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Wnt signaling in cancer

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Zhan, T, Rindtorff, N, Boutros, M·2017·Oncogene

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Wnt signaling is one of the key cascades regulating development and stemness, and has also been tightly associated with cancer. The role of Wnt signaling in carcinogenesis has most prominently been described for colorectal cancer, but aberrant Wnt signaling is observed in many more cancer entities. Here, we review current insights into novel components of Wnt pathways and describe their impact on cancer development. Furthermore, we highlight expanding functions of Wnt signaling for both solid and liquid tumors. We also describe current findings how Wnt signaling affects maintenance of cancer stem cells, metastasis and immune control. Finally, we provide an overview of current strategies to antagonize Wnt signaling in cancer and challenges that are associated with such approaches.

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Authors
Zhan, T., Rindtorff, N., & Boutros, M.
Affiliations
German Cancer Research Center (DE)
Corresponding author
Boutros, M
Venue
Oncogene
Published
2016-09-12
Volume
36
Issue
11
Pages
1461-1473
ISSN
  • 0950-9232 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-5594
OpenAlex
W2520632143
Cited by
2,626
References
213
Citations by year
2026: 136 · 2025: 230 · 2024: 273 · 2023: 348 · 2022: 382 · 2021: 380 · 2020: 321 · 2019: 274 · 2018: 181 · 2017: 80 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 1
FWCI
16.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Oncogene (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
Keywords
Wnt signaling, carcinogenesis, colorectal cancer, cancer stem cells, metastasis, liquid tumors, stemness
MeSH terms
Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Humans, Mutation, Neoplasm Metastasis, Neoplasms, Protein Binding, Neoplastic Stem Cells, Tumor Escape, Wnt Proteins, beta Catenin, Molecular Targeted Therapy, Wnt Signaling Pathway

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