Wnt5a signaling—A new and attractive target for specific anticancer therapy

X Shen, D Li, H Li, Q Li - Clinical Oncology and Cancer Research, 2010 - Springer
Wnt signaling has been shown to engage a multifunctional pathway that is involved in the
regulation of a wide variety of normal and pathologic processes, including embryogenesis …

The complex pathways of Wnt 5a in cancer progression

T Pukrop, C Binder - Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2008 - Springer
In contrast to the transforming members of the Wnt family, shown to be upregulated in many
cancers, the role of Wnt 5a is still controversial. While it has been attributed a tumour …

[HTML][HTML] Wnt3a: functions and implications in cancer

S He, Y Lu, X Liu, X Huang, ET Keller, CN Qian… - Chinese journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Wnt3a, one of Wnt family members, plays key roles in regulating pleiotropic cellular
functions, including self-renewal, proliferation, differentiation, and motility. Accumulating …

[HTML][HTML] WNT5A in tumor development and progression: A comprehensive review

MLP Bueno, STO Saad, FM Roversi - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
The investigation of tumor microenvironment (TME) is essential to better characterize the
complex cellular crosstalk and to identify important immunological phenotypes and …

Role of Wnt3a in the pathogenesis of cancer, current status and prospective

M Pashirzad, H Fiuji, M Khazei… - Molecular Biology …, 2019 - Springer
The Wnt signaling pathway plays a critical role in initiation, progression, invasion and
metastasis of cancer. Wnt3a as a canonical Wnt ligand is strongly implicated in the etiology …

Insight into the role of Wnt5a-induced signaling in normal and cancer cells

M Endo, M Nishita, M Fujii, Y Minami - … review of cell and molecular biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Wnt5a is involved in the activation of noncanonical Wnt signaling, including planar cell
polarity (PCP) and Wnt-Ca 2+ pathways. The Ror-family of receptor tyrosine kinases is …

[HTML][HTML] The opposing roles of Wnt-5a in cancer

SL McDonald, A Silver - British journal of cancer, 2009 - nature.com
Wnt-5a is one of the most highly investigated non-canonical Wnts and has been implicated
in almost all aspects of non-canonical Wnt signalling. In terms of cancer development, Wnt …

WNT pathway and tumor

Y Huan - Basic & Clinical Medicine, 2006 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
ABSTRACT WNT signaling has been identified as one of the key signaling pathways in
cancer, regulating cell growth, motility and differentiation. Because of its widespread …

Wnt signaling as a therapeutic target in cancer and metastasis

R Morgan, R Ankrah, S El-Tanani, PM Loadman… - Introduction to cancer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Wnt signaling normally functions in cell determination and proliferation and is essential for
embryonic development. It does this by regulating target genes through a tightly regulated …

[HTML][HTML] The role of Wnt signaling pathway in carcinogenesis and implications for anticancer therapeutics

A Sheikh, AK Niazi, MZ Ahmed, B Iqbal… - Hereditary Cancer in …, 2014 - Springer
The Wnt proteins are a family of 19 secreted glycoproteins that occupy crucial roles in the
regulation of processes such as cell survival, proliferation, migration and polarity, cell fate …