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ArticleCancer research2017

RB Loss Promotes Prostate Cancer Metastasis.

Chellappagounder Thangavel, Ettickan Boopathi, Yi Liu, Alex Haber, Adam Ertel, Anshul Bhardwaj, Sankar Addya, Noelle Williams, Stephen J Ciment, Paolo Cotzia and 14 more

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Article in Cancer research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54citing papers in PubMed
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Chellappagounder ThangavelDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ettickan BoopathiSidney Kimmel Center for Translation Medicine, Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Yi LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Alex HaberDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Adam ErtelCancer Genomics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anshul BhardwajDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, X-ray Crystallography and Molecular Interactions, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sankar AddyaCancer Genomics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Noelle WilliamsDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Stephen J CimentDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Paolo CotziaDepartment of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jeffry L DeanDepartment of Cancer Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Adam SnookDepartment of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Chris McNairDepartment of Cancer Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Matt PriceDepartment of Laboratory of Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
James R HernandezDepartment of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Shuang G ZhaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Ruth BirbeDepartment of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
James B McCarthyDepartment of Laboratory of Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Eva A TurleyLondon Health Sciences Center, Departments of Oncology, Biochemistry and Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Kenneth J PientaDepartment of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Felix Y FengDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Adam P DickerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Karen E KnudsenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Robert B DenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. robert.den@jefferson.edu.
Thomas Jefferson University · USSidney Kimmel Cancer Center · USJohns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Michigan · USUniversity of Minnesota · USWestern University · CA

Funding

X-Ray Crystallography and Macromolecular CharacterizationP30CA056036 · NCI · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI DANIEL P SILVER · 1995 to 2026
$94.8M
Cyclin D1: repercussions of AR control and alternative splicing in prostate canceR01CA099996 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI KNUDSEN, KAREN E · 2003 to 2013
$2.6M
RB Function in Prostate Cancer ProgressionR01CA176401 · NCI · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI KNUDSEN, KAREN E · 2014 to 2018
$2.2M
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Obstructed Bladder: Role of Desmin and VimentinR01DK100483 · NIDDK · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI ETTICKAN, BOOPATHI · 2016 to 2018
$717k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA056036NCI NIH HHS R01 CA099996NCI NIH HHS R01 CA176401NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK100483
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RB loss occurs commonly in neoplasia but its contributions to advanced cancer have not been assessed directly. Here we show that RB loss in multiple murine models of cancer produces a prometastatic phenotype. Gene expression analyses showed that regulation of the cell motility receptor RHAMM by the RB/E2F pathway was critical for epithelial-mesenchymal transition, motility, and invasion by cancer cells. Genetic modulation or pharmacologic inhibition of RHAMM activity was sufficient and necessary for metastatic phenotypes induced by RB loss in prostate cancer. Mechanistic studies in this setting established that RHAMM stabilized F-actin polymerization by controlling ROCK signaling. Collectively, our findings show how RB loss drives metastatic capacity and highlight RHAMM as a candidate therapeutic target for treating advanced prostate cancer.

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ActinsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6E2F Transcription FactorsExtracellular Matrix ProteinsHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsMaleMiceNeoplasm MetastasisProstatic NeoplasmsRetinoblastoma Proteinrho-Associated KinasesSignal TransductionActinsCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6E2F Transcription FactorsExtracellular Matrix Proteinshyaluronan-mediated motility receptorHyaluronan ReceptorsRetinoblastoma Proteinrho-Associated Kinases

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PMID27923835
PMCPMC5700768
OpenAlexW2560318971

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