecules are …

Mutations of the human E‐cadherin (CDH1) gene

G Berx, KF Becker, H Höfler, F Van Roy - Human mutation, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The cell–cell adhesion molecule E‐cadherin is well known to act as a strong invasion
suppressor in experimental tumor cell systems. Frequent inactivating mutations have been …

Jagged1-mediated Notch activation induces epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition through Slug-induced repression of E-cadherin

KG Leong, K Niessen, I Kulic, A Raouf… - The Journal of …, 2007 - rupress.org
Aberrant expression of Jagged1 and Notch1 are associated with poor outcome in breast
cancer. However, the reason that Jagged1 and/or Notch overexpression portends a poor …

Mesenchymal–epithelial transition (MET) as a mechanism for metastatic colonisation in breast cancer

NPAD Gunasinghe, A Wells, EW Thompson… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2012 - Springer
As yet, there is no cure for metastatic breast cancer. Historically, considerable research effort
has been concentrated on understanding the processes of metastasis, how a primary …