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ArticleOncogene2008

Cellular functions of 14-3-3 zeta in apoptosis and cell adhesion emphasize its oncogenic character.

M Niemantsverdriet, K Wagner, M Visser, C Backendorf

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Article in Oncogene, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. [14-3-3ζ protein mediates gemcitabine resistance in NK/T-cell lymphoma].Zhonghua xue ye xue za zhi = Zhonghua xueyexue zazhi · 2019
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  18. Up-regulation of 14-3-3ζ expression in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and its clinical implications.Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M NiemantsverdrietLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
K Wagner
M Visser
C Backendorf
Leiden University · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

14-3-3 proteins are relevant to cancer biology as they are key regulators of major cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation, senescence and apoptosis. So far, the sigma isoform (14-3-3sigma) has most directly been implicated in carcinogenesis and was recognized as a tumour-suppressor gene. The other six members of the mammalian 14-3-3 gene family likely behave as oncogenes, although direct evidence supporting this view is largely circumstantial. In this report, we show that knockdown of 14-3-3zeta induces at least two isoform-specific phenotypes that are consistent with a potential oncogenic activity during tumorigenesis. Firstly, downregulation of 14-3-3zeta sensitized cells to stress-induced apoptosis and JNK/p38 signalling and secondly, it enforced cell-cell contacts and expression of adhesion proteins. Apparently, the zeta isoform restrains both cell adhesion and the cellular propensity for apoptosis, two activities that are also restrained during carcinogenesis. The assumption that 14-3-3zeta has oncogenic properties was substantiated with a web-based meta-analysis (Oncomine), revealing that 14-3-3zeta is overexpressed in various types of carcinomas. As the highly conserved human 14-3-3 gene family encodes proteins with either tumour-promoting or tumour-suppressing activities, we infer that the cellular balance between the various 14-3-3 isoforms is crucial for the proper functioning of cells.

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14-3-3 ProteinsApoptosisCell AdhesionCell Line, TumorHumansIsoenzymesOncogene ProteinsOncogenesUltraviolet Rays14-3-3 ProteinsIsoenzymesOncogene Proteins

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PMID17704798
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