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ArticleOncogene2016

The EGF receptor ligand amphiregulin controls cell division via FoxM1.

S W Stoll, P E Stuart, W R Swindell, L C Tsoi, B Li, A Gandarillas, S Lambert, A Johnston, R P Nair, J T Elder

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Article in Oncogene, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

S W StollDepartment of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
P E StuartDepartment of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
W R SwindellDepartment of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
L C TsoiDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
B LiDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
A GandarillasCell Cycle, Stem Cell Fate and Cancer Laboratory, Fundación Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla (IDIVAL), Santander, Spain.
S LambertDepartment of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
A JohnstonDepartment of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
R P NairDepartment of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
J T ElderDepartment of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USInstituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla · ES

Funding

Amphiregulin in Psoriatic Epidermal HyperplasiaR01AR052889 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ELDER, JAMES TILFORD · 2006 to 2010
$1.4M
Metalloproteinase regulation of ErbB signaling in skinK01AR050462 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI STOLL, STEFAN W · 2006 to 2010
$489k
Metalloproteinase regulation of ErbB signaling in skinR03AR049420 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI STOLL, STEFAN W · 2004 to 2006
$227k
NIAMS NIH HHS K01 AR050462NIAMS NIH HHS K01 AR064754NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR052889NIAMS NIH HHS R03 AR049420
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is central to epithelial cell physiology, and deregulated EGFR signaling has an important role in a variety of human carcinomas. Here we show that silencing of the EGF-related factor amphiregulin (AREG) markedly inhibits the expansion of human keratinocytes through mitotic failure and accumulation of cells with ⩾ 4n DNA content. RNA-sequencing-based transcriptome analysis revealed that tetracycline-mediated AREG silencing significantly altered the expression of 2331 genes, 623 of which were not normalized by treatment with EGF. Interestingly, genes irreversibly upregulated by suppression of AREG overlapped with genes involved in keratinocyte differentiation. Moreover, a significant proportion of the irreversibly downregulated genes featured upstream binding sites recognized by forkhead box protein M1 (FoxM1), a key transcription factor in the control of mitosis that is widely dysregulated in cancer. The downregulation of FoxM1 and its target genes preceded mitotic arrest. Constitutive expression of FoxM1 in AREG knockdown cells normalized cell proliferation, reduced the number of cells with ⩾ 4n DNA content and rescued expression of FoxM1 target genes. These results demonstrate that AREG controls G2/M progression and cytokinesis in keratinocytes via activation of a FoxM1-dependent transcriptional program, suggesting new avenues for treatment of epithelial cancer.

Indexed as

AmphiregulinCell DivisionCells, CulturedEGF Family of ProteinsErbB ReceptorsForkhead Box Protein M1Forkhead Transcription FactorsG2 PhaseGene SilencingHumansKeratinocytesLigandsAmphiregulinAREG protein, humanEGF Family of ProteinsErbB ReceptorsForkhead Box Protein M1Forkhead Transcription FactorsFOXM1 protein, humanLigands

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PMID26234682
PMCPMC4788585
OpenAlexW2216529564

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