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. 2023 Aug 18;8:315. doi: 10.1038/s41392-023-01559-5

Table 2.

Changes of HH signaling pathway in cancer

Cancer Mechanism HH signaling pathway-related molecules Biological behavior influenced by HH signaling pathway
Craniofacial Complex
  Oral squamous cell carcinoma198,199 ligand-dependent Ptch1 (+), Shh (+), Smo (+), Gli1 (+) Initiation (+), Progression (+), Metastasis (+)
  Odontogenic karatocytes211 ligand-independent Ptch1 (+), Smo (+) Progression (+)
Brain
  Medulloblastoma226,230,232 ligand-independent Ptch1 (+), Shh (-) Stemness (+), Progression (+), Resistance (+)
  Glioma237,510 ligand-dependent Shh (+), Gli2 (-) Progression (+), Metastasis (+)
Renal
  Renal cell carcinoma249,254,255,511 ligand-dependent Shh (+), Smo (+), Gli1 (+), Gli2 (+) Stemness (+), Progression (+), Resistance (+)
Prostate
  Prostate cancer259,263,512 ligand-dependent Shh (+), Smo (+) Stemness (+), Progression (+), Resistance (+)
Liver
  Hepatocellular carcinoma266,267,271,274 ligand-dependent Ptch1 (+), Smo (+), Gli1 (+) Progression (+), Metastasis (+), Resistance (+)
  Cholangiocarcinoma276,282,513 ligand-dependent Gli1 (+), Gli2 (+) Stemness (+), Progression (+), Metastasis (+), Drug resistance (+)
Colon
  Colorectal cancer284,287 ligand-dependent Ihh (-), Shh (+), Progression (+), Metastasis (+), Resistance (+)
Pancreas
  Pancreatic cancer289291,294 ligand-dependent Shh (+), Smo (+), Gli1 (+) Initiation (+), Progression (+), Metastasis (+)
Lung
  Lung cancer299,304,305,514 ligand-dependent Shh (+), Gli (+) Progression (+), Stemness (+), Metastasis (+), Resistance (+)
Blood
  Hematological malignancy308,311,515 ligand-dependent Smo (+), Dhh (+), Gli1 (+) Radiation resistance (+), Stemness (+)
Thyroid
  Thyroid cancers320,324,516 ligand-dependent Shh (+), Ptch (+), Smo (+), Gli (+) Stemness (+), Progression (+), Resistance (+)
Skin
  Basel cell carcinoma327,329,335 ligand-independent Shh (+), Ptch1 (+), Gli1 (+) Progression (+), Resistance (+)
Breast
  Triple negative breast cancer341,342,345,346 ligand-dependent Smo (+), Gli1 (+), Shh (+) Progression (+), Metastasis (+), Resistance (+), Stemness (+)
Muscle
  Rhabdomyosarcoma351,357 ligand-dependent Gli1(+), Ptch1 (+) Progression (+), Stemness (+), Drug resistance (+)
Stomach
  Gastric cancer364367 ligand-independent Shh (+), Gli1(+) Initiation (+), Progression (+), Drug resistance (+), Stemness (+)