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ArticleOncology letters2017

AXIN1 protects against testicular germ cell tumors via the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway.

Hailiang Xu, Yunyun Feng, Zhankui Jia, Jinjian Yang, Xueren Lu, Jun Li, Mingliang Xia, Chunru Wu, Yonggang Zhang, Jianhua Chen

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Article in Oncology letters, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hailiang XuDepartment of Urinary Surgery, The Zhumadian City Center Hospital, Zhumadian, Henan 463000, P.R. China.
Yunyun FengDepartment of Pediatrics, The Zhumadian City Center Hospital, Zhumadian, Henan 463000, P.R. China.
Zhankui JiaDepartment of Urinary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China.
Jinjian YangDepartment of Urinary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China.
Xueren LuDepartment of Urinary Surgery, The Zhumadian City Center Hospital, Zhumadian, Henan 463000, P.R. China.
Jun LiDepartment of Urinary Surgery, The Zhumadian City Center Hospital, Zhumadian, Henan 463000, P.R. China.
Mingliang XiaDepartment of Urinary Surgery, The Zhumadian City Center Hospital, Zhumadian, Henan 463000, P.R. China.
Chunru WuDepartment of Gynecology, The Zhumadian City Center Hospital, Zhumadian, Henan 463000, P.R. China.
Yonggang ZhangDepartment of Emergency, The Zhumadian City Center Hospital, Zhumadian, Henan 463000, P.R. China.
Jianhua ChenDepartment of General Surgery, The Zhumadian City Center Hospital, Zhumadian, Henan 463000, P.R. China.
Zhumadian Central Hospital · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Axis inhibition protein 1 (AXIN1) is characterized as a tumor suppressor in numerous types of cancer. However, the functional role of AXIN1 in the testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) remains unclear. The human embryonal carcinoma-derived cell line NTera2 was transfected with a recombinant AXIN1 expression vector (pcDNA3.1-AXIN1) and/or a small interfering RNA (siRNA) directed against AXIN1 (siAXIN). Following transfection, the mRNA and protein levels of AXIN1 were determined via reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis and western blotting, respectively. In addition, cell viability, apoptosis and the expression of apoptosis-associated proteins [apoptosis regulator Bax (Bax) and B-cell lymphoma (Bcl)-2] and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway proteins [phosphorylated (p)-mTOR, mTOR, p-AKT, AKT, P-70S ribosomal protein S6 (S6) and S6] were assessed. AXIN1 mRNA and protein levels were increased following transfection with pcDNA3.1-AXIN1 and decreased following transfection with siAXIN1 compared with their respective control groups. After overexpression of AXIN1, NTera2 cell viability and expression of Bcl-2, p-mTOR p-AKT and p-S6 protein was decreased, while apoptosis and Bax protein levels were increased, compared with the control group. However, there was no significant difference in AXIN1 mRNA expression, apoptosis or Bax/Bcl-2 protein expression when NTera2 cells were simultaneously transfected with pcDNA3.1-AXIN1+siAXIN1. In conclusion, the results of the present study indicate that overexpression of AXIN1 protects against TGCTs via inhibiting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, suggesting that AXIN1 may be a potential target for gene therapy in TGCTs.

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axis inhibition protein 1PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathwaytesticular germ cell tumors

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PMID28693262
PMCPMC5494680
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