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ArticleCell death & disease2018

HOXB9 promotes endometrial cancer progression by targeting E2F3.

Junhu Wan, Hongyang Liu, Quanling Feng, Jun Liu, Liang Ming

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40 citing papers in PubMed, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Junhu WanDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. wanjh2009@163.com.
Hongyang LiuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Quanling FengDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Jun LiuDepartment of General Surgery, Zhecheng People's Hospital, 476000, Shangqiu, Henan, China.
Liang MingDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. mingliang3703@163.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNShangqiu First People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HOXB9, as a HOX family transcription factor, playing a significant role in embryonic development and cancer progression. However, the function of HOXB9 and its precise mechanism in regulating endometrial cancer progression remains unknown. Here, we demonstrated that the expression of HOXB9 was increased in endometrial cancer, and associated with histological grade and lymph node metastasis. In addition, elevated HOXB9 predicts a poor prognosis in endometrial cancer patients. Interestingly, bioinformatics analysis of TCGA cancer database showed that HOXB9 expression is positively correlated with E2F3 expression. Moreover, HOXB9 promoted E2F3 expression by directly targeting to its promoter. Furthermore, we found that knocking down E2F3 abolished the ability of HOXB9 in enhancing cell migration. Taken together, for the first, we demonstrated the function and mechanism of HOXB9 in regulating endometrial cancer progression, and indicated HOXB9 may be a novel prognostic marker of endometrial cancer.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDisease ProgressionE2F3 Transcription FactorEndometrial NeoplasmsEpithelial CellsFemaleHomeodomain ProteinsHumansLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedE2F3 protein, humanE2F3 Transcription FactorHomeodomain ProteinsHOXB9 protein, humanRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID29724991
PMCPMC5938704
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