Inhibition of the sonic hedgehog pathway activates TGF-β-activated kinase (TAK1) to induce autophagy and suppress apoptosis in thyroid tumor cells

Abstract The sonic hedgehog (Shh) pathway is highly activated in a variety of malignancies and plays important roles in tumorigenesis, tumor growth, drug resistance, and metastasis. Our recent study showed that the inhibitors of the Shh pathway such as cyclopamine (CP), a Smothened (SMO) inhibitor,...

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Main Authors: Sumei Li, Jingxiang Wang, Yurong Lu, Yuqing Zhao, Richard A. Prinz, Xiulong Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Cell Death and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-021-03744-2