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 …

The inseparable relationship between cholesterol and hedgehog signaling

C Siebold, R Rohatgi - Annual Review of Biochemistry, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Ligands of the Hedgehog (HH) pathway are paracrine signaling molecules that coordinate
tissue development in metazoans. A remarkable feature of HH signaling is the repeated use …

[HTML][HTML] Cytoneme signaling provides essential contributions to mammalian tissue patterning

ET Hall, ME Dillard, ER Cleverdon, Y Zhang, CA Daly… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
During development, morphogens pattern tissues by instructing cell fate across long
distances. Directly visualizing morphogen transport in situ has been inaccessible, so the …

Structural basis for catalyzed assembly of the Sonic hedgehog–Patched1 signaling complex

P Huang, BM Wierbowski, T Lian, C Chan… - Developmental cell, 2022 - cell.com
The dually lipidated Sonic hedgehog (SHH) morphogen signals through the tumor
suppressor membrane protein Patched1 (PTCH1) to activate the Hedgehog pathway, which …

Beyond energy and growth: the role of metabolism in developmental signaling, cell behavior and diapause

TS Tippetts, MH Sieber, A Solmonson - Development, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Metabolism is crucial for development through supporting cell growth, energy production,
establishing cell identity, developmental signaling and pattern formation. In many model …

Current approaches and strategies to identify Hedgehog signaling pathway inhibitors for cancer therapy

Z Feng, S Zhu, W Li, M Yao, H Song… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The Hedgehog signaling pathway plays a vital role in embryonic development and tissue
patterning. Aberrant regulation of this pathway is commonly associated with the occurrence …

Two-way Dispatched function in Sonic hedgehog shedding and transfer to high-density lipoproteins

K Ehring, SF Ehlers, J Froese, F Gude, J Puschmann… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Abstract The Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway controls embryonic development and
tissue homeostasis after birth. This requires regulated solubilization of dual-lipidated, firmly …

[HTML][HTML] DISP1 deficiency: Monoallelic and biallelic variants cause a spectrum of midline craniofacial malformations

A Lavillaureix, P Rollier, A Kim, V Panasenkava… - Genetics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose DISP1 encodes a transmembrane protein that regulates the secretion of the
morphogen, Sonic hedgehog, a deficiency of which is a major cause of holoprosencephaly …

Structural advances in sterol-sensing domain-containing proteins

X Wu, R Yan, P Cao, H Qian, N Yan - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2022 - cell.com
The sterol-sensing domain (SSD) is present in several membrane proteins that function in
cholesterol metabolism, transport, and signaling. Recent progress in structural studies of …

A Residual N-Terminal Peptide Enhances Signaling of Depalmitoylated Hedgehog to the Patched Receptor

SF Ehlers, D Manikowski, G Steffes, K Ehring… - Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
During their biosynthesis, Sonic hedgehog (Shh) morphogens are covalently modified by
cholesterol at the C-terminus and palmitate at the N-terminus. Although both lipids initially …