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ReviewSeminars in immunology2020

Tumor-associated O-glycans of MUC1: Carriers of the glyco-code and targets for cancer vaccine design.

Donella M Beckwith, Maré Cudic

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Review in Seminars in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers.

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63citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 111 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Implications of Mucin-TypeMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  16. Isothiourea - catalyzed α-selective glycosylations.Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) · 2025
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  20. Research progress of MUC1 in genitourinary cancers.Cellular & molecular biology letters · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Donella M BeckwithDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, United States.
Maré CudicDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, United States. Electronic address: mcudic@fau.edu.
Florida Atlantic University · US

Funding

Mechanistic insight into tumor-associated MUC1 glycopeptides binding to macrophage galactose-type lectinR15CA242351 · NCI · FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY · PI CUDIC, MARE · 2019 to 2024
$878k
NCI NIH HHS R15 CA242351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transformation from normal to malignant phenotype in human cancers is associated with aberrant cell-surface glycosylation. It has frequently been reported that MUC1, the heavily glycosylated cell-surface mucin, is altered in both, expression and glycosylation pattern, in human carcinomas of the epithelium. The presence of incomplete or truncated glycan structures, often capped by sialic acid, commonly known as tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens (TACAs), play a key role in tumor initiation, progression, and metastasis. Accumulating evidence suggests that expression of TACAs is associated with tumor escape from immune defenses. In this report, we will give an overview of the oncogenic functions of MUC1 that are exerted through TACA interactions with endogenous carbohydrate-binding proteins (lectins). These interactions often lead to creation of a pro-tumor microenvironment, favoring tumor progression and metastasis, and tumor evasion. In addition, we will describe current efforts in the design of cancer vaccines with special emphasis on synthetic MUC1 glycopeptide vaccines. Analysis of the key factors that govern structure-based design of immunogenic MUC1 glycopeptide epitopes are described. The role of TACA type, position, and density on observed humoral and cellular immune responses is evaluated.

Indexed as

VaccinologyAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmAntigens, Tumor-Associated, CarbohydrateCancer VaccinesCell MembraneDisease ProgressionHumansImmune EvasionImmunotherapyLectinsMucin-1Neoplasm MetastasisNeoplasmsPolysaccharidesAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntigens, NeoplasmAntigens, Tumor-Associated, CarbohydrateCancer VaccinesLectinsMUC1 protein, humanMucin-1PolysaccharidesImmune responseLectinsMUC1Tumor-associated carbohydrate antigensVaccines

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PMID31926647
PMCPMC7160022
OpenAlexW2999821073

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