| Literature DB >> 24651013 |
Panagiotis Ntziachristos1, Jing Shan Lim2, Julien Sage3, Iannis Aifantis4.
Abstract
Since Notch phenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster were first identified 100 years ago, Notch signaling has been extensively characterized as a regulator of cell-fate decisions in a variety of organisms and tissues. However, in the past 20 years, accumulating evidence has linked alterations in the Notch pathway to tumorigenesis. In this review, we discuss the protumorigenic and tumor-suppressive functions of Notch signaling, and dissect the molecular mechanisms that underlie these functions in hematopoietic cancers and solid tumors. Finally, we link these mechanisms and observations to possible therapeutic strategies targeting the Notch pathway in human cancers.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24651013 PMCID: PMC4040351 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.02.018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Cell ISSN: 1535-6108 Impact factor: 31.743