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ArticleCell death & disease2017

MCM7 promotes cancer progression through cyclin D1-dependent signaling and serves as a prognostic marker for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Kai Qu, Zhixin Wang, Haining Fan, Juan Li, Jie Liu, Pingping Li, Zheyong Liang, Hongli An, Yina Jiang, Qiushi Lin and 3 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 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 77 papers.

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77 citing papers in PubMed, 110 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kai QuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China.
Zhixin WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China.
Haining FanDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, Qinghai Province, China.
Juan LiCenter for Translation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China.
Jie LiuCenter for Translation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China.
Pingping LiCenter for Translation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China.
Zheyong LiangCenter for Translation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China.
Hongli AnCenter for Translation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China.
Yina JiangDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China.
Qiushi LinDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
Xiaoqun DongDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
Peijun LiuCenter for Translation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China.
Chang LiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · USQinghai University Affiliated Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA replication is a central procedure of cell proliferation, whereas aberrant DNA replication is indicated to be a driving force of oncogenesis. Minichromosome maintenance complex component 7 (MCM7) plays an essential role in initiating DNA replication. To investigate the potential oncogenic properties and prognostic value of MCM7 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we conducted immunohistochemistry staining of MCM7 in 153 HCC samples and found that MCM7 high expression level was associated with worse overall survival (OS) of HCC patients. Mechanistically, knockdown of MCM7 significantly inhibited cellular proliferation in vitro and HCC tumorigenicity in vivo. Cyclin D1 was proved to be regulated by MCM7-MAPK signaling pathway. Clinically, high expression of both MCM7 and cyclin D1 exhibited a relatively high sensitivity and specificity to predict worse outcome of HCC patients. Taken together, our results suggest that MCM7-cyclin D1 pathway may participate in cancer progression and serve as a biomarker for prognosis in HCC.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCyclin D1Disease ProgressionDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA ReplicationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHep G2 CellsHumansBiomarkers, TumorCell Cycle ProteinsCyclin D1DNA-Binding ProteinsMCM7 protein, humanMinichromosome Maintenance Complex Component 7Nuclear Proteins

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PMID28182015
PMCPMC5386449
OpenAlexW2587500911

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