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lüll The Human Glioma-Associated Oncogene Homolog 1 (GLI1) Family of Transcription Factors in Gene Regulation and Diseases Zhu H; Lo HWCurr Genomics 2010[Jun]; 11 (4): 238-45Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling is critically important for embryogenesis and other cellular processes in which GLI transcription factors mediate the terminal effects of the pathway. GLI1, in particular, plays a significant role in human cancers. Consequently, GLI1 and its upstream positive regulator Smoothened (SMO) are important targets of anti-cancer therapy and several SMO-targeted small molecule inhibitors are being evaluated clinically. Emerging exciting evidence reveals a high level of complexity that lies within the GLI1-mediated pathway. For example, a recent study provided evidence linking the polymorphic GLI1 variants Q1100/E1100 to chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. Two recent reports uncovered the existence of two novel human GLI1 isoforms that differ structurally and functionally from the wild-type GLI1 identified over two decades ago. Interestingly, although both are products of alternative splicing, GLI1∆N and tGLI1 (truncated GLI1) isoforms are predominantly expressed in normal and malignant tissues, respectively. In addition to these important discoveries, gene expression profiling studies have identified a number of novel wild-type GLI1 and tGLI1 target genes, linking wild-type GLI1 to tumor progression and therapeutic resistance, and tGLI1 to tumor invasion and migration. In light of these new insights, this review will provide a comprehensive overview on GLI1 polymorphisms and the three members of the GLI1 family of proteins, and their impacts on human diseases, including, cancers.ä |