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ArticleOncotarget2017

The M6A methyltransferase METTL3: acting as a tumor suppressor in renal cell carcinoma.

Xiao Li, Jingyuan Tang, Wen Huang, Feng Wang, Pu Li, Chao Qin, Zhiqiang Qin, Qing Zou, Jifu Wei, Lixin Hua and 2 more

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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 149 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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149citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
9.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

149 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 226 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiao Li *State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Jingyuan Tang *State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Wen Huang *Research Division of Clinical Pharmacology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Feng WangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Pu LiState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Chao QinState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Zhiqiang QinState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Qing ZouDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Jiangsu Province of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
Jifu WeiResearch Division of Clinical Pharmacology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Lixin HuaState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Haiwei YangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Zengjun WangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Jiangsu Province Hospital · CNNanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed to study the role of METTL3 in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) carcinogenesis and development. Immunohistochemistry was performed in clinical tissue microarray. Expression level of METTL3 in RCC tissues and cell lines was evaluated by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and western blot. Then, the effects of METTL3 on proliferation, migration, invasion and cell cycle were studied in RCC cells. Additionally,

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methyltransferaseMETTL3renal cell carcinoma

Identifiers

PMID29221190
PMCPMC5707084
OpenAlexW2762830435

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