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ArticleThe American journal of pathology2003

Mutation of p53 in recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma and its association with the expression of ZBP-89.

George G Chen, Juanita L Merchant, Paul B S Lai, Rocky L K Ho, Xu Hu, Morihiro Okada, Sheng F Huang, Albert K K Chui, David J Law, Yong G Li and 2 more

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Article in The American journal of pathology, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

George G ChenDepartment of Surgery and the Sir Y. K. Pao Center for Cancer, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong. gchen@ccuhk.edu.hk
Juanita L Merchant
Paul B S Lai
Rocky L K Ho
Xu Hu
Morihiro Okada
Sheng F Huang
Albert K K Chui
David J Law
Yong G Li
Wan Y Lau
Arthur K C Li
Chinese University of Hong Kong · CNPrince of Wales Hospital · CNUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Gastrointestional Growth &TransformationR01DK055732 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MERCHANT, JUANITA L. · 2000 to 2014
$4.1M
Mechanisms of Gastrointestinal Growth and TransformationR56DK055732 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MERCHANT, JUANITA L. · 2010 to 2010
$369k
NIDDK NIH HHS DK 55732NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK055732NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK055732
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

p53 has recently been identified as a downstream target of ZBP-89, a zinc finger transcription factor. ZBP-89 promotes growth arrest through stabilization of the p53 protein. The aim of this study is to determine the status of the p53 gene in recurrent human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and test the link between the expression of ZBP-89 and the p53 gene. The results showed that mutations in the p53 gene were frequently detected in recurrent HCC. The interval between surgical resection and the recurrence of HCC was significantly longer in patients with the wild-type p53 gene than those with mutations, strongly suggesting a pathological role for the mutant p53 gene in HCC recurrence. Among those positive for the p53 protein, nearly 85% (18 of 21) showed nuclear localization of the p53 protein while only about 14% (3 of 21) were positive for the p53 protein in the cytoplasm. ZBP-89 co-localized with p53 in the nucleus in about 67% (12 of 18) of all cases positive for the nuclear p53 protein, suggesting that ZBP-89 may play a role in the nuclear accumulation of the p53 protein in a subset of recurrent HCC. With accumulation of p53 protein in the nucleus, tumor cells undergo apoptosis and thus are more susceptible to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Therefore, co-localization of p53 protein with ZBP-89 may define a subgroup of recurrent HCC that is more sensitive to treatment.

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AdultAgedCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell NucleusDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA, NeoplasmFemaleHumansImmunoblottingLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrecipitin TestsDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, NeoplasmTranscription FactorsTumor Suppressor Protein p53ZNF148 protein, human

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PMID12759240
PMCPMC1868140
OpenAlexW2075168918

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