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ArticleInternational journal of oncology2019

Involvement of MAF1 homolog, negative regulator of RNA polymerase III in colorectal cancer progression.

Kentaro Hokonohara, Naohiro Nishida, Norikatsu Miyoshi, Hidekazu Takahashi, Naotsugu Haraguchi, Taishi Hata, Chu Matsuda, Tsunekazu Mizushima, Yuichiro Doki, Masaki Mori

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Article in International journal of oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kentaro HokonoharaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565‑0871, Japan.
Naohiro NishidaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565‑0871, Japan.
Norikatsu MiyoshiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565‑0871, Japan.
Hidekazu TakahashiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565‑0871, Japan.
Naotsugu HaraguchiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565‑0871, Japan.
Taishi HataDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565‑0871, Japan.
Chu MatsudaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565‑0871, Japan.
Tsunekazu MizushimaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565‑0871, Japan.
Yuichiro DokiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565‑0871, Japan.
Masaki MoriDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565‑0871, Japan.
Osaka University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymerase (Pol) III‑dependent transcription controls the abundance of transfer RNAs, 5S ribosomal RNA and small non‑coding RNAs within cells, and is known to serve an essential role in the maintenance of intracellular homeostasis. However, its contribution to cancer progression has not been extensively explored. The present study demonstrated that the evolutionarily conserved MAF1 homolog, negative regulator of RNA Pol III (MAF1) may be closely associated with malignant potential and poor prognosis in colorectal cancer (CRC). Notably, immunohistochemical analysis of 146 CRC surgical specimens revealed that high expression levels of MAF1 were associated with advanced tumor depth, lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis and poor prognosis. In vitro loss‑of‑function assays revealed that MAF1 knockdown suppressed chemoresistance and migration of CRC cancer cells. Furthermore, detailed analysis of an independent CRC dataset (n=615) demonstrated that the prognostic impact of MAF1 gene expression was particularly marked in microsatellite instability (MSI)‑positive patients, who benefit from immune checkpoint blockade. High expression levels of MAF1 were revealed to be an independent prognostic indicator in MSI‑positive CRC. These findings suggested that MAF1 may have an essential role in CRC progression, particularly in MSI‑positive cases.

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AgedBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorCell MovementColorectal NeoplasmsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansMaleMicrosatellite InstabilityMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisPrognosisRepressor ProteinsBiomarkers, TumorMAF1 protein, humanRepressor Proteinscolorectal cancerMAF1microsatellite instabilitypolymerase IIIregulatory T cells

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PMID30628658
PMCPMC6365024
OpenAlexW2907281973

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