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ArticleGut2017

Wnt signalling modulates transcribed-ultraconserved regions in hepatobiliary cancers.

Pietro Carotenuto, Matteo Fassan, Rosantony Pandolfo, Andrea Lampis, Caterina Vicentini, Luciano Cascione, Viola Paulus-Hock, Luke Boulter, Rachel Guest, Luca Quagliata and 22 more

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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. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 58 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
58citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 111 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

32 authors at 14 institutions in 4 countries.

Pietro CarotenutoThe Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Matteo FassanDepartment of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Rosantony PandolfoThe Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Andrea LampisThe Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Caterina VicentiniARC-NET Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Luciano CascioneInstitute of Oncology Research, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Viola Paulus-HockInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Luke BoulterMRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Rachel GuestMRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Luca QuagliataMolecular Pathology Division, Institute of Pathology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Jens Claus HahneThe Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Rachel RidgwayCancer Research UK Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, UK.
Tam JamiesonCancer Research UK Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, UK.
Dimitris AthineosCancer Research UK Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, UK.
Angelo VeroneseDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy.
Rosa VisoneDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy.
Claudio MurgiaCancer Research UK Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, UK.
Giulia FerrariThe Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Vincenza GuzzardoDepartment of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Thomas Ronald Jeffry EvansInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Martin MacLeodInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Gui Ji FengSchool of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Trevor DaleSchool of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Massimo NegriniUniversity of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Stuart J ForbesMRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Luigi TerraccianoMolecular Pathology Division, Institute of Pathology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Aldo ScarpaARC-NET Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Tushar PatelMayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Nicola ValeriThe Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Paul WorkmanThe Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Owen SansomCancer Research UK Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, UK.
Chiara BraconiThe Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4835-1259
Institute of Cancer Research · GBCancer Research UK Scotland Institute · GBUniversity of Glasgow · GBUniversity of Verona · ITCardiff University · GBMRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine · GBRoyal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Basel · CHUniversity of Chieti-Pescara · ITInstitute of Genetics and Cancer · GBInstitute of Oncology Research · CHJacksonville College · USUniversity of Ferrara · ITUniversity of Padua · IT

Funding

Mechanisms of Survival Signaling in Biliary EpitheliaR01DK069370 · NIDDK · SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL · PI PATEL, TUSHAR · 2005 to 2014
$2.4M
Cancer Research UK 11566Cancer Research UK 11650Cancer Research UK 12946Cancer Research UK 14889Cancer Research UK 15937Cancer Research UK 18052Cancer Research UK 20409Cancer Research UK 21139Cancer Research UK 22897Cancer Research UK A12481Cancer Research UK A17196Cancer Research UK A18052Chief Scientist OfficeMedical Research Council MR/K017047/1NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK069370Pancreatic Cancer UK RIF2014_01_BRACONI
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTranscribed-ultraconserved regions (T-UCR) are long non-coding RNAs which are conserved across species and are involved in carcinogenesis. We studied T-UCRs downstream of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in liver cancer.

designHypomorphic Apc mice (

resultsOverexpression of the T-UCR uc.158- could differentiate Wnt/β-catenin dependent HCC from normal liver and from β-catenin negative diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced HCC. uc.158- was overexpressed in human HepG2 versus Huh7 cells in line with activation of the Wnt pathway. In vitro modulation of β-catenin altered uc.158- expression in human malignant hepatocytes. uc.158- expression was increased in

conclusionsWe showed that uc.158- is activated by the Wnt pathway in liver cancers and drives their growth. Thus, it may represent a promising target for the development of novel therapeutics.

Indexed as

Wnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsbeta CateninBile Duct NeoplasmsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCholangiocarcinomaConserved SequenceGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatocytesHumansLiver NeoplasmsMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsNeoplasms, ExperimentalRNA, UntranslatedTransfectionbeta CateninMicroRNAsMIRN193 microRNA, humanRNA, UntranslatedBILARY DUCT CARCINOMACHOLANGIOCARCINOMAHEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMARNA EXPRESSION

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PMID27618837
PMCPMC5530482
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