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ArticleOncotarget2015

ERK5 negatively regulates tobacco smoke-induced pulmonary epithelial-mesenchymal transition.

Zhaofeng Liang, Wei Xie, Rui Wu, Hao Geng, Li Zhao, Chunfeng Xie, Xiaoting Li, Cong Huang, Jianyun Zhu, Mingming Zhu and 4 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhaofeng LiangDepartment of Toxicology and Nutritional Science, Institute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Wei XieDepartment of Toxicology and Nutritional Science, Institute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Rui WuDepartment of Toxicology and Nutritional Science, Institute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Hao GengDepartment of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui, China.
Li ZhaoDepartment of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui, China.
Chunfeng XieDepartment of Toxicology and Nutritional Science, Institute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaoting LiDepartment of Toxicology and Nutritional Science, Institute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Cong HuangDepartment of Toxicology and Nutritional Science, Institute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Jianyun ZhuDepartment of Toxicology and Nutritional Science, Institute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Mingming ZhuDepartment of Toxicology and Nutritional Science, Institute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Weiwei ZhuDepartment of Toxicology and Nutritional Science, Institute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Jieshu WuDepartment of Toxicology and Nutritional Science, Institute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Shanshan GengDepartment of Toxicology and Nutritional Science, Institute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Caiyun ZhongDepartment of Toxicology and Nutritional Science, Institute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Nanjing Medical University · CNAnhui Medical University · CNSecond Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the primary cause of lung cancer, tobacco smoke (TS) promotes the initiation and progression of lung tumorigenesis. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a crucial process involved in cell malignant transformation. The role of ERK5, the lesser studied member of MAPKs family, in regulating TS-triggered pulmonary EMT has not been investigated. Normal human bronchial epithelial cells and BALB/c mice were used as in vitro and in vivo TS exposure models. Exposure of normal human bronchial epithelial cells to TS for 7 days induced morphological change, enhanced migratory and invasive capacities, reduced epithelial marker expression and increased mesenchymal marker expression. Importantly, we demonstrated for the first time that ERK5 negatively regulated TS-mediated lung epithelial EMT, as evidenced by the findings that TS suppressed ERK5 activation, and that TS-triggered EMT was mimicked with ERK5 inhibition and reversed by ERK5 overexpression. The negative regulation of ERK5 on pulmonary EMT was further confirmed in mice exposed to TS for 12 weeks. Taken together, our data suggest that ERK5 negatively regulates TS-mediated pulmonary EMT. These findings provide new insight into the molecular mechanisms of TS-associated lung tumorigenesis and may open up new avenues in the search for potential target of lung cancer intervention.

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AnimalsCell MovementCells, CulturedCell ShapeCell Transformation, NeoplasticDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme ActivationEpithelial CellsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLungLung NeoplasmsMaleMice, Inbred BALB CMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 7MAPK7 protein, humanMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 7Protein Kinase InhibitorsSmokeepithelial–mesenchymal transitionERK5lung cancerregulationtobacco smoke

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PMID25965818
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