Snail Cancer Research Results

Snail, Snail: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
Snail gene may show a role in recurrence of breast cancer by downregulating E-cadherin and inducing an epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Snail promotes metastasis of breast cancer cells and overexpression of Snail is a biomarker of poor clinical outcome for patients with breast cancer.
Snail, a repressor of E-cadherin and an inducer of EMT.
Snail (SNAI1):
A transcription factor that plays a key role in the regulation of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT).
It suppresses the expression of epithelial markers (such as E-cadherin) and upregulates mesenchymal markers, facilitating changes in cell adhesion and motility.
EMT Induction:
Snail actively represses genes such as E-cadherin, a protein critical for cell–cell adhesion. Its upregulation leads to a loss of epithelial characteristics and the acquisition of a mesenchymal phenotype, enhancing migratory potential.
Invasion and Metastasis:
Through EMT induction, Snail facilitates tumor cell dissemination and invasion into surrounding tissues, thereby playing a central role in metastasis.

Elevated levels of Snail have been observed in a variety of cancers, including breast, colorectal, pancreatic, and head and neck cancers.
Elevated Snail expression is frequently associated with a worse prognosis, including lower overall survival rates and increased likelihood of metastasis.
Kidney, Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer: Click to Expand ⟱
Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
1104- CAR,    Carvacrol Ameliorates Transforming Growth Factor-β1-Induced Extracellular Matrix Deposition and Reduces Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition by Regulating The Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Protein Kinase B Pathway In Hk-2 Cells
- in-vitro, Kidney, HK-2
tumCV↓, COL4↓, COL1↓, Fibronectin↓, E-cadherin↑, Snail↑, Vim↑, α-SMA↑, PI3K↓, Akt↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 1 of 1

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 1

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

tumCV↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

PI3K↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

COL1↓, 1,   COL4↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 1,   Fibronectin↓, 1,   Snail↑, 1,   Vim↑, 1,   α-SMA↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 10

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Total Targets: 0

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: Snail, Snail
Query results interpretion may depend on "conditions" listed in the research papers.
Such Conditions may include : 
  -low or high Dose
  -format for product, such as nano of lipid formations
  -different cell line effects
  -synergies with other products 
  -if effect was for normal or cancerous cells

Filter Conditions: Pro/AntiFlg:%  IllCat:%  CanType:12  Cells:%  prod#:%  Target#:376  State#:%  Dir#:2
  wNotes=0  sortOrder:rid,rpid

 

Home Page