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ArticleOncotarget2015

The ubiquitin ligase Siah is a novel regulator of Zeb1 in breast cancer.

Anna Chen, Christina S F Wong, Mira C P Liu, Colin M House, Jaclyn Sceneay, David D Bowtell, Erik W Thompson, Andreas Möller

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Article in Oncotarget, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Role of ZEB1 in angiogenesis and therapeutic potential (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2026
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  3. Role of Ubiquitin-regulated EMT in Cancer Metastasis and Chemoresistance.International journal of biological sciences · 2025
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  4. Natural killer cells drive 4-1BBL positive uveal melanoma towards EMT and metastatic disease.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2024
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  9. Post-Translational Modification of ZEB Family Members in Cancer Progression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  20. Context-dependent EMT programs in cancer metastasis.The Journal of experimental medicine · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Anna ChenCancer Genomics and Genetics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Andrews Place, East Melbourne 3002, Australia.
Christina S F WongTumour Microenvironment Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston 4006, Australia.
Mira C P LiuCancer Genomics and Genetics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Andrews Place, East Melbourne 3002, Australia.
Colin M HouseCancer Genomics and Genetics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Andrews Place, East Melbourne 3002, Australia.
Jaclyn SceneayTumour Microenvironment Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston 4006, Australia.
David D BowtellCancer Genomics and Genetics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Andrews Place, East Melbourne 3002, Australia.
Erik W ThompsonThe University of Melbourne Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy 3065, Australia.
Andreas MöllerTumour Microenvironment Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston 4006, Australia.
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · AUPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre · AUUniversity of Melbourne · AUSt Vincents Institute of Medical Research · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Elucidating the mechanisms that underlie metastasis is of paramount importance to understanding tumor progression and to the development of novel therapeutics. Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) plays a vital role in tumor cell dissemination and is regulated by a core cassette of transcription factors. Despite recent advances, the molecular pathways that regulate the EMT program have not yet been fully delineated. We show that Siah ubiquitin ligases regulate Zeb1 protein, a key EMT transcription factor. The induction of EMT in breast cancer cells leads to the down-regulation of Siah, while the loss of Siah induces a mesenchymal phenotype, concurrent with an up-regulation of Zeb1. Overexpression of Siah in vitro mediates Zeb1 degradation, which can be blocked with a Siah peptide inhibitor. Thus, this work demonstrates that Siah is a novel regulator of EMT. This work is the first to identify a mechanism of post-translational regulation of the key Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition transcription factor Zeb1.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAnimalsBlotting, WesternBreast NeoplasmsCell LineCell Line, TumorEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMCF-7 CellsMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, GeneticNuclear ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsNuclear ProteinsSeven in Absentia ProteinsTranscription FactorsTransforming Growth Factor alphaTransforming Growth Factor betaUbiquitin-Protein LigasesZEB1 protein, humanZinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1

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PMID25528765
PMCPMC4359261
OpenAlexW2134287597

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