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Krüppel-like factors in cancer

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The roles and regulation of the 17 known KLFs in various cancer-relevant processes are discussed, with some KLFs having different roles in normal cells and cancer, during cancer development and progression and in different cancer types.
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Kruppel-like factors (KLFs) are a family of DNA-binding transcriptional regulators with diverse and essential functions in a multitude of cellular processes, including proliferation, differentiation, migration, inflammation and pluripotency. In this Review, we discuss the roles and regulation of the 17 known KLFs in various cancer-relevant processes. Importantly, the functions of KLFs are context dependent, with some KLFs having different roles in normal cells and cancer, during cancer development and progression and in different cancer types. We also identify key questions for the field that are likely to lead to important new translational research and discoveries in cancer biology.

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Cancer-derived exosomal miR-25-3p promotes pre-metastatic niche formation by inducing vascular permeability and angiogenesis.

TL;DR: It is shown that colorectal cancer (CRC) derived exosomal miR-25-3p promotes vascular leakiness and angiogenesis, CRC metastasis, and is upregulated in CRC pateints with metastasis.
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Nrf2 Amplifies Oxidative Stress via Induction of Klf9

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that Klf9 independently causes increased ROS levels in various types of cultured cells and in mouse tissues and is required for pathogenesis of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice and identified as a ubiquitous regulator of oxidative stress and lung injury.
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Interplay between arginine methylation and ubiquitylation regulates KLF4-mediated genome stability and carcinogenesis.

TL;DR: A critical role is pointed to for aberrant KLF4 regulation by PRMT5 in genome stability and breast carcinogenesis through structure-based modelling and simulations.
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Krüppel-like factors in mammalian stem cells and development

TL;DR: An overview of Krüppel-like factors, a family of zinc-finger transcription factors that play fundamental roles in development and stem cell biology, as revealed by studies of animal models is provided.
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Tumor suppressor activity of KLF6 mediated by downregulation of the PTTG1 oncogene

TL;DR: CDNA microarray analysis of whole liver was compared and Pituitary tumor transforming gene 1 (PTTG1), an oncogene, was the most up‐regulated transcript in KLF6+/− liver, and PTTG1 downregulation represents a novel tumor suppressor pathway of KLF 6.
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Shaking the family tree: identification of novel and biologically active alternatively spliced isoforms across the KLF family of transcription factors

TL;DR: This report identifies for the first time a more complete view of the genomic and proteomic breadth and complexity of the KLF transcription factor family, revealing the existence of highly expressed and biologically active isoforms previously uncharacterized.
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Effects of Kruppel-like factor 6 on osteosarcoma cell biological behavior

TL;DR: The results suggested that KLF6 could inhibit proliferation and invasion, and facilitate apoptosis of osteosarcoma cells, which might be a potential target for the treatment of fractures.
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Vesnarinone, a differentiation inducing drug, directly activates p21(waf1) gene promoter via Sp1 sites in a human salivary gland cancer cell line.

TL;DR: The results suggest that vesnarinone directly activates p21waf1 promoter via the activation of Sp1 and Sp3 transcription factors and the histone hyperacetylation in TYS cells.
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