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ArticleOncotarget2010

An activating transcription factor 5-mediated survival pathway as a target for cancer therapy?

Zhi Sheng, Sara K Evans, Michael R Green

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Article in Oncotarget, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhi Sheng
Sara K Evans
Michael R Green
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

Role of Lipocalin 24p3 in Apoptosis and LeukemiaR01CA115817 · NCI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI GREEN, MICHAEL R · 2006 to 2010
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Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS R01 CA115817NCI NIH HHS R01CA115817
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genes that are highly expressed in cancer cells and are essential for their viability are attractive targets for the development of novel cancer therapeutics. Activating transcription factor 5 (ATF5) is an anti-apoptotic protein that is highly expressed in malignant glioma but not normal brain tissues, and is essential for glioma cell survival. Recent work has revealed an essential survival pathway mediated by ATF5 in malignant glioma; pharmacological inhibition of this pathway leads to tumor regression in mice. ATF5 is also highly expressed in a variety of other cancers, and preliminary studies have shown that the ATF5-mediated survival pathway is active in diverse human cancer cell lines. Targeting this pathway may therefore have therapeutic implications for the treatment of a wide range of cancers. In this perspective, we summarize recent advances in ATF5 research, focusing on its role in promoting cancer and its potential as a target for cancer therapy.

Indexed as

Activating Transcription FactorsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsHumansMiceNeoplasmsActivating Transcription FactorsAntineoplastic AgentsATF5 protein, humanAtf5 protein, mouse

Identifiers

PMID21311102
PMCPMC3069685
OpenAlexW2157582911

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