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The Multifaceted Role of Human Dickkopf-3 (DKK-3) in Development, Immune Modulation and Cancer.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Differentially Expressed Proteins in Cerebrospinal Fluid Associated with Multiple Sclerosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Integrative Phosphoproteomic Profiling Reveals Stage-Specific Signalling and Metabolism in Equine Melanocytic Neoplasm.Veterinary and comparative oncology · 2026Article
- Prognostic significance and pathological correlation analysis of DKK4 in colorectal cancer.Translational cancer research · 2026Article
- Unraveling the molecular landscape: an overview on gene expression, epigenetic alterations, and therapeutic challenges in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG · 2026Review
- Evaluation of the Clinical Value of the Serological Markers CD276 and DKK3 in Gastric Cancer: A Case-Control Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Wnt-associated DKK3 in keratinocytes mediates radiation-induced hyperplasia, dermatitis and skin fibrosis.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026Article
- Changes in transposable elements expression in male and female mice liver throughout aging.GeroScience · 2026Article
- DKK3-CKAP4 signaling drives fibroimmune remodeling and hair follicle miniaturization in androgenetic alopecia.Theranostics · 2026Article
- Dickkopf-3 (DKK3) and the Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease in Primary Health Care.Diabetes · 2026Article
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- Regulation of motor neuron differentiation in thebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Folic acid inhibits the Wnt/β-catenin pathway by upregulating DKK3 to exert anti-tumor effects in cervical squamous cell carcinoma.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Uterine histotroph and conceptus development. V. Comparative analyses of arginine-mediated transcriptomic reprogramming in conceptus trophectoderm of pigs and sheep†.Biology of reproduction · 2025Article
- Dickkopf-3 enhances the chondroprotective effect of chondrogenic progenitor cells in a rat model of posttraumatic osteoarthritis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Mechanism of DKK3 protecting brain tissues in ischemic stroke by regulating LGI1 expression and activity.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Engineering human neuronal diversity: Morphogens and stem cell technologies for neurodevelopmental biology.Stem cell reports · 2025Review
- Targeting DKK3 to remodel tumor immune microenvironment and enhance cancer immunotherapy.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- MicroRNA-27a transfected dental pulp stem cells undergo odonto/osteogenic differentiation via targeting DKK3 and SOSTDC1 in Wnt/BMP signaling in vitro and enhance bone formation in vivo.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- DKK1 and Its Receptors in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Promising Molecular Target.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- DKK3 and SERPINB5 as novel serum biomarkers for gastric cancer: facilitating the development of risk prediction models for gastric cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
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Abstract
The human Dickkopf (DKK) family includes four main secreted proteins, DKK-1, DKK-2, DKK-3, and DKK-4, as well as the DKK-3 related protein soggy (Sgy-1 or DKKL1). These glycoproteins play crucial roles in various biological processes, and especially modulation of the Wnt signaling pathway. DKK-3 is distinct, with its multifaceted roles in development, stem cell differentiation and tissue homeostasis. Intriguingly, DKK-3 appears to have immunomodulatory functions and a complex role in cancer, acting as either a tumor suppressor or an oncogene, depending on the context. DKK-3 is a promising diagnostic and therapeutic target that can be modulated by epigenetic reactivation, gene therapy and DKK-3-blocking agents. However, further research is needed to optimize DKK-3-based therapies. In this review, we comprehensively describe the known functions of DKK-3 and highlight the importance of context in understanding and exploiting its roles in health and disease.
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