Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27999207›Full record

ReviewOncotarget2017

Roles of GSK-3 and microRNAs on epithelial mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cells.

James A McCubrey, Timothy L Fitzgerald, Li V Yang, Kvin Lertpiriyapong, Linda S Steelman, Stephen L Abrams, Giuseppe Montalto, Melchiorre Cervello, Luca M Neri, Lucio Cocco and 9 more

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Review in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
61citing papers in PubMed
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

61 citing papers in PubMed, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. GSK3 as a Master Regulator of Cellular Processes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

James A McCubreyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
Timothy L FitzgeraldDepartment of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
Li V YangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Section, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
Kvin LertpiriyapongDepartment of Comparative Medicine, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
Linda S SteelmanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
Stephen L AbramsDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
Giuseppe MontaltoBiomedical Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Melchiorre CervelloConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare "Alberto Monroy", Palermo, Italy.
Luca M NeriDepartment of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Lucio CoccoDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Alberto M MartelliDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Piotr LaidlerChair of Medical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
Joanna Dulińska-LitewkaChair of Medical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
Dariusz RakusDepartment of Animal Molecular Physiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Wroclaw University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Agnieszka GizakDepartment of Animal Molecular Physiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Wroclaw University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Ferdinando NicolettiDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - Oncological, Clinical and General Pathology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Luca FalzoneDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - Oncological, Clinical and General Pathology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Saverio CandidoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - Oncological, Clinical and General Pathology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Massimo LibraDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - Oncological, Clinical and General Pathology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
East Carolina University · USUniversity of Catania · ITJagiellonian University · PLUniversity of Bologna · ITUniversity of Wrocław · PLIstituto di Biomedicina e di Immunologia Molecolare Alberto Monroy · ITUniversity of Ferrara · ITUniversity of Palermo · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Various signaling pathways exert critical roles in the epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer stem cells (CSCs). The Wnt/beta-catenin, PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTORC, Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK, hedgehog (Hh), Notch and TP53 pathways elicit essential regulatory influences on cancer initiation, EMT and progression. A common kinase involved in all these pathways is moon-lighting kinase glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3). These pathways are also regulated by micro-RNAs (miRs). TP53 and components of these pathways can regulate the expression of miRs. Targeting members of these pathways may improve cancer therapy in those malignancies that display their abnormal regulation. This review will discuss the interactions of the multi-functional GSK-3 enzyme in the Wnt/beta-catenin, PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTORC, Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK, Hh, Notch and TP53 pathways. The regulation of these pathways by miRs and their effects on CSC generation, EMT, invasion and metastasis will be discussed.

Indexed as

AnimalsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3HumansMicroRNAsNeoplastic Stem CellsSignal TransductionGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3MicroRNAsAktcancer stem cellsGSK-3PI3KWnt/beta-catenin

Identifiers

PMID27999207
PMCPMC5355173
OpenAlexW2565298700

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