Evidence map›Paper›PMID 21416313›Full record

ReviewJournal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia2011

Wnt5a as an effector of TGFβ in mammary development and cancer.

Rosa Serra, Stephanie L Easter, Wen Jiang, Sarah E Baxley

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Review in Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Decreased scleral Wnt5aNature communications · 2025
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  7. Beyond Genetics: Metastasis as an Adaptive Response in Breast Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  10. Regulation of cancer stem cells in triple negative breast cancer.Cancer drug resistance (Alhambra, Calif.) · 2021
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  13. Targeting cancer stem cell pathways for cancer therapy.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2020
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  16. Multiple Roles of WNT5A in Breast Cancer.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2016
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  18. WNT-5A: signaling and functions in health and disease.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rosa SerraDepartment of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0005, USA. rserra@uab.edu
Stephanie L Easter
Wen Jiang
Sarah E Baxley
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008361 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI YACOUBIAN, TALENE ALENE · 1992 to 2024
$16.8M
Cancer Prevention & Control Training ProgramR25CA047888 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI DEMARK-WAHNEFRIED, WENDY, MENESES, KAREN M · 1988 to 2016
$11.2M
Wnt5a and TGF-beta in mammary development and cancerR01CA126942 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI SERRA, ROSA A. · 2009 to 2013
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA126942NCI NIH HHS R25 CA047888NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008361
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wnt5a is a member of the Wingless-related/MMTV-integration family of secreted growth factors, which are involved in a wide range of cellular processes. Wnt signaling can be broadly divided into two categories the canonical, ß-catenin-dependent pathway and the non-canonical ß-catenin-independent pathway. Wnt5a is a non-canonical signaling member of the Wnt family. Loss of Wnt5a is associated with early relapse of invasive breast cancer, increased metastasis, and poor survival in humans. It has been shown that TGF-ß directly regulates expression of Wnt5a in mammary gland and that Wnt5a mediates the effects of TGF-ß on branching during mammary gland development. Here we review the evidence suggesting Wnt5a acts as an effector of TGF-ß actions in breast cancer. It is suggested that the tumor suppressive functions of TGF-ß involve Wnt5a-mediated antagonism of Wnt/ß-catenin signaling and limiting the stem cell population. Interactions between TGF-ß and Wnt5a in metastasis appear to be more complex, and may depend on specific cues from the microenvironment as well as activation of specific intracellular signaling pathways.

Indexed as

AnimalsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMammary Glands, AnimalMammary Glands, HumanMammary Neoplasms, ExperimentalProto-Oncogene ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor betaWnt-5a ProteinWnt ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor betaWnt-5a ProteinWNT5A protein, humanWnt5a protein, mouseWnt Proteins

Identifiers

PMID21416313
PMCPMC3107509
OpenAlexW2075776130

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