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ArticleOncogene2009

Wnt pathway aberrations including autocrine Wnt activation occur at high frequency in human non-small-cell lung carcinoma.

G Akiri, M M Cherian, S Vijayakumar, G Liu, A Bafico, S A Aaronson

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Article in Oncogene, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 79 papers.

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79citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

79 citing papers in PubMed, 141 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

G AkiriDepartment of Oncological Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
M M Cherian
S Vijayakumar
G Liu
A Bafico
S A Aaronson
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · US

Funding

WNT Receptor Signaling and CancerR01CA071672 · NCI · MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF NYU · PI AARONSON, STUART A · 1997 to 2009
$3.8M
NCI NIH HHS 5R01CA071672NCI NIH HHS R01 CA071672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Non-small-cell lung carcinomas (NSCLCs), which represent around 80% of lung tumors, exhibit poor prognosis and are usually refractory to conventional chemotherapy. Elucidating the molecular and cellular mechanisms that are dysregulated in NSCLCs may lead to new possibilities for targeted therapy or enhanced efficacy of current therapies. Here we demonstrate Wnt pathway activation in around 50% of human NSCLC cell lines and primary tumors, through different mechanisms, including autocrine Wnt pathway activation involving upregulation of specific Wnt ligands. Downregulation of activated Wnt signaling inhibited NSCLC proliferation and induced a more differentiated phenotype. Together, our findings establish importance of activated Wnt signaling in human NSCLCs and offer the possibility of targeting upregulated Wnt signaling as a new therapeutic modality for this disease.

Indexed as

Autocrine CommunicationSignal TransductionBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell CycleCell Line, TumorCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21DNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLung NeoplasmsTranscription Factor 4Transcription FactorsWnt ProteinsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21DNA-Binding ProteinsTCF4 protein, humanTranscription Factor 4Transcription FactorsWnt Proteins

Identifiers

PMID19377513
PMCPMC4451819
OpenAlexW1969837517

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