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ArticleOncotarget2017

TSSC3 represses self-renewal of osteosarcoma stem cells and Nanog expression by inhibiting the Src/Akt pathway.

Guang-Ning Yan, Xue-Feng Tang, Xian-Chao Zhang, Ting He, Yu-Sheng Huang, Xi Zhang, Gang Meng, De-Yu Guo, Yang-Fan Lv, Qiao-Nan Guo

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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. Cited by 8 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Guang-Ning YanDepartment of Pathology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China.
Xue-Feng TangDepartment of Pathology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China.
Xian-Chao ZhangInstitute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China.
Ting HeInstitute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China.
Yu-Sheng HuangDepartment of Pathology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China.
Xi ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China.
Gang MengDepartment of Pathology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China.
De-Yu GuoInstitute of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China.
Yang-Fan LvDepartment of Pathology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China.
Qiao-Nan GuoDepartment of Pathology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China.
Army Medical University · CNSouthwest Hospital · CNXinqiao Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in children and young adults. Osteosarcoma stem cells are essential for osteosarcoma initiation, metastasis, chemoresistance and recurrence. In the present study, we report that: 1) higher TSSC3 expression indicates a better prognosis for osteosarcoma patients, and; 2) overexpression of TSSC3 significantly decreases sphere-forming capacity, tumor initiation, stemness-related surface markers and Nanog expression in osteosarcoma cells. We also discovered that higher Nanog expression correlates to a worse prognosis for osteosarcoma patients, and overexpression of Nanog increases the stem-related phenotype in osteosarcoma cells. Knockdown of Nanog suppresses these phenotypes. Inhibition of Nanog expression and self-renewal of osteosarcoma cells by TSSC3 overexpression appears to be mediated through inactivation of the Src/Akt pathway. In the clinical setting, expression of TSSC3, p-Src and Nanog is associated with recurrence, metastasis and surgical intervention. Lower TSSC3 expression, higher Nanog expression or higher p-Src expression indicate a poor prognosis for osteosarcoma patients. Overall, our study demonstrates that TSSC3 inhibits the stem-like phenotype and Nanog expression by inactivation of the Src/Akt pathway; this emphasizes the importance of Nanog in osteosarcoma stem cells.

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cancer stem cellsNanogosteosarcomaSRCTSSC3

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