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RSPO3 expands intestinal stem cell and niche compartments and drives tumorigenesis.

John Hilkens, Nikki C Timmer, Mandy Boer, Gerjon J Ikink, Matthias Schewe, Andrea Sacchetti, Martijn A J Koppens, Ji-Ying Song, Elvira R M Bakker

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Article in Gut, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

55 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

John HilkensDepartment of Molecular Genetics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Nikki C TimmerDepartment of Molecular Genetics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Mandy BoerDepartment of Molecular Genetics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Gerjon J IkinkDepartment of Molecular Genetics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Matthias ScheweDepartment of Pathology, Josephine Nefkens Institute, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Andrea SacchettiDepartment of Pathology, Josephine Nefkens Institute, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Martijn A J KoppensDepartment of Molecular Genetics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ji-Ying SongDepartment of Experimental Animal Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Elvira R M BakkerDepartment of Molecular Genetics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The Netherlands Cancer Institute · NLOncode Institute · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe gross majority of colorectal cancer cases results from aberrant Wnt/β-catenin signalling through adenomatous polyposis coli (

designWe generated a conditional

resultsUpon in vivo

conclusionsWe provide in vivo evidence that RSPO3 stimulates the crypt stem cell and niche compartments and drives rapid intestinal tumorigenesis. This establishes RSPO3 as a potent driver of intestinal cancer and proposes RSPO3 as a candidate target for therapy in patients with colorectal cancer harbouring

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaAdenomaAnimalsbeta CateninCarcinogenesisCell EnlargementCell MovementCell ProliferationGene ExpressionHyperplasiaIntestinal MucosaIntestinal NeoplasmsIntestinesMiceMice, TransgenicMutationbeta CateninHras protein, mouseLGR4 protein, mouseLgr5 protein, mouseProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledRNA, MessengerR-spondin3 protein, mouseThrombospondinsWnt ProteinsCANCERINTESTINAL STEM CELLSIGNALING

Identifiers

PMID27511199
PMCPMC5532462
OpenAlexW2495166363

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