Therapeutic inhibition of Hedgehog-GLI signaling in cancer: epithelial, stromal, or stem cell targets?
Hedgehog (HH)-GLI signaling is a developmental patterning pathway used by many tumors for bulk proliferation that has been shown also to regulate cancer stem cell self-renewal and survival. Surprisingly, a recent study by Yauch et al. (2008) proposes that HH-GLI signaling acts only on the tumor stroma. The mode of action of HH-GLI signaling in cancer may shape the development of therapeutic antagonists.
Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland. ariel.ruizaltaba@unige.ch
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D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D053823:Hedgehog Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D019899:Paracrine Communication / Q000187:drug effects; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D000072086:Smoothened Receptor; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D000071676:Zinc Finger Protein GLI1
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; C400551:GLI1 protein, human; D053823:Hedgehog Proteins; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; C491023:SMO protein, human; D000072086:Smoothened Receptor; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000071676:Zinc Finger Protein GLI1