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ArticleOncotarget2016

Ets2 knockdown inhibits tumorigenesis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in vivo and in vitro.

Qinghua Li, Lu Yang, Kang Han, Liqiang Zhu, Yanting Zhang, Shanshan Ma, Kun Zhang, Bo Yang, Fangxia Guan

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Article in Oncotarget, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Qinghua LiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
Lu YangSchool of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China.
Kang HanSchool of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China.
Liqiang ZhuThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan Province, China.
Yanting ZhangSchool of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China.
Shanshan MaSchool of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China.
Kun ZhangSchool of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China.
Bo YangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
Fangxia GuanThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
Zhengzhou University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increased expression of Ets2 is reported upregulated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tissue. However, the function of Ets2 in carcinogenesis of ESCC is poorly understood. Here, the rise of Ets2 was confirmed in ESCC cells and Ets2 depletion by RNA interference promotes cell apoptosis, inhibits cell proliferation, attenuates cell invasion and induces cell cycle G0/G1 arrest in vitro. Moreover, in vivo, Xenograft mouse model studies showed Ets2 knockdown inhibits tumor formation and metastasis significantly. Furthermore, Ets2 depletion inactivates the mTOR/p70S6K signaling pathway both in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, these findings strongly suggest that a critical role of Ets2 in human ESCC pathogenesis via the inactivation of the mTOR/p70S6K signaling pathway.

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Signal TransductionAnimalsApoptosisCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell Transformation, NeoplasticEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaG1 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CETS2 protein, humanMTOR protein, humanProto-Oncogene Protein c-ets-2Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDaRNA, Small InterferingTOR Serine-Threonine Kinasesapoptosisesophageal squamous cell carcinomaEts2mTOR/p70S6K signaling pathwayproliferation

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PMID27556183
PMCPMC5308664
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