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ArticleTheranostics2017

TGFβ1 Promotes Gemcitabine Resistance through Regulating the LncRNA-LET/NF90/miR-145 Signaling Axis in Bladder Cancer.

Junlong Zhuang, Lan Shen, Lin Yang, Xiaojing Huang, Qun Lu, Yangyan Cui, Xi Zheng, Xiaozhi Zhao, Dianzheng Zhang, Ruimin Huang and 2 more

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Article in Theranostics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 92 papers.

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92citing papers in PubMed
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

92 citing papers in PubMed, 143 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Junlong ZhuangDepartment of Urology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Institute of Urology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Lan ShenState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, Jiangsu, China.
Lin YangDepartment of Urology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Institute of Urology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaojing HuangState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, Jiangsu, China.
Qun LuDepartment of Urology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Institute of Urology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yangyan CuiState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, Jiangsu, China.
Xi ZhengDepartment of Urology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Institute of Urology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaozhi ZhaoDepartment of Urology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Institute of Urology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Dianzheng ZhangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19131, USA.
Ruimin HuangShanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.
Hongqian GuoDepartment of Urology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Institute of Urology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jun YanState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, Jiangsu, China.
Nanjing University · CNModel Animal Research Center · CNPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine · USShanghai Institute of Materia Medica · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High tumor recurrence is frequently observed in patients with urinary bladder cancers (UBCs), with the need for biomarkers of prognosis and drug response. Chemoresistance and subsequent recurrence of cancers are driven by a subpopulation of tumor initiating cells, namely cancer stem-like cells (CSCs). However, the underlying molecular mechanism in chemotherapy-induced CSCs enrichment remains largely unclear. In this study, we found that during gemcitabine treatment lncRNA-Low Expression in Tumor (lncRNA-LET) was downregulated in chemoresistant UBC, accompanied with the enrichment of CSC population. Knockdown of lncRNA-LET increased UBC cell stemness, whereas forced expression of lncRNA-LET delayed gemcitabine-induced tumor recurrence. Furthermore, lncRNA-LET was directly repressed by gemcitabine treatment-induced overactivation of TGFβ/SMAD signaling through SMAD binding element (SBE) in the lncRNA-LET promoter. Consequently, reduced lncRNA-LET increased the NF90 protein stability, which in turn repressed biogenesis of miR-145 and subsequently resulted in accumulation of CSCs evidenced by the elevated levels of stemness markers HMGA2 and KLF4. Treatment of gemcitabine resistant xenografts with LY2157299, a clinically relevant specific inhibitor of TGFβRI, sensitized them to gemcitabine and significantly reduced tumorigenecity

Indexed as

Drug ResistanceMicroRNAsSignal TransductionAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorDeoxycytidineDisease Models, AnimalGemcitabineHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4MaleMice, NudeNeoplastic Stem CellsNuclear Factor 90 ProteinsRNA, Long NoncodingAntineoplastic AgentsDeoxycytidineGemcitabineILF3 protein, humanKLF4 protein, humanKlf4 protein, mouseKruppel-Like Factor 4MicroRNAsMIRN145 microRNA, humanNuclear Factor 90 ProteinsRNA, Long NoncodingTGFB1 protein, humanTransforming Growth Factor beta1bladder cancer.cancer stem-like cellslncRNA-LETmiRNA biogenesistumor recurrence

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PMID28839463
PMCPMC5566105
OpenAlexW2739708526

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