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ArticleInternational journal of oncology2020

Altered expression of fucosylation pathway genes is associated with poor prognosis and tumor metastasis in non‑small cell lung cancer.

Soonbum Park, Jin-Muk Lim, Jung Nyeo Chun, Sanghoon Lee, Tae Min Kim, Dong-Wan Kim, Sang-Yeob Kim, Dong-Jun Bae, Sang-Mun Bae, Insuk So and 3 more

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Article in International journal of oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Soonbum ParkDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
Jin-Muk LimBiomedical Knowledge Engineering Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
Jung Nyeo ChunDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
Sanghoon LeeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of 
Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112‑5650, USA.
Tae Min KimSeoul National University Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
Dong-Wan KimSeoul National University Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
Sang-Yeob KimAsan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05535, Republic of Korea.
Dong-Jun BaeAsan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05535, Republic of Korea.
Sang-Mun BaeAsan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05535, Republic of Korea.
Insuk SoDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
Hong-Gee KimBiomedical Knowledge Engineering Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
Ji-Yeob ChoiSeoul National University Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
Ju-Hong JeonDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
Seoul National University · KRAsan Medical Center · KRSeoul National University Hospital · KRUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fucosylation is a post‑translational modification that attaches fucose residues to protein‑ or lipid‑bound oligosaccharides. Certain fucosylation pathway genes are aberrantly expressed in several types of cancer, including non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and this aberrant expression is associated with poor prognosis in patients with cancer. However, the molecular mechanism by which these fucosylation pathway genes promote tumor progression has not been well‑characterized. The present study analyzed public microarray data obtained from NSCLC samples. Multivariate analysis revealed that altered expression of fucosylation pathway genes, including fucosyltransferase 1 (FUT1), FUT2, FUT3, FUT6, FUT8 and GDP‑L‑fucose synthase (TSTA3), correlated with poor survival in patients with NSCLC. Inhibition of FUTs by 2F‑peracetyl‑fucose (2F‑PAF) suppressed transforming growth factor β (TGFβ)‑mediated Smad3 phosphorylation and nuclear translocation in NSCLC cells. In addition, wound‑healing and Transwell migration assays demonstrated that 2F‑PAF inhibited TGFβ‑induced NSCLC cell migration and invasion. Furthermore, in vivo bioluminescence imaging analysis revealed that 2F‑PAF attenuated the metastatic capacity of NSCLC cells. These results may help characterize the oncogenic role of fucosylation in NSCLC biology and highlight its potential for developing cancer therapeutics.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAgedCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorDatasets as TopicDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFucoseFucosyltransferasesGene Expression ProfilingGlycosylationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLungLung NeoplasmsMaleFucoseFucosyltransferases

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PMID31894325
PMCPMC6959459
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