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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2020

LGR6 is a potential diagnostic and prognostic marker for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Tianci Chai, Zhimin Shen, Zhenyang Zhang, Sui Chen, Lei Gao, Peipei Zhang, Wenwei Lin, Mingqiang Kang, Jiangbo Lin

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tianci ChaiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6706-8865
Zhimin ShenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9294-4532
Zhenyang ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Sui ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Lei GaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Peipei ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Wenwei LinDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Mingqiang KangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Jiangbo LinDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Fujian Medical University · CN

Funding

Joint Funds for the innovation of science and Technology, Fujian province 2018Y9034Joint Funds for the innovation of science and Technology,Fujian province 2017Y9039Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province 2016J01557
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLeucine-rich repeat-coupled receptor 6 (LGR6) is a marker of the skin, nails, and other types of adult tissue stem cells and has been widely found to be related to the development and progression of a variety of cancer types. The clinical significance and biological function of LGR6 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) have not been determined.

methodsThe expression of LGR6 at the transcriptional level was analyzed by searching the TCGA and UCSC data sets. Immunohistochemistry, WB, and q-PCR were used to detect the expression of LGR6 in ESCC and adjacent normal tissues. LGR6 PPI networks and KEGG pathways were used to analyze the potential biological functions of LGR6.

resultsThe expression of LGR6 in ESCC tissues was significantly higher than that in normal tissues and was negatively correlated with the differentiation degree of ESCC and the prognosis of the patients but not closely correlated with the TNM stage of ESCC. PPI networks showed that LGR6 had a close interaction with RSPO1, RSPO2, RSPO3, and RSPO4. KEGG pathway analysis showed that LGR6 activated the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by binding with RSPO ligands to promote the progression of ESCC.

conclusionLGR6 can serve as a potential diagnostic and prognostic marker for ESCC.

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AgedBiomarkers, TumorEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProtein Interaction MapsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledR-SpondinsThrombospondinsBiomarkers, TumorLGR6 protein, humanReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRSPO1 protein, humanRSPO4 protein, humanR-SpondinsThrombospondinsesophageal squamous cell carcinomaimmunohistochemistryLGR6prognosis

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PMID31917882
PMCPMC7171331
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