Snail Cancer Research Results

Snail, Snail: Click to Expand ⟱
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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.
Pca, Prostate Cancer: Click to Expand ⟱
Prostate Cancer: Alterations in genes such as ERG, SPOP, MYC, androgen receptor (AR), and CHD1, drive PCa progression.
TP53 is the most commonly mutated gene in human cancer.
HH↑, GLI-1↑, SHH↑ P53↓
The loss of p53 and/or other tumor suppressor genes, reduced capacity for DNA repair, the dysfunction of telomerase activity, and changes in the pathways that govern the growth of cells also mediate the progression of Pca.
It has been well documented that Ca2+ influx and MDR1 upregulation are highly associated with GEM metabolism in human pancreatic carcinoma.
Increased Growth factor IGF-1/IGF-1R axis activation mediated by both PI3K/Akt or RAF/MEK/ERK system and AR expression remains important in the development and progression of prostate cancer.
It has been demonstrated that prostate cancer cells are relatively sensitive to heat stress.
Long non-coding RNA MALAT1 has been reported as an oncogenic target in multiple types of cancers, including PC.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
581- Api,  Cisplatin,    The natural flavonoid apigenin sensitizes human CD44+ prostate cancer stem cells to cisplatin therapy
- in-vitro, Pca, CD44+
Bcl-2↓, survivin↓, Casp8↑, P53↑, Sharpin↓, APAF1↑, p‑Akt↓, NF-kB↓, P21↑, Cyc↓, CDK2↓, CDK4/6↓, Snail↓, ChemoSen↑,
210- Api,    Apigenin inhibits migration and invasion via modulation of epithelial mesenchymal transition in prostate cancer
- in-vitro, Pca, DU145
EMT↓, E-cadherin↑, Snail↓, Vim↓,
240- Api,    The flavonoid apigenin reduces prostate cancer CD44(+) stem cell survival and migration through PI3K/Akt/NF-κB signaling
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, Pca, CD44+
P21↑, p27↑, Casp3↑, Casp8↑, Slug↓, Snail↓, NF-kB↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓,
1121- JG,    Juglone suppresses epithelial-mesenchymal transition in prostate cancer cells via the protein kinase B/glycogen synthase kinase-3β/Snail signaling pathway
- in-vitro, Pca, LNCaP
E-cadherin↑, N-cadherin↓, Vim↓, Snail↓, GSK‐3β↑,
1129- NarG,    Naringenin Attenuated Prostate Cancer Invasion via Reversal of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Inhibited uPA Activity
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
E-cadherin↓, Vim↓, Snail↓, Twist↓, EMT↓, uPA↓,
60- QC,  EGCG,  isoFl,    The dietary bioflavonoid quercetin synergizes with epigallocathechin gallate (EGCG) to inhibit prostate cancer stem cell characteristics, invasion, migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition
- in-vitro, Pca, pCSCs
Casp3↑, Casp7↑, Bcl-2↓, survivin↓, XIAP↓, EMT↓, Slug↓, Snail↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, LEF1↓, CSCs↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, CD44↓, CD133↓,
95- QC,    Quercetin, a natural dietary flavonoid, acts as a chemopreventive agent
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
p‑ERK↓, p‑STAT3↓, p‑Akt↓, N-cadherin↓, Vim↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, Snail↓, Slug↓, Twist↓, PCNA↓, EGFR↓, chemoPv↑,
80- QC,    Quercetin reverses EGF-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition and invasiveness in prostate cancer (PC-3) cell line via EGFR/PI3K/Akt pathway
- in-vitro, Pca, PC3
Vim↓, ERK↓, Snail↓, Slug↓, Twist↓, EGFR↓, p‑Akt↓, EGFR↓, N-cadherin↓, TumMeta↓, EMT↓,
77- QC,  EGCG,    The dietary bioflavonoid quercetin synergizes with epigallocathechin gallate (EGCG) to inhibit prostate cancer stem cell characteristics, invasion, migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition
- in-vitro, Pca, CD44+ - in-vitro, NA, CD133+ - in-vitro, NA, PC3 - in-vitro, NA, LNCaP
Casp3↑, Casp7↑, Bcl-2↓, survivin↓, XIAP↓, EMT↓, Vim↓, Slug↓, Snail↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, LEF1↓, TCF↓, eff↑, CSCs↓, TumCG↓, tumCV↓,
3198- SFN,    Sulforaphane and TRAIL induce a synergistic elimination of advanced prostate cancer stem-like cells
- in-vitro, Pca, NA
Nanog↓, SOX2↓, E-cadherin↓, Snail↓, VEGFR2↓, Diff↓, TumCMig↓, EMT↓, CXCR4↓, NOTCH1↓, ALDH1A1↓, CSCs↓, eff↑,
1137- Taur,    Taurine Attenuates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition-Related Genes in Human Prostate Cancer Cells
- in-vitro, Pca, NA
N-cadherin↓, Twist↓, Zeb1↓, Snail↓, Vim↓, E-cadherin↑,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 11 of 11

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 11

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

XIAP↓, 2,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,   p‑Akt↓, 3,   APAF1↑, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 3,   Casp3↑, 3,   Casp7↑, 2,   Casp8↑, 2,   p27↑, 1,   survivin↓, 3,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

tumCV↓, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

P53↑, 1,   PCNA↓, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK2↓, 1,   Cyc↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 1,   P21↑, 2,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

ALDH1A1↓, 1,   CD133↓, 1,   CD44↓, 1,   CSCs↓, 3,   Diff↓, 1,   EMT↓, 6,   ERK↓, 1,   p‑ERK↓, 1,   GSK‐3β↑, 1,   Nanog↓, 1,   NOTCH1↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   SOX2↓, 1,   p‑STAT3↓, 1,   TCF↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

CDK4/6↓, 1,   E-cadherin↓, 2,   E-cadherin↑, 3,   LEF1↓, 2,   N-cadherin↓, 4,   Sharpin↓, 1,   Slug↓, 5,   Snail↓, 11,   TumCI↓, 1,   TumCMig↓, 2,   TumMeta↓, 1,   Twist↓, 4,   uPA↓, 1,   Vim↓, 7,   Zeb1↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 2,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

EGFR↓, 3,   VEGFR2↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

CXCR4↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 2,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

ChemoSen↑, 1,   eff↑, 2,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

EGFR↓, 3,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

chemoPv↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 58

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Total Targets: 0

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: Snail, Snail
4 Quercetin
3 Apigenin (mainly Parsley)
2 EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
1 Cisplatin
1 Juglone
1 Naringin
1 isoflavones
1 Sulforaphane (mainly Broccoli)
1 Taurine
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