Induction of the intestinal stem cell signature gene SMOC-2 is required for L1-mediated colon cancer progression

Tackling the cancer stem cells — what challenges do they pose?

(2014) Diwakar R. Pattabiraman et al.   NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY

Overexpression of integrin-linked kinase (ILK) promotes migration and invasion of colorectal cancer cells by inducing epithelial–mesenchymal transition via NF-κB signaling

(2013) Zhaopeng Yan et al.   ACTA HISTOCHEMICA

c-Kit Is Suppressed in Human Colon Cancer Tissue and Contributes to L1-Mediated Metastasis

(2013) N. Gavert et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Inactivation of the Hippo tumour suppressor pathway by integrin-linked kinase

(2013) Isabel Serrano et al.   Nature Communications

EMT and MET in Metastasis: Where Are the Cancer Stem Cells?

(2012) Thomas Brabletz   CANCER CELL

Intestinal Tumorigenesis Initiated by Dedifferentiation and Acquisition of Stem-Cell-like Properties

(2012) Sarah Schwitalla et al.   CELL

The Lgr5 intestinal stem cell signature: robust expression of proposed quiescent ‘+4’ cell markers

(2012) Javier Muñoz et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Characterization of a Novel Activated Ran GTPase Mutant and Its Ability to Induce Cellular Transformation

(2012) Shawn K. Milano et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Global analysis of L1-transcriptomes identified IGFBP-2 as a target of ezrin and NF-κB signaling that promotes colon cancer progression

(2012) A Ben-Shmuel et al.   ONCOGENE

The Intestinal Stem Cell Signature Identifies Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells and Predicts Disease Relapse

(2011) Anna Merlos-Suárez et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Stem cell self-renewal in intestinal crypt

(2011) Benjamin D. Simons et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Overexpression of leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 5 in colorectal cancer

(2010) Hiroshi Uchida et al.   CANCER SCIENCE

Nuclear factor- B signaling and ezrin are essential for L1-mediated metastasis of colon cancer cells

(2010) N. Gavert et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

L1-Mediated Colon Cancer Cell Metastasis Does Not Require Changes in EMT and Cancer Stem Cell Markers

(2010) N. Gavert et al.   MOLECULAR CANCER RESEARCH

Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transitions in Development and Disease

(2009) Jean Paul Thiery et al.   CELL

The widely expressed extracellular matrix protein SMOC-2 promotes keratinocyte attachment and migration

(2008) S MAIER et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

The developmentally-regulated Smoc2 gene is repressed by aryl-hydrocarbon receptor (Ahr) signaling

(2008) Peijun Liu et al.   GENE

Recombinant human SMOCs produced by in vitro refolding: Calcium-binding properties and interactions with serum proteins

(2008) Marko Novinec et al.   PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION

The SPARC-related Factor SMOC-2 Promotes Growth Factor-induced Cyclin D1 Expression and DNA Synthesis via Integrin-linked Kinase

(2007) Peijun Liu et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL