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.
NPC, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC): Click to Expand ⟱
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, or nasopharynx cancer, is the most common cancer originating in the nasopharynx, most commonly in the postero-lateral nasopharynx or pharyngeal recess, accounting for 50% of cases.
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a type of cancer that originates in the epithelial cells lining the nasopharynx, which is the upper part of the throat located behind the nose and above the soft palate.
-(NPC) is a malignant tumor which is commonly found in East Asia and Africa.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
4685- EGCG,    Epigallocathechin gallate, polyphenol present in green tea, inhibits stem-like characteristics and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in nasopharyngeal cancer cell lines
- in-vitro, NPC, TW01 - in-vitro, NPC, TW06
CSCs↓, EMT↓, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, OCT4↓, Snail↓, Vim↓, E-cadherin↓, HSP70/HSPA5↓, HSP90↓, AntiTum↓,
4856- Uro,    Study on the biological mechanism of urolithin a on nasopharyngeal carcinoma in vitro
- in-vitro, NPC, CNE1 - in-vitro, NPC, CNE2
Apoptosis↑, MMP↓, ROS↑, E-cadherin↑, BAX↑, cl‑Casp3↑, PARP↑, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, N-cadherin↓, Vim↓, Snail↓, eff↓, TumCP↓, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, EMT↓,

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:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

ROS↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

MMP↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Apoptosis↑, 1,   BAX↑, 1,   cl‑Casp3↑, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

HSP70/HSPA5↓, 1,   HSP90↓, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

PARP↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

CSCs↓, 1,   EMT↓, 2,   OCT4↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

E-cadherin↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 1,   MMP2↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 1,   N-cadherin↓, 1,   Snail↓, 2,   TumCI↓, 2,   TumCMig↓, 2,   TumCP↓, 1,   Vim↓, 2,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

eff↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiTum↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 23

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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