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ArticleTherapeutic advances in medical oncology2018

Upregulation of LGALS1 is associated with oral cancer metastasis.

Ji-Min Li, Chien-Wei Tseng, Chi-Chen Lin, Ching-Hsuan Law, Yu-An Chien, Wen-Hung Kuo, Hsiu-Chuan Chou, Wen-Ching Wang, Hong-Lin Chan

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Article in Therapeutic advances in medical oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ji-Min LiInstitute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Chien-Wei TsengInstitute of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan.
Chi-Chen LinDepartment of Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Ching-Hsuan LawInstitute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Yu-An ChienDepartment of Applied Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Wen-Hung KuoDepartment of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsiu-Chuan ChouDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Wen-Ching WangInstitute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Hong-Lin ChanInstitute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology and Department of Medical Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Kuang-Fu Rd. Sec. 2, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan.
National Tsing Hua University · TWChina Medical University · TWNational Chung Hsing University · TWNational Taiwan University Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOral cancer metastasis is a devastating process that contributes to poor prognosis and high mortality, yet its detailed underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we aimed to evaluate metastasis-specific markers in oral cancer and to provide comprehensive recognition concerning functional roles of the specific target in oral cancer metastasis.

methodsLectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 1 (LGALS1) was identified by secretomic analysis. LGALS1 expression of patient samples with oral cancer on the tissue microarray were examined by immunochemical (IHC) staining. Small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated knockdown of LGALS1 revealed the role of LGALS1 in oral cancer metastasis

resultsLGALS1 was observed to be upregulated in highly invasive oral cancer cells, and elevated LGALS1 expression was correlated with cancer progression and lymph node metastasis in oral cancer tissue specimens. Functionally, silencing LGALS1 resulted in suppressed cell growth, wound healing, cell migration, and cell invasion in oral cancer cells

conclusionsThese findings demonstrate that elevated LGALS1 is strongly correlated with oral cancer progression and metastasis, and that it could potentially serve as a prognostic biomarker and an innovative target for oral cancer therapy.

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LGALS1metastasisoral cancerp38 MAPKsecretomics

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