ArticleOncogene2016
Microtubule-associated protein 4 is an important regulator of cell invasion/migration and a potential therapeutic target in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
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- cGAS-ISG15-RAGE axis reprogram necroptotic microenvironment and promote lymphatic metastasis in head and neck cancer.Experimental hematology & oncology · 2024Article
- A p85 isoform switch enhances PI3K activation on endosomes by a MAP4- and PI3P-dependent mechanism.Cell reports · 2024Article
- MAP4 acts as an oncogene and prognostic marker and affects radioresistance by mediating epithelial-mesenchymal transition in lung adenocarcinoma.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2024Article
- Elevated expression of the RNA-binding protein IGF2BP1 enhances the mRNA stability of INHBA to promote the invasion and migration of esophageal squamous cancer cells.Experimental hematology & oncology · 2023Article
- Post-translational modifications of tubulin: their role in cancers and the regulation of signaling molecules.Cancer gene therapy · 2023Review
- FBXW7 loss of function promotes esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression via elevating MAP4 and ERK phosphorylation.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2023Article
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- The platinum coordination complex inhibits cell invasion-migration and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition by altering the TGF-β-SMAD pathway in colorectal cancer.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
- The emerging role of microtubules in invasion plasticity.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Review
- Susceptibility of cytoskeletal-associated proteins for tumor progression.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2021Review
- Advances and challenges in the treatment of esophageal cancer.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2021Review
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- Phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase signalling is spatially organized at endosomal compartments by microtubule-associated protein 4.Nature cell biology · 2020Article
- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Affecting Microtubule Dynamics in Normal and Cancer Cells.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Plastin 1 drives metastasis of colorectal cancer through the IQGAP1/Rac1/ERK pathway.Cancer science · 2020Article
- The miR-1224-5p/TNS4/EGFR axis inhibits tumour progression in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Cell death & disease · 2020Article
- Microtubule associated protein 9 inhibits liver tumorigenesis by suppressing ERCC3.EBioMedicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
Cell invasion and migration significantly contribute to tumor metastasis. Microtubule-associated protein 4 (MAP4) protein is one member of microtubule-associate proteins family. It is responsible for stabilization of microtubules by modulation of microtubule dynamics. However, there is little information about the involvement of MAP4 in human cancer. Here we show that MAP4 serves as a regulator of invasion and migration in esophageal squamous cancer cells. By activating the ERK-c-Jun-vascular endothelial growth factor A signaling pathway, MAP4 promotes cell invasion and migration in vitro, tumor growth and metastasis in mouse models. Immunohistochemical staining of operative tissues indicated that MAP4 expression was associated with tumor stage, lymph node metastasis and shorter survival of the patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that MAP4 is an independent prognostic indicator. In the serial sections of ESCC tissues, there was a positive correlation between MAP4 and vascular endothelial growth factor A expression. Notably, an intratumoral injection of MAP4-small interfering RNA (siRNA) remarkably inhibited the growth of the tumors that formed by the MAP4-expressing ESCC cells in nude mice, and a combination of MAP4-siRNA and Bevacizumab significantly enhanced the inhibition effect. Our data suggest that MAP4 is probably a useful prognostic biomarker and a potential therapeutic target for the disease.
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