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Gene Information

Gene symbol: SNAI1

Gene name: snail homolog 1 (Drosophila)

HGNC ID: 11128

Synonyms: SNA, SLUGH2, SNAH, SNAIL1, SNAIL

Related Genes

# Gene Symbol Number of hits
1 ACTC1 1 hits
2 COL4A1 1 hits
3 CTGF 1 hits
4 DES 1 hits
5 DKK1 1 hits
6 JUP 1 hits
7 KL 1 hits
8 MAPK3 1 hits
9 MMP7 1 hits
10 MMP9 1 hits
11 NOX4 1 hits
12 NPHS1 1 hits
13 NPHS2 1 hits
14 NRIP2 1 hits
15 NTRK1 1 hits
16 REN 1 hits
17 S100A4 1 hits
18 SERPINE1 1 hits
19 SYNPO 1 hits
20 TXNIP 1 hits
21 WNT1 1 hits
22 WT1 1 hits

Related Sentences

# PMID Sentence
1 21832980 Canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling mediates transforming growth factor-β1-driven podocyte injury and proteinuria.
2 21832980 Ectopic expression of Wnt1 or β-catenin mimicked TGF-β1, induced Snail1, and suppressed nephrin expression.
3 21832980 The Wnt antagonist, Dickkopf-1, blocked TGF-β1-induced β-catenin activation, Snail1 induction, and nephrin suppression.
4 21832980 In vivo, ectopic expression of TGF-β1 induced Wnt1 expression, activated β-catenin, and upregulated Wnt target genes such as Snail1, MMP-7, MMP-9, desmin, Fsp1, and PAI-1 in mouse glomeruli, leading to podocyte injury and albuminuria.
5 21832980 Consistently, concomitant expression of Dickkopf-1 gene abolished β-catenin activation, inhibited TGF-β1-triggered Wnt target gene expression, and mitigated albuminuria.
6 21832980 Canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling mediates transforming growth factor-β1-driven podocyte injury and proteinuria.
7 21832980 Ectopic expression of Wnt1 or β-catenin mimicked TGF-β1, induced Snail1, and suppressed nephrin expression.
8 21832980 The Wnt antagonist, Dickkopf-1, blocked TGF-β1-induced β-catenin activation, Snail1 induction, and nephrin suppression.
9 21832980 In vivo, ectopic expression of TGF-β1 induced Wnt1 expression, activated β-catenin, and upregulated Wnt target genes such as Snail1, MMP-7, MMP-9, desmin, Fsp1, and PAI-1 in mouse glomeruli, leading to podocyte injury and albuminuria.
10 21832980 Consistently, concomitant expression of Dickkopf-1 gene abolished β-catenin activation, inhibited TGF-β1-triggered Wnt target gene expression, and mitigated albuminuria.
11 21832980 Canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling mediates transforming growth factor-β1-driven podocyte injury and proteinuria.
12 21832980 Ectopic expression of Wnt1 or β-catenin mimicked TGF-β1, induced Snail1, and suppressed nephrin expression.
13 21832980 The Wnt antagonist, Dickkopf-1, blocked TGF-β1-induced β-catenin activation, Snail1 induction, and nephrin suppression.
14 21832980 In vivo, ectopic expression of TGF-β1 induced Wnt1 expression, activated β-catenin, and upregulated Wnt target genes such as Snail1, MMP-7, MMP-9, desmin, Fsp1, and PAI-1 in mouse glomeruli, leading to podocyte injury and albuminuria.
15 21832980 Consistently, concomitant expression of Dickkopf-1 gene abolished β-catenin activation, inhibited TGF-β1-triggered Wnt target gene expression, and mitigated albuminuria.
16 22586581 In addition, we report that hyperglycemia caused an induction of phosphorylated extracellular signal-related kinase 1/2 and Snail1 that was abrogated by silencing of TrkA or CCN2 using small interfering RNA.
17 25071087 Here, we show that β-catenin triggers ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation of Wilms' tumor 1 (WT1) and functionally antagonizes its action.
18 25071087 This change in WT1/β-catenin ratio was accompanied by loss of podocyte-specific nephrin, podocalyxin, and synaptopodin and acquisition of mesenchymal markers Snail1, α-smooth muscle actin, and fibroblast-specific protein 1.
19 25071087 In vitro, overexpression of β-catenin induced WT1 protein degradation through the ubiquitin proteasomal pathway, which was blocked by MG-132.
20 25071087 WT1 and β-catenin also competed for binding to common transcriptional coactivator CREB-binding protein and mutually repressed the expression of their respective target genes.
21 25071087 In glomerular miniorgan culture, activation of β-catenin by Wnt3a repressed WT1 and its target gene expression.
22 25071087 In vivo, blockade of Wnt/β-catenin signaling by endogenous antagonist Klotho induced WT1 and restored podocyte integrity in adriamycin nephropathy.
23 25071087 These results show that β-catenin specifically targets WT1 for ubiquitin-mediated degradation, leading to podocyte dedifferentiation and mesenchymal transition.
24 25071087 Our data also suggest that WT1 and β-catenin have opposing roles in podocyte biology, and that the ratio of their expression levels dictates the state of podocyte health and disease in vivo.
25 26055352 Mechanistically, Wnt/β-catenin controls the expression of several key mediators implicated in podocytopathies, including Snail1, the renin-angiotensin system and matrix metalloproteinase 7.
26 28277542 MicroRNA-27a promotes podocyte injury via PPARγ-mediated β-catenin activation in diabetic nephropathy.
27 28277542 MicroRNA-27a (miR-27a), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) and β-catenin pathways have been involved in the pathogenesis of DN.
28 28277542 We found that high glucose stimulated miR-27a expression, which, by negatively targeting PPARγ, activated β-catenin signaling as evidenced by upregulation of β-catenin target genes, snail1 and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and downregulation of podocyte-specific markers podocin and synaptopodin.
29 30770219 Both serum from patients with chronic kidney disease and exogenous advanced oxidation protein products induced Wnt1 and Wnt7a expression, activated β-catenin, and reduced expression of podocyte-specific markers in vitro and in vivo.
30 30770219 Blockade of Wnt signaling by Klotho or knockdown of β-catenin by shRNA in podocytes abolished β-catenin activation and the upregulation of fibronectin, desmin, matrix metalloproteinase-9, and Snail1 triggered by advanced oxidation protein products.
31 30770219 The action of Wnt/β-catenin was dependent on the receptor of advanced glycation end products (RAGE)-mediated NADPH oxidase induction, reactive oxygen species generation, and nuclear factor-κB activation.
32 33453249 In vitro studies in podocytes showed that 72 h exposure to AGEs decreased nephrin expression and increased Txnip, Nox4, Col4a1, and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers (Acta2, Snail1, and Tgfb1).
33 33453249 Podocytes treatment with NAC reversed Nox4, Col4a1, Acta2, and Tgfb1 increased expression but did not abrogate the reduced expression of nephrin.
34 33453249 In conclusion, treatment of non-diabetic rats with AGEs induced TXNIP expression and decreased the contents of the repressive epigenetic mark H3K27me3 and of miR-29a, potentially driving injury to glomerular filtration barrier and podocytes dysfunction.
35 34976212 CXCR4 induces podocyte injury and proteinuria by activating β-catenin signaling.
36 34976212 Here we studied the role of β-catenin in mediating CXCR4-triggered podocyte injury.
37 34976212 Methods: Mouse models of proteinuric kidney diseases were used to assess CXCR4 and β-catenin expression.
38 34976212 Conditional knockout mice with podocyte-specific deletion of CXCR4 were generated and used to corroborate a role of CXCR4/β-catenin in podocyte injury and proteinuria.
39 34976212 Results: Both CXCR4 and β-catenin were induced and colocalized in the glomerular podocytes in several models of proteinuric kidney diseases.
40 34976212 Activation of CXCR4 by its ligand SDF-1α stimulated β-catenin activation but did not affect the expression of Wnt ligands in vitro.
41 34976212 Blockade of β-catenin signaling by ICG-001 preserved podocyte signature proteins and inhibited Snail1 and MMP-7 expression in vitro and ex vivo.
42 34976212 Mechanistically, activation of CXCR4 by SDF-1α caused the formation of CXCR4/β-arrestin-1/Src signalosome in podocytes, which led to sequential phosphorylation of Src, EGFR, ERK1/2 and GSK-3β and ultimately β-catenin stabilization and activation.
43 34976212 Silencing β-arrestin-1 abolished this cascade of events and inhibited β-catenin in response to CXCR4 stimulation.
44 34976212 Podocyte-specific knockout of CXCR4 in mice abolished β-catenin activation, preserved podocyte integrity, reduced proteinuria and ameliorated glomerulosclerosis after Adriamycin injury.
45 34976212 Conclusion: These results suggest that CXCR4 promotes podocyte dysfunction and proteinuria by assembling CXCR4/β-arrestin-1/Src signalosome, which triggers a cascade of signal events leading to β-catenin activation.
46 35004680 Nuclear Receptor Interacting Protein-2 Mediates the Stabilization and Activation of β-Catenin During Podocyte Injury.
47 35004680 We aimed to examine the interaction between NRIP2 and β-catenin signalling.
48 35004680 Materials and Methods: Knockdown or overexpression of NRIP2 and β-catenin and chemical treatments were performed in cultured human podocytes.
49 35004680 Results: NRIP2 knockdown accelerated β-catenin degradation, which was reversed by MG132; specifically, NRIP2 bound β-catenin and stabilized it to prevent its degradation through the ubiquitin proteasomal pathway.
50 35004680 Overexpression of NRIP2 led to β-catenin activation and Snail1 induction, and these effects were attenuated by β-catenin knockdown.
51 35004680 NRIP2 knockdown blocked ADR-stimulated β-catenin activation.
52 35004680 In ADR mice, genetic knockout of Nrip2 ameliorated podocyte injury and loss, glomerulosclerosis, and proteinuria by inhibiting β-catenin activation.
53 35004680 Conclusion: These results established NRIP2 as a stabilizer of β-catenin activation through the ubiquitin proteasomal pathway in podocyte injury.