Zic2 synergistically enhances Hedgehog signalling through nuclear retention of Gli1 in cervical cancer cells

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 225, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 525-534

  Chan, David W ^a   Liu, Vincent W S ^a   Leung, Ling Yang ^a   Yao, Kwok Ming ^a   Chan, Karen K L ^a   Cheung, Annie N Y ^a   Ngan, Hextan Y S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

cervical cancer; Gli1; Hedgehog; tumourigenicity; Zic2

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN D1; LUCIFERASE; PROTEIN ZIC2; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GLI1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ANCHORAGE INDEPENDENT GROWTH; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GRADING; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UPREGULATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; ZINC FINGER MOTIF;

EID: 81355138832     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: 10969896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/path.2901     Document Type: Article

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