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ArticleCell death & disease2018

BAP31, a newly defined cancer/testis antigen, regulates proliferation, migration, and invasion to promote cervical cancer progression.

Erle Dang, Shuya Yang, Chaojun Song, Dongbo Jiang, Zichao Li, Wei Fan, Yuanjie Sun, Liang Tao, Jing Wang, Tingting Liu and 4 more

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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 46 papers.

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Erle DangDepartment of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Shuya YangDepartment of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Chaojun SongDepartment of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Dongbo JiangDepartment of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Zichao LiDepartment of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Wei FanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Yuanjie SunDepartment of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Liang TaoDepartment of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Jing WangDepartment of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Tingting LiuDepartment of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Chunmei ZhangDepartment of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Boquan JinDepartment of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. immu_jin@fmmu.edu.cn.
Jian WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. wangjian_fmmu@163.com.
Kun YangDepartment of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. yangkunkun@fmmu.edu.cn.
Air Force Medical University · CNXijing Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant tumors typically undergo an atavistic regression characterized by the overexpression of embryonic genes and proto-oncogenes, including a variety of cancer/testis antigens (CTAs) that are testis-derived and are not expressed or expressed in trace amounts in somatic tissues. Based on this theory, we established a new method to identify unknown CTAs, the spermatogenic cells-specific monoclonal antibody-defined cancer/testis antigen (SADA) method. Using the SADA method, we identified BAP31 as a novel CTA and confirmed that BAP31 expression is associated with progression and metastasis of several cancers, particularly in cervical cancer. We found that BAP31 was significantly upregulated in stage I, II, and III cervical cancer patients and highly correlated with poor clinic outcomes. We further demonstrated that BAP31 regulates cervical cancer cell proliferation by arresting the cell cycle at the G0/G1 stage and that depletion of BAP31 inhibits hyper-proliferation. Moreover, depletion of BAP31 inhibits cervical cancer cell invasion and migration by regulating the expression and subcellular localization of Drebrin, M-RIP, SPECC1L, and Nexilin, and then affect the cytoskeleton assemblage. Finally, the depletion of BAP31 prevents cervical cancer progression and metastasis in vivo. These findings provide a new method for identifying novel CTAs as well as mechanistic insights into how BAP31 regulates cervical cancer hyper-proliferation and metastasis.

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Cell ProliferationAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementDisease ProgressionFemaleG1 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, NudeNeuropeptidesOvaryBCAP31 protein, humandrebrinsMembrane ProteinsNeuropeptidesRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID30022068
PMCPMC6052025
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