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HECW1-Mediated Ubiquitination of HIPK2 Drives Metastasis in Gastric Cancer Through the AKT Signaling Pathway.

Lab Invest

November 2024

Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital and Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China; Nantong Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Nantong, China. Electronic address:

Article Synopsis
  • E3 ubiquitin ligases, specifically HECW1, play a key role in the development of gastric cancer (GC) by regulating proteins linked to tumor growth and suppression.
  • The study found that HECW1 is overexpressed in GC tissues, and this increased expression is linked to worse outcomes for patients, while laboratory experiments showed that it boosts the metastatic potential of GC cells.
  • HECW1 promotes GC progression by interacting with HIPK2, leading to its degradation, which activates the AKT pathway and influences genes related to cancer cell metastasis; this points to HECW1 as a potential target for new cancer treatments.
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Granzyme B Promotes Proliferation, Migration and EMT Process in Gastric Cancer.

Biochem Genet

May 2024

Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Medical School of Nantong University, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.

Granzyme B (GZMB), a critical member of the Gr gene family, is known to play an essential role in diverse physiological and pathological processes such as inflammation, acute and chronic inflammatory diseases, and cancer progression. In this study, we delve deeper into the role of GZMB within the context of gastric cancer (GC) to examine its expression patterns and functional implications. To accomplish this, we applied a combination of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, western blotting, and immunohistochemistry techniques.

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Mitotic catastrophe (MC) is a novel form of cell death that plays an important role in the treatment and drug resistance of colon adenocarcinoma (COAD). However, MC related genes in COAD treatment and prognosis evaluation are rarely studied. In this study, the transcriptome data, somatic mutation and copy number variation data were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database.

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The recently discovered APRO (anti-proliferative protein) family encodes a group of trans-membrane glycoproteins and includes 6 members: TOB1, TOB2, BTG1, BTG2, BTG3 and BTG4. The APRO family is reportedly associated with the initiation and progression of cancers. This study aims to undertake a comprehensive investigation of the APRO family of proteins as a prognostic biomarker in various human tumors.

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Background: Immunotherapy, as a form of immunobiological therapy, represents a promising approach for enhancing patients' immune responses. This work aims to present innovative ideas and insights for prognostic assessment and clinical treatment of stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) by leveraging immunobiological signatures.

Methods: We employed weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) and unsupervised clustering analysis to identify hub genes.

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Objectives: Pyroptosis-related genes (PRGs) are abnormally expressed in a variety of gastrointestinal tumors, this study aimed to investigate the role of pyroptosis genes in assessing the prognosis of esophageal cancer (ESCA).

Methods: Through consensus clustering, we identified two subtypes associated with PRGs. After Lasso regression and multivariate Cox regression analysis, a polygenic signature based on six prognostic PRGS was constructed.

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Background: Liver metastasis is an important cause of death in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). Increasing evidence indicates that microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM). This study is aimed at exploring the potential miRNA-mRNA regulatory network.

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