Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26342994›Full record

ReviewCurrent opinion in cell biology2015

The MAGE protein family and cancer.

Jenny L Weon, Patrick Ryan Potts

Open access · bronzeAbstract readReview
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Review in Current opinion in cell biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 149 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
149citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

149 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 267 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jenny L WeonDepartments of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States.
Patrick Ryan PottsDepartments of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States. Electronic address: Ryan.Potts@UTSouthwestern.edu.
Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Regulation of WASH-mediated Endosomal Protein RecyclingR01GM111332 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI POTTS, PATRICK RYAN · 2015 to 2019
$1.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM111332NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM111332
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Melanoma Antigen Gene (MAGE) protein family is a large, highly conserved group of proteins that share a common MAGE homology domain. Intriguingly, many MAGE proteins are restricted in expression to reproductive tissues, but are aberrantly expressed in a wide variety of cancer types. Originally discovered as antigens on tumor cells and developed as cancer immunotherapy targets, recent literature suggests a more prominent role for MAGEs in driving tumorigenesis. This review will highlight recent developments into the function of MAGEs as oncogenes, their mechanisms of action in regulation of ubiquitin ligases, and outstanding questions in the field.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmDisease ProgressionHumansImmunotherapyNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasmsNeoplastic Stem CellsAntigens, NeoplasmNeoplasm Proteins

Identifiers

PMID26342994
PMCPMC4688208
OpenAlexW1254044211

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