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ArticleOncotarget2015

URGCP/URG4 promotes apoptotic resistance in bladder cancer cells by activating NF-κB signaling.

Minglong Wu, Junxing Chen, Yuxi Wang, Jinqian Hu, Chang Liu, Chunxiang Feng, Xiaoyong Zeng

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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 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Minglong WuDepartment of Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Junxing ChenDepartment of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yuxi WangDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Jinqian HuDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Chang LiuDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Chunxiang FengDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Xiaoyong ZengDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Tongji Hospital · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cisplatin is a well-known chemotherapeutic agent, it could cause DNA damage and induce apoptotic cell death, but the cisplatin resistance also appears, it's important to reveal the mechanisms of cisplatin resistance [1]. URGCP/URG4 is overexpressed in various tumors and plays critical role during tumor development. We found URGCP/URG4 was upregulated in bladder cancer cells and tissues, URGCP/URG4 overexpression increased the resistance to cisplatin-induced apoptosis in bladder cancer, and promoted anti-apoptotic genes expression, such as Bcl-2, Survivin, MCL-1, FLIP, and downregulated Caspase-3 expression, Knockdown of URGCP/URG4 decreased the resistance to cisplatin-induced apoptosis, and inhibited anti-apoptotic genes expression, such as Bcl-2, Survivin, MCL-1, FLIP, and upregulated Caspase-3 expression. Mechanism analysis found URGCP/URG4 activated NF-κB pathway which is a well-known anti-apoptotic pathway and promoted the expression of NF-κB targeted genes. So we speculated URGCP/URG4 regulates cisplatin-induced apoptosis by activating NF-κB pathway. We also analyzed the correlation between URGCP/URG4 expression and clinical clinicopathologic, and found its expression was positively correlated with bladder cancer progression, it can serve as a valuable prognostic factor. In summary, URGCP/URG4 promotes the resistance to cisplatin-induced apoptosis by activating NF-κB pathway, and is an unfavorable prognostic factor for bladder cancer.

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ApoptosisDrug Resistance, NeoplasmAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, WesternCisplatinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeMiddle AgedAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorCisplatinNeoplasm ProteinsNF-kappa BRNA, MessengerURGCP protein, humanapoptosisbladder cancerNF-κBURGCP/URG4

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PMID26429874
PMCPMC4741575
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