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ArticleInternational journal of oncology2018

LTBP2 promotes the migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells and predicts poor outcome of patients with gastric cancer.

Jun Wang, Wen-Jia Liang, Guang-Tao Min, Hong-Peng Wang, Wei Chen, Nan Yao

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Article in International journal of oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jun WangFourth Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China.
Wen-Jia LiangDepartment of Ultrasound, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China.
Guang-Tao MinFourth Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China.
Hong-Peng WangFourth Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China.
Wei ChenFourth Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China.
Nan YaoFourth Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China.
Lanzhou University · CNFirst Hospital of Lanzhou University · CNGansu Provincial Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Latent transforming growth factor-β-binding protein (LTBP)2 is a member of the fibrillin/LTBP superfamily of extracellular matrix proteins, and has been demonstrated to exhibit tumor-promoting and tumor-suppressive functions in different types of cancer. However, the function of LTBP2 in gastric cancer (GC) remains unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression and molecular function of LTBP2 in GC, and to evaluate its prognostic value for patients with GC. The results revealed that the expression of LTBP2 was upregulated in GC tissues and cell lines. Increased LTBP2 expression was associated with poor overall survival in patients with early-stage [tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) I/II] and late-stage (TNM III/IV) GC. Furthermore, silencing of LTBP2 effectively suppressed the proliferation, migration, invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in GC cells. These results suggested that LTBP2 may be considered as a potential therapeutic target and a promising prognostic biomarker for human GC.

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Up-RegulationCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLatent TGF-beta Binding ProteinsMaleNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingPrognosisStomach NeoplasmsSurvival AnalysisLatent TGF-beta Binding ProteinsLTBP2 protein, human

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PMID29620158
PMCPMC5919710
OpenAlexW2795517864

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