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ReviewAmerican journal of cancer research2019

Role of the zinc finger and SCAN domain-containing transcription factors in cancer.

Mengxi Huang, Yanyan Chen, Dong Han, Zengjie Lei, Xiaoyuan Chu

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Review in American journal of cancer research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Controlling gene expression through five zinc finger domains of ZNF18.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2025
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  3. FOXP2 mediates ZSCAN18 transcriptional activation to inhibit oral squamous cell carcinoma progression by blocking Hedgehog signaling.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2025
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  4. Identification of a novel hypermethylation marker, ZSCAN18, and construction of a diagnostic model in cervical cancer.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mengxi HuangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Yanyan ChenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Dong HanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Clinical School of Southern Medical University Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Zengjie LeiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoyuan ChuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Southern Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcription factors are key determinants of gene expression that recognize and bind to short DNA sequence motifs, thereby regulating many biological processes including differentiation, development, and metabolism. Transcription factors are increasingly recognized for their roles in cancer progression. Here, we describe a subfamily of zinc finger transcription factors named zinc finger and SCAN domain containing (ZSCAN) transcription factors. In this review, we summarize the identified members of the ZSCAN family of transcription factors and their roles in cancer progression. Due to the complex regulation mechanisms, ZSCAN transcription factors may show promotive or prohibitive efforts in angiogenesis, cell apoptosis, cell differentiation, cell migration and invasion, cell proliferation, stem cell properties, and chemotherapy sensitivity. The upstream regulation mechanisms of their varied expression levels may include gene mutation, DNA methylation, alternative splicing, and miRNA regulation. What's more, to clarify their diverse functions, we summarize the modulation mechanisms of their activity in downstream genes transcription, including protein-protein interactions mediated by their SCAN box, recruitment of co-regulating molecules and post-translational modifications. A better understanding of the widespread regulatory mode of these transcription factors will provide further insight into the mechanism of transcriptional regulation and suggest novel therapeutic strategies against tumor progression.

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cancer progressionSCAN domaintranscriptional regulationZSCAN transcription factor

Identifiers

PMID31218096
PMCPMC6556609
OpenAlexW2995251349

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