Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28456991›Full record

ReviewMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2017

Lysosomal Biology in Cancer.

Colin Fennelly, Ravi K Amaravadi

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Review in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 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
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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

54 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

2 authors.

Colin FennellyDepartment of Medicine and Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 777 South Tower PCAM, 34th St. and Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Ravi K AmaravadiDepartment of Medicine and Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 777 South Tower PCAM, 34th St. and Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. ravi.amaravadi@uphs.upenn.edu.

Funding

Targeting the MAP and PI3 Kinase Pathways in MelanomaP01CA114046 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI MURPHY, MAUREEN E. · 2008 to 2023
$37.1M
HLTF gene silencing: a novel determinant of sensitivity to autophagy inhibitionR01CA169134 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI AMARAVADI, RAVI K · 2013 to 2017
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA114046NCI NIH HHS R01 CA169134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cells depend on the lysosome for sequestration and degradation of macromolecules in order to maintain metabolic homeostasis. These membrane-enclosed organelles can receive intracellular and extracellular cargo through endocytosis, phagocytosis, and autophagy. Lysosomes establish acidic environments to activate enzymes that are able to break down biomolecules engulfed through these various pathways. Recent advances in methods to study the lysosome have allowed the discovery of extended roles for the lysosome in various diseases, including cancer, making it an attractive and targetable node for therapeutic intervention. This review focuses on key aspects of lysosomal biology in the context of cancer and how these properties can be exploited for the development of new therapeutic strategies. This will provide a contextual framework for how advances in methodology could be applied in future translational research.

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AnimalsAutophagyEndocytosisHumansLysosomesNeoplasmsPhagocytosisAutophagyCancerDrug therapyLysosome

Identifiers

PMID28456991
PMCPMC5542621

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