ArticleBMC cancer2017
EMX2 gene expression predicts liver metastasis and survival in colorectal cancer.
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- DNA methylation-activated full-length EMX1 facilitates metastasis through EMX1-EGFR-ERK axis in hepatocellular carcinoma.Cell death & disease · 2023Article
- Differentially Expressed Genes and Molecular Susceptibility to Human Age-Related Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Intracellular and extracellular factors of colorectal cancer liver metastasis: a pivotal perplex to be fully elucidated.Cancer cell international · 2022Review
- EMX1 functions as a tumor inhibitor in spinal cord glioma through transcriptional suppression of WASF2 and inactivation of the Wnt/β-catenin axis.Brain and behavior · 2022Article
- Prognostic significance of AP-2α/γ targets as cancer therapeutics.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Functional New Transcription Factors (TFs) Associated with Cervical Cancer.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
- Genetic Regulation of Vertebrate Forebrain Development by Homeobox Genes.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Review
- Identification and Verification of Tumor Immune Microenvironment-Related Prognostic Genes in Kidney Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Empty spiracles homeobox genes EMX1 and EMX2 regulate WNT pathway activation in sarcomagenesis.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2021Article
- Regulation of sarcomagenesis by the empty spiracles homeobox genes EMX1 and EMX2.Cell death & disease · 2021Article
- Emerging Mechanisms and Treatment Progress on Liver Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer.OncoTargets and therapy · 2021Review
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- Molecular and Immunohistochemical Markers with Prognostic and Predictive Significance in Liver Metastases from Colorectal Carcinoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe Empty Spiracles Homeobox (EMX-) 2 gene has been associated with regulation of growth and differentiation in neuronal development. While recent studies provide evidence that EMX2 regulates tumorigenesis of various solid tumors, its role in colorectal cancer remains unknown. We aimed to assess the prognostic significance of EMX2 expression in stage III colorectal adenocarcinoma.
methodsExpression levels of EMX2 in human colorectal cancer and adjacent mucosa were assessed by qRT-PCR technology, and results were correlated with clinical and survival data. siRNA-mediated knockdown and adenoviral delivery-mediated overexpression of EMX2 were performed in order to investigate its effects on the migration of colorectal cancer cells in vitro.
resultsCompared to corresponding healthy mucosa, colorectal tumor samples had decreased EMX2 expression levels. Furthermore, EMX2 down-regulation in colorectal cancer tissue was associated with distant metastasis (M1) and impaired overall patient survival. In vitro knockdown of EMX2 resulted in increased tumor cell migration. Conversely, overexpression of EMX2 led to an inhibition of tumor cell migration.
conclusionsEMX2 is frequently down-regulated in human colorectal cancer, and down-regulation of EMX2 is a prognostic marker for disease-free and overall survival. EMX2 might thus represent a promising therapeutic target in colorectal cancer.
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