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.
Colon, Colon Cancer: Click to Expand ⟱
Colon cancer can start anywhere in the colon, (5 feet long) and absorbs water from stool. Rectal cancer starts in the rectum, which is the last 12 centimeters.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
1095- Api,    Apigenin inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition of human colon cancer cells through NF-κB/Snail signaling pathway
- Analysis, Colon, NA
Snail↓, EMT↓, NF-kB↓,
1116- GI,    6-Shogaol Inhibits the Cell Migration of Colon Cancer by Suppressing the EMT Process Through the IKKβ/NF-κB/Snail Pathway
- in-vitro, Colon, Caco-2 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
TumCG↓, Apoptosis↑, TumCMig↓, MMP2↓, N-cadherin↓, IKKα↓, p‑NF-kB↓, Snail↓, VEGF↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 2 of 2

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 2

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Cell Death ⓘ

Apoptosis↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

EMT↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

MMP2↓, 1,   N-cadherin↓, 1,   Snail↓, 2,   TumCMig↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

VEGF↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

IKKα↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 1,   p‑NF-kB↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 11

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

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