Overexpression of Mothers Against Decapentaplegic Homolog 7 Activates the Yes-Associated Protein/NOTCH Cascade and Promotes Liver Carcinogenesis in Mice and Humans.
Haichuan WangXinhua SongHaotian LiaoPan WangYi ZhangLi CheJie ZhangYi ZhouAntonio CiglianoCindy AmentDaphne SupervilleSilvia RibbackMelissa ReevesGiovanni M PesBinyong LiangHong WuMatthias EvertDiego F CalvisiYong ZengXin ChenPublished in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2021)
The present data indicate that SMAD7 contributes to liver carcinogenesis by activating the YAP/NOTCH signaling cascade and inducing a cholangiocellular and EMT signature.