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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2018

Overexpression of Zwint predicts poor prognosis and promotes the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma by regulating cell-cycle-related proteins.

Hanning Ying, Zhiyao Xu, Mingming Chen, Senjun Zhou, Xiao Liang, Xiujun Cai

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Hanning YingDepartment of General Surgery.
Zhiyao XuCentral Lab of Biomedical Research Center, School of Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Mingming ChenDepartment of General Surgery.
Senjun ZhouDepartment of General Surgery.
Xiao LiangDepartment of General Surgery.
Xiujun CaiDepartment of General Surgery.
Unidad de Cirugía Artroscópica · ESInstitut Technique de l'Aviculture · FRZhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionZwint, a centromere-complex component required for the mitotic spindle checkpoint, has been reported to be overexpressed in different human cancers, but it has not been studied in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIALS AND

methodsThe role of Zwint in hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation capacities was evaluated by using cell counting kit-8 (CCK8), flow cytometry, clone formation and tumor formation assay in nude mice. Western blot analysis and qPCR assay were performed to assess Zwint interacting with cell-cycle-related proteins.

resultsWe report that

conclusionOur findings suggest that upregulation of Zwint may contribute to the progression of HCC and may be a prognostic biomarker and potential therapeutic target for treating HCC.

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cell cyclecell proliferationHCChepatocellular carcinomaprognosisZwint

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