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Hedgehog signaling activation in human cancer and its clinical implications

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  • Presents up-to-date information in this exciting research area

  • Summarizes major advances made on hedgehog signaling mechanisms, activation of the pathway in various human cancer types

  • Highlights current challenges in our efforts to translate the basic biology into clinic

  • Provides insightful views suitable for graduate, undergraduate, and medical students, basic and clinical scientists, cancer patients as well as the general public

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Overview of Hedgehog Signaling Pathway

    • Chi-chung Hui, Jin Jiang
    Pages 1-15
  3. Regulation of the Hedgehog Morphogene Gradient

    • G. D’Angelo, F. Wendler, K. Ayers, P. P. Thérond
    Pages 17-32
  4. Smoothened Signaling Through a G-Protein Effector Network

    • David J. Robbins, Stacey K. Ogden
    Pages 33-47
  5. Hedgehog and Protein Kinase C Signaling

    • Jing Li, B. Mark Evers
    Pages 77-83
  6. Activation of Hedgehog Signaling in Human Cancer

    • Jingwu Xie, Ervin Epstein
    Pages 85-104
  7. Hedgehog Signaling in Pediatric Brain Tumors

    • Joon Won Yoon, Jason Fangusaro, Philip Iannaccone, David Walterhouse
    Pages 105-130
  8. Hedgehog Signaling in Mammary Gland Development and Breast Cancer

    • Adriana P. Visbal, Michael T. Lewis
    Pages 131-149
  9. Hedgehog Signaling and Cancer Treatment Resistance

    • Yu-Jen Chen, Hui-Fen Liao, Clifford Chao
    Pages 151-161
  10. Small-Molecule Inhibitors of the Hedgehog Pathway

    • Ari J. Firestone, James K. Chen
    Pages 163-186
  11. Cyclopamine and Its Derivatives for Cancer Therapeutics

    • Martin Tremblay, Karen McGovern
    Pages 187-212
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 213-217

About this book

Understanding the role of hedgehog signaling in cancer is critically important for novel cancer therapeutics. The hedgehog pathway is a major pathway regulating cell differentiation, tissue polarity, stem cell maintenance and cell proliferation. It is known by now that activation of this pathway occurs in a variety of human cancer, including basal cell carcinomas (BCCs), medulloblastomas, leukemia, gastrointestinal, lung, ovarian, breast and prostate cancers. This book provides insightful views suitable for graduate students, medical students, undergraduate students, basic and clinical scientists, cancer patients as well as the general public.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA

    Jingwu Xie

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hedgehog signaling activation in human cancer and its clinical implications

  • Editors: Jingwu Xie

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8435-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-8434-0Published: 04 May 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9541-4Published: 01 October 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-8435-7Published: 30 April 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 217

  • Topics: Cancer Research, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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