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ArticleOncogene2019

ASPM promotes prostate cancer stemness and progression by augmenting Wnt-Dvl-3-β-catenin signaling.

Vincent C Pai, Chung-Chi Hsu, Tze-Sian Chan, Wen-Ying Liao, Chih-Pin Chuu, Wei-Yu Chen, Chi-Rong Li, Ching-Yu Lin, Shu-Pin Huang, Li-Tzong Chen and 1 more

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Article in Oncogene, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 91 papers.

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91 citing papers in PubMed, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Vincent C Pai *Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, 11031, Taiwan.
Chung-Chi Hsu *Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, 11031, Taiwan.
Tze-Sian ChanGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, 11031, Taiwan.
Wen-Ying LiaoNational Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, 35053, Taiwan.
Chih-Pin ChuuInstitute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, 35053, Taiwan.
Wei-Yu ChenDepartment of Pathology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, 11696, Taiwan.
Chi-Rong LiDepartment of Teaching and Research, Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taichung City, 40343, Taiwan.
Ching-Yu LinInstitute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, 35053, Taiwan.
Shu-Pin HuangDepartment of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung City, 80756, Taiwan.
Li-Tzong ChenNational Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, 35053, Taiwan.
Kelvin K TsaiGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, 11031, Taiwan. tsaik@tmu.edu.tw.
National Health Research Institutes · TWTaipei Medical University · TWWan Fang Hospital · TWKaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · TWMinistry of Health and Welfare · TW

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan) MOST 105-2314-B-400-003Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan) MOST 105-2314-B-400-018National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) CA-106-PP-09
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recurrent and hormone-refractory prostate cancer (PCA) exhibits aggressive behaviors while current therapeutic approaches show little effect of prolonging the survival of patients with PCA. Thus, a deeper understanding of the patho-molecular mechanisms underlying the disease progression in PCA is crucial to identify novel diagnostic and/or therapeutic targets to improve the outcome of patients. Recent evidence suggests that activation of Wnt signaling in cancer stem cells (CSCs) contributes to cancer progression in malignant tumors. Here, we report that a novel Wnt co-activator ASPM (abnormal spindle-like microcephaly associated) maintains the prostate CSC subpopulation by augmenting the Wnt-β-catenin signaling in PCA. ASPM expression is incrementally upregulated in primary and metastatic PCA, implicating its potential role in PCA progression. Consistently, downregulation of ASPM expression pronouncedly attenuated the proliferation, colony formation, and the invasive behavior of PCA cells, and dramatically reduced the number of ALDH

Indexed as

Animalsbeta CateninCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDisease ProgressionDishevelled ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiceNeoplastic Stem CellsNerve Tissue ProteinsProstatic NeoplasmsWnt Signaling PathwayXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysASPM protein, humanbeta CateninCTNNB1 protein, humanDishevelled ProteinsDVL3 protein, humanNerve Tissue Proteins

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