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ArticleOncogene2018

CDH4 is a novel determinant of osteosarcoma tumorigenesis and metastasis.

Qinglian Tang, Jinchang Lu, Changye Zou, Yang Shao, Yan Chen, Swami Narala, Hui Fang, Huaiyuan Xu, Jin Wang, Jingnan Shen and 1 more

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Article in Oncogene, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Qinglian TangPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A3, Canada.
Jinchang LuPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A3, Canada.
Changye ZouDepartment of Orthopedic Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, China.
Yang ShaoPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A3, Canada.
Yan ChenPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A3, Canada.
Swami NaralaPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A3, Canada.
Hui FangPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A3, Canada.
Huaiyuan XuDepartment of Orthopedic Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, China.
Jin WangDepartment of Orthopedic Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, China.
Jingnan ShenDepartment of Orthopedic Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, China. shenjingnan@126.com.
Rama KhokhaPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A3, Canada. rama.khokha@utoronto.ca.
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre · CASun Yat-sen University · CNThe First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CNUniversity of Toronto · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The era of cancer genomics now provides an opportunity to discover novel determinants of osteosarcoma (OS), the most common primary bone cancer in children and adolescents known for its poor prognosis due to lung metastasis. Here, we identify CDH4 amplification in 43.6% of human osteosarcoma using array CGH and demonstrate its critical role in osteosarcoma development and progression. Gain or loss-of-function of CDH4, which encodes R-cadherin, causally impacts multiple features of human OS cells including cell migration and invasion, osteogenic differentiation, and stemness. CDH4 overexpression activates c-Jun via the JNK pathway, while CDH4 knockdown suppresses both tumor xenograft growth and lung colonization. In OS patient specimens, high CDH4 expression associates with lung metastases and poor prognosis. Collectively, our bioinformatics, functional, molecular, and clinical analyses uncover an oncogenic function of CDH4 in osteosarcoma and its relationship with patient outcome.

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AnimalsBone NeoplasmsCadherinsCarcinogenesisCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLung NeoplasmsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeNeoplasm InvasivenessCadherinsJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesR-cadherinRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID29610525
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