Dual roles of TRIM3 in colorectal cancer by retaining p53 in the cytoplasm to decrease its nuclear expression.

Colorectal cancer is a very heterogeneous disease caused by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. P53, as a frequent mutation gene, plays a critical role in the adenoma-carcinoma transition during the tumorous pathological process. Our team discovered TRIM3 as a tumor-associated gene in CRC by high-content screening techniques.

Essential role of ALKBH5-mediated RNA demethylation modification in bile acid-induced gastric intestinal metaplasia.

Bile acid reflux and subsequent caudal-related homeobox 2 (CDX2) activation contribute to gastric intestinal metaplasia (IM), a precursor of gastric cancer; however, the mechanism underlying this phenomenon is unclear. Here, we demonstrate that alkylation repair homolog protein 5 (ALKBH5), a major RNA N-adenosine demethylase, is required for bile acid-induced gastric IM. Mechanistically, we revealed the N-methyladenosine (mA) modification profile in gastric IM for the first time and identified ZNF333 as a novel mA target of ALKBH5.

HOXA10 mediates epithelial-mesenchymal transition to promote gastric cancer metastasis partly via modulation of TGFB2/Smad/METTL3 signaling axis.

Background: Homeobox A10 (HOXA10) belongs to the HOX gene family, which plays an essential role in embryonic development and tumor progression. We previously demonstrated that HOXA10 was significantly upregulated in gastric cancer (GC) and promoted GC cell proliferation. This study was designed to investigate the role of HOXA10 in GC metastasis and explore the underlying mechanism.

METTL3-mediated N6-methyladenosine modification is critical for epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis of gastric cancer.

Background: As one of the most frequent chemical modifications in eukaryotic mRNAs, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification exerts important effects on mRNA stability, splicing, and translation. Recently, the regulatory role of m6A in tumorigenesis has been increasingly recognized. However, dysregulation of m6A and its functions in tumor epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and metastasis remain obscure.

HOXA10 induces BCL2 expression, inhibits apoptosis, and promotes cell proliferation in gastric cancer.

Homeobox A10 (HOXA10) has been implicated critical for the promotion of carcinogenesis, but the underlying mechanism between HOXA10 and malignant gastric cancer (GC) phenotype remains elusive. In the present study, we analyzed and validated that HOXA10 and BCL2 expressions were elevated both at the mRNA and protein levels in GC tissues. Upregulated HOXA10 promoted GC cell proliferation with reduced apoptosis in vitro and accelerated GC tumor growth in vivo.

A Positive Feed-Forward Loop between LncRNA-CYTOR and Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Promotes Metastasis of Colon Cancer.

We previously demonstrated that long non-coding RNA cytoskeleton regulator RNA (CYTOR), also known as Linc00152, was significantly overexpressed in colon cancer and conferred resistance to oxaliplatin-induced apoptosis. At the same time, elevated CYTOR expression was also reported in gastric cancer and exerted influences on epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers. However, the precise mechanism by which CYTOR promotes the EMT phenotype and cancer metastasis remains poorly understood.

Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein is a prognostic factor and biomarker of colon cancer and promotes cell proliferation by activating the Akt pathway.

Purpose: Recent studies have determined that cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) plays a vital role in carcinogenesis. We sought to clarify the role of COMP in colon cancer.

Methods: We investigated gene expression data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) dataset.

HOXA13 contributes to gastric carcinogenesis through DHRS2 interacting with MDM2 and confers 5-FU resistance by a p53-dependent pathway.

5-FU-based chemotherapy is recently most recommended as the first-line treatment for gastric cancer (GC). However, 5-FU resistance is common for many postoperative GC patients. Homeobox A13 (HOXA13) is a member of homeobox genes highly expressed in many human tumors.

A new donors' and recipients' cluster predicting tacrolimus disposition, and new-onset hypertension in Chinese liver transplant patients.

Aim: The purpose of the current study was to investigate individualized therapy of tacrolimus (Tac), as well as complications after liver transplantation (LT) with the known genetic determinants and clinical factors.

Methods: In this retrospective study, two cohorts (n=170) from the China Liver Transplant Registry (CLTR) database from July 2007 to March 2015 were included.

Results: Both donors' *3 and recipients' *1G had a correlation with Tac pharmacokinetics at four weeks (all <0.