ReviewCancer management and research2018
The role of CCN4/WISP-1 in the cancerous phenotype.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- In Vivo ORF Overexpression Screening Identifies CCN4 as a Regulator of Glioblastoma Growth Validated Across Multiple Models.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- The WISP1/Src/MIF Axis Promotes the Malignant Phenotype of Non-Invasive MCF7 Breast Cancer Cells.Cells · 2026Article
- Association rule mining of clinical and biomarker data in neuroendocrine tumors: A prospective study on disease progression.Journal of neuroendocrinology · 2025Article
- WISP1 drives esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression via modulation of cancer-associated fibroblasts and immune microenvironment.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- CCN4 (WISP-1) reduces apoptosis and atherosclerotic plaque burden in an ApoE mouse model.Atherosclerosis · 2024Article
- WISP1 and Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Respiratory Inflammation: Novel Insights and Therapeutic Potentials for Asthma and COPD.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Xihuang pills targeting the Warburg effect through inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in prostate cancer.Heliyon · 2024Article
- From outside to inside and back again: the lysophosphatidic acid-CCN axis in signal transduction.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2023Article
- CCN proteins: opportunities for clinical studies-a personal perspective.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2023Review
- The role of CCNs in controlling cellular communication in the tumor microenvironment.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2023Review
- The CCN axis in cancer development and progression.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2021Review
- Role of Matricellular CCN Proteins in Skeletal Muscle: Focus on CCN2/CTGF and Its Regulation by Vasoactive Peptides.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- An Update to the WISP-1/CCN4 Role in Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Diabetes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Review
- Dual Role of WISP1 in maintaining glioma stem cells and tumor-supportive macrophages in glioblastoma.Nature communications · 2020Article
- Conjunction junction, what's the function? CCN proteins as targets in fibrosis and cancers.American journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2020Review
- Ras and Wnt Interaction Contribute in Prostate Cancer Bone Metastasis.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
CCN proteins are secreted into the extracellular environment where they interact with both components of the extracellular matrix and with cell surface receptors to regulate cellular function. Through these interactions, CCNs act as extracellular ligands to activate intracellular signal transduction pathways. CCN4/WISP-1, like other CCNs, plays multiple physiologic roles in development and also participates in pathogenesis. CCN4 is of particular interest with respect to cancer, showing promise as a biomarker or prognostic factor as well as a potential therapeutic target. This review focuses on recent work addressing the role of CCN4 in cancer. While CCN4 has been identified as an oncogene in a number of cancers, where it enhances cell migration and promoting epithelial-mesenchymal transition, there are other cancers where CCN4 appears to play an inhibitory role. The mechanisms underlying these differences in cellular response have not yet been delineated, but are an active area of investigation. The expression and activities of CCN4 splice variants are likewise an emerging area for study. CCN4 acts as an autocrine factor that regulates the cancer cells from which it is secreted. However, CCN4 is also a paracrine factor that is secreted by stromal fibroblasts, and can affect the function of vascular endothelial cells. In summary, current evidence is abundant in regard to establishing potential roles for CCN4 in oncogenesis, but much remains to be learned about the functions of this fascinating protein as both an autocrine and paracrine regulator in the tumor microenvironment.
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