Highlights • Elevated expression of Wnt pathway associated factors in HPV-positive penile cancer cells.• lacking nuclear beta-catenin translocation indicated an actively abrogated Wnt signaling.• elevated expression of the Wnt antagonist… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • Elevated expression of Wnt pathway associated factors in HPV-positive penile cancer cells.• lacking nuclear beta-catenin translocation indicated an actively abrogated Wnt signaling.• elevated expression of the Wnt antagonist DKK1 in HPV-positive penile cancer cells.• DKK1-driven autocrine Wnt pathway inhibition in penile cancer cells.• DKK1+ penile cancers are with a higher frequency HPV+, less differentiated and grow more aggressively.
               
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