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ArticleOncotarget2017

TROP2 promotes proliferation, migration and metastasis of gallbladder cancer cells by regulating PI3K/AKT pathway and inducing EMT.

Xinxing Li, Shifeng Teng, Yanyan Zhang, Weigang Zhang, Xianwen Zhang, Kai Xu, Houshan Yao, Jun Yao, Haolu Wang, Xiaowen Liang and 1 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 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 57 papers.

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57 citing papers in PubMed, 94 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xinxing LiDepartment of General Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Shifeng TengDepartment of General Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Yanyan ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Weigang ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Xianwen ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Kai XuDepartment of General Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Houshan YaoDepartment of General Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Jun YaoDepartment of General Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Haolu WangTherapeutics Research Centre, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia.
Xiaowen LiangTherapeutics Research Centre, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia.
Zhiqian HuDepartment of General Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Second Military Medical University · CNThe University of Queensland · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (TROP2) is overexpressed in many cancers. However, its effect on proliferation, migration and metastasis of gallbladder cancer remains unclear. In this study, we found that TROP2 was highly expressed in gallbladder cancer. Overexpression of TROP2 was associated with poor prognosis. Knockdown of TROP2 in gallbladder cancer cell lines strongly inhibited the cell proliferation, clone formation, invasion and migration in vitro, while TROP2 overexpression had opposite effects. In addition, knockdown of TROP2 increased the expression of total PTEN, p-PTEN and PDK-1 but reduced p-AKT via PI3K/AKT pathway. TROP2 downregulation also inhibited vimentin and increased E-cadherin expression during epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Moreover, gallbladder cancer cells with TROP2 knockdown formed smaller xenografted tumors in vivo. In consistent with in vitro results, TROP2 inhibition decreased Akt phosphorylation, increased PTEN expression and postponed EMT of gallbladder cancer cells in vivo. In conclusion, we revealed that TROP2 promoted the proliferation, migration and metastasis of gallbladder cancer cells by regulating PI3K/AKT pathway and inducing EMT. TROP2 could serve as a potential prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for the clinical management of gallbladder cancer.

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Signal TransductionAdultAgedAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmCell Adhesion MoleculesCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGallbladder NeoplasmsHeterograftsHumansMaleAntigens, NeoplasmCell Adhesion MoleculesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTACSTD2 protein, humanAKTEMTgallbladder cancerTROP2

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