ArticleCancers2021
Combination of Wnt/β-Catenin Targets S100A4 and DKK1 Improves Prognosis of Human Colorectal Cancer.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) Dichotomy in Oncology: New Insights on Tumor Progression and Immune Regulation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Methyltransferase-like 3/14-mediated mResearch (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- S100A4/FSP1: A Prognostic Marker and a Promising Target for Antitumor Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Novel High-Throughput Screen Identified S100A4 Inhibitors for Anti-Metastatic Therapy.International journal of biological sciences · 2025Article
- S100A4 contributes to colorectal carcinoma aggressive behavior and to chemoradiotherapy resistance in locally advanced rectal carcinoma.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Integrating spatial and single-cell transcriptomics reveals tumor heterogeneity and intercellular networks in colorectal cancer.Cell death & disease · 2024Article
- Biological factors driving colorectal cancer metastasis.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2024Review
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- Tumor-Targeting Extracellular Vesicles Loaded with siS100A4 for Suppressing Postoperative Breast Cancer Metastasis.Cellular and molecular bioengineering · 2023Article
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- An Editorial View on the Special Issue "Colorectal Cancers: From Present Problems to Future Solutions".Cancers · 2022Article
- The mFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Metastasis is directly linked to colorectal cancer (CRC) patient survival. Wnt signaling through β-catenin plays a key role. Metastasis-inducing S100A4 is a Wnt/β-catenin target gene and a prognostic biomarker for CRC and other cancer types. We aimed to identify S100A4-dependent expression alterations to better understand CRC progression and metastasis for improved patient survival. S100A4-induced transcriptome arrays, confirmatory studies in isogenic CRC cell lines with defined β-catenin genotypes, and functional metastasis studies were performed. S100A4-regulated transcriptome examination revealed the transcriptional cross-regulation of metastasis-inducing S100A4 with Wnt pathway antagonist Dickkopf-1 (DKK1). S100A4 overexpression down-regulated DKK1, S100A4 knock-down increased DKK1. Recombinant DKK1 reduced S100A4 expression and S100A4-mediated cell migration. In xenografted mice, systemic S100A4-shRNA application increased intratumoral DKK1. The inverse correlation of S100A4 and DKK1 was confirmed in five independent publicly available CRC expression datasets. Combinatorial analysis of S100A4 and DKK1 in two additional independent CRC patient cohorts improved prognosis of overall and metastasis-free survival. The newly discovered transcriptional cross-regulation of Wnt target S100A4 and Wnt antagonist DKK1 is predominated by an S100A4-induced Wnt signaling feedback loop, increasing cell motility and metastasis risk. S100A4 and DKK1 combination improves the identification of CRC patients at high risk.
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