ArticleJournal of cell communication and signaling2012
On how CCN6 suppresses breast cancer growth and invasion.
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- Markers of breast cancer stromal fibroblasts in the primary tumour site associated with lymph node metastasis: a systematic review including our case series.Bioscience reports · 2013Pooled it
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- Circulating CCN6/WISP3 in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and its correlation with insulin resistance and inflammation: statistical and machine learning analyses.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2025Article
- CTGF (CCN2): a multifaceted mediator in breast cancer progression and therapeutic targeting.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2025Review
- Anoikis resistance--protagonists of breast cancer cells survive and metastasize after ECM detachment.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2023Review
- CCN proteins: opportunities for clinical studies-a personal perspective.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2023Review
- Potential Role of CCN Proteins in Breast Cancer: Therapeutic Advances and Perspectives.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2021Review
- The Molecular Mechanism of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition for Breast Carcinogenesis.Biomolecules · 2019Review
- Association of Wnt signaling pathway genetic variants in gallbladder cancer susceptibility and survival.Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine · 2016Article
- Tissue-based identification of stem cells and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in breast cancer.Human pathology · 2013Review
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Abstract
Living cells communicate with their microenvironment and exchange information through signaling pathways in order to carry out most biological processes. The CCN family of proteins has the ability to coordinate the extracellular and intracellular signaling pathways and epithelial-stromal cross-talks. CCN proteins have been shown to play roles in multiple processes including cancer, either as tumor suppressors or oncogenes. Particularly, loss of CCN6 expression has been reported in highly aggressive breast cancer types, especially in inflammatory breast cancer and breast cancer with axillary lymph node metastasis. Recent findings can better explain the biological relevance of CCN6 as a tumor suppressor protein in breast tumorigenesis. CCN6 loss triggers the process of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT), which converts epithelial cells into migratory and invasive mesenchymal-like cells at least in part through modulation of IGF-1 receptor signaling pathway. Emerging data support the hypothesis that CCN6 also exerts growth factor independent functions, especially related to cell survival and anoikis resistance. Thus, our work provides new insights into the functions and mechanisms of tumor suppression exerted by CCN6 in the breast.
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