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ArticleTumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine2016

Integrin β6 acts as an unfavorable prognostic indicator and promotes cellular malignant behaviors via ERK-ETS1 pathway in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

Zequn Li, Pengfei Lin, Chao Gao, Cheng Peng, Song Liu, Huijie Gao, Ben Wang, Jiayong Wang, Jun Niu, Weibo Niu

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Article in Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Zequn LiDepartment of General Surgery, QiLu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
Pengfei LinDepartment of General Surgery, QiLu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
Chao GaoDepartment of General Surgery, QiLu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
Cheng PengDepartment of General Surgery, QiLu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
Song LiuDepartment of Thyroid & Breast Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical College, Binzhou, 256603, Shandong, China.
Huijie GaoDepartment of General Surgery, QiLu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
Ben WangDepartment of General Surgery, QiLu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
Jiayong WangDepartment of General Surgery, QiLu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
Jun NiuDepartment of General Surgery, QiLu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
Weibo NiuDepartment of General Surgery, QiLu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China. drniuweibo@163.com.
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CNBinzhou Medical University · CNMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CN

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Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most deadly cancers and is expected to become the second leading cause of cancer death by 2030. Despite extensive efforts to improve surgical treatment, limited progress has been made. Increasing evidence indicates that integrin β6 plays a crucial role in carcinoma invasion and metastasis. However, the expression and role of β6 in PDAC remain largely unknown. In the present study, we investigated the expression of β6 in PDAC and its potential value as a prognostic factor and therapeutic target. β6 upregulation was identified as an independent unfavorable prognostic indicator. Integrin β6 markedly promoted the proliferation and invasion of pancreatic carcinoma cells and induced ETS1 phosphorylation in an ERK-dependent manner, leading to the upregulation of matrix metalloprotease-9, which is essential for β6-mediated invasiveness of pancreatic carcinoma cells. Accordingly, small interfering RNA-mediated silencing of integrin β6 markedly suppressed xenograft tumor growth in vivo. Taken together, our results suggest that integrin β6 plays important roles in the progression of pancreatic carcinoma and contributes to reduced survival times, and may serve as a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of PDAC.

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AdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIntegrin beta ChainsMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMatrix Metalloproteinase 9ETS1 protein, humanintegrin beta6Integrin beta ChainsMatrix Metalloproteinase 9Proto-Oncogene Protein c-ets-1ETS1Integrin β6InvasivenessPDACPrognostic indicator

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