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Trial reportOncotarget2015

Ack1 overexpression promotes metastasis and indicates poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Xiong Lei, Yun-Feng Li, Guo-Dong Chen, Di-Peng Ou, Xiao-Xin Qiu, Chao-Hui Zuo, Lian-Yue Yang

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Trial report in Oncotarget, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiong LeiLiver Cancer Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China.
Yun-Feng LiLiver Cancer Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China.
Guo-Dong ChenLiver Cancer Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China.
Di-Peng OuDepartment of Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China.
Xiao-Xin QiuDepartment of Abdominal Surgical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China.
Chao-Hui ZuoDepartment of Abdominal Surgical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China.
Lian-Yue YangLiver Cancer Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China.
Central South University · CNXiangya Hospital Central South University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the substantial data supporting the oncogenic role of Ack1, the predictive value and biologic role of Ack1 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) metastasis remains unknown. In this study, both correlations of Ack1 expression with prognosis of HCC, and the role of Ack1 in metastasis of HCC were investigated in vitro and in vivo. Our results showed that Ack1 was overexpressed in human HCC tissues and cell lines. High Ack1 expression was associated with HCC metastasis and determined as a significant and independent prognostic factor for HCC after liver resection. Ack1 promoted HCC invasion and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, we confirmed that Ack1 enhanced invasion and metastasis of HCC via EMT by mediating AKT phosphorylation. In conclusion, our study shows Ack1 is a novel prognostic biomarker for HCC and promotes metastasis of HCC via EMT by activating AKT signaling.

Indexed as

Cell MovementAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, HepatocellularCase-Control StudiesCell AdhesionCell ProliferationCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesLiverBiomarkers, TumorProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRNA, MessengerTNK2 protein, humanAck1hepatocellular carcinomametastasisprognosis

Identifiers

PMID26536663
PMCPMC4747357
OpenAlexW1913291305

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