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ArticleOncotarget2014

Hepatocyte growth factor-like protein is required for prostate tumor growth in the TRAMP mouse model.

Juozas Vasiliauskas, Madison A Nashu, Peterson Pathrose, Sandra L Starnes, Susan E Waltz

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Article in Oncotarget, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Juozas VasiliauskasDepartments of Cancer Biology , Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Madison A NashuDepartments of Cancer Biology , Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Peterson PathroseDepartment of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sandra L StarnesDepartment of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Susan E WaltzDepartments of Cancer Biology , Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. Research Service, Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Veterans Health Administration · USUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center · US

Funding

LCenter for Clinical and Translational Science and TrainingUL1TR001425 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI HEUBI, JAMES E., KISSELA, BRETT M · 2015 to 2024
$37.5M
Training Program in Cancer TherapeuticsT32CA117846 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI PRICE, CAROLYN M, TAKIAR, VINITA · 2006 to 2022
$6.5M
The Ron Receptor/Chemokine Axis in Prostate CancerR01CA125379 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI WALTZ, SUSAN E · 2008 to 2012
$1.3M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001425NCI NIH HHS R01 CA125379NCI NIH HHS T32 CA117846
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Ron receptor is deregulated in a variety of cancers. Hepatocyte growth factor-like protein (HGFL) is the ligand for Ron and is constitutively secreted from hepatocytes into the circulation. While a few recent reports have emerged analyzing ectopic HGFL overexpression of in cancer cells, no studies have examined host-produced HGFL in tumorigenesis. To examine HGFL function in prostate cancer, the TRAMP mouse model, which is predisposed to develop prostate tumors, was utilized. Prostate tumors from TRAMP mice exhibit elevated levels of HGFL, which correlated with upregulation in human prostate cancer. To directly implicate HGFL in prostate tumorigenesis, TRAMP mice deficient in HGFL (HGFL-/-TRAMP+) were generated. HGFL-/- TRAMP+ mice developed significantly smaller prostate tumors compared to controls. Analysis of HGFL-/- tumors revealed reduced tumor vascularization. No differences in cancer cell proliferation were detected between HGFL-/- TRAMP+ and HGFL+/+ TRAMP+ mice. However, a significant increase in cancer cell death was detected in HGFL-/- TRAMP+ prostates which correlated with decreased pro-survival targets. In vitro analysis demonstrated robust STAT3 activation resulting in Bcl2-dependent survival following treatment of prostate cancer cells with HGFL. These data document a novel function for endogenous HGFL in prostate cancer by imparting a critical survival signal to tumor cells.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell ProliferationCell Transformation, NeoplasticDisease Models, AnimalHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeovascularization, PathologicProstatic NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene ProteinsHepatocyte Growth Factormacrophage stimulating proteinProto-Oncogene Proteins

Identifiers

PMID24980820
PMCPMC4170603
OpenAlexW1879688034

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