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ArticleCancer science2020

Epithelial V-like antigen 1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma growth and metastasis via the ERBB-PI3K-AKT pathway.

QianZhi Ni, Zhenhua Chen, Qianwen Zheng, Dong Xie, Jing-Jing Li, Shuqun Cheng, Xingyuan Ma

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Article in Cancer science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

QianZhi NiSchool of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4659-7696
Zhenhua ChenDepartment of Hepatic Surgery VI, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Qianwen ZhengCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Dong XieCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Jing-Jing LiCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Shuqun ChengDepartment of Hepatic Surgery VI, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6760-7470
Xingyuan MaSchool of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-7748
East China University of Science and Technology · CNSecond Military Medical University · CNShanghaiTech University · CNShanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health · CN

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2018YFA0902804National Key R&D Program of China 2018YFC1603002National Key R&D Program of China 2018YFC1604404National Natural Science Foundation of China 31520103907National Natural Science Foundation of China 31670944National Natural Science Foundation of China 31771538National Natural Science Foundation of China 81673345National Natural Science Foundation of China 81730083National Natural Science Foundation of China 81972757Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan of Shanghai 17431904600Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences XDA12010316Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of epithelial V-like antigen 1 (EVA1) has been well studied in thymic development and homostasis; however, its putative relationship with cancer remains largely unknown. Therefore, here we investigated the role of EVA1 in hepatocellular carcinoma. Interestingly, EVA1 expression was significantly increased in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and was also associated with a poor prognosis and recurrence in HCC patients. Overexpression of EVA1 promoted cell growth, invasion and migration in vitro. Consistently, knockdown of EVA1 expression inhibited proliferation and migration in vitro, while repressing metastasis of HCC cells in vivo. RNA-seq analysis indicated that EVA1 is able to upregulate the expression of genes in the ERBB3-PI3K pathway. Accordingly, an increased level of AKT phosphorylation was detected in HCC cells after EVA1 overexpression. LY294002, a PI3K inhibitor, inhibited AKT phosphorylation and rescued the tumor-promoting effect of EVA1 overexpression. Altogether, the present study has revealed the oncogenic role of EVA1 during HCC progression and metastasis through the ERBB-PI3K-AKT signaling pathway, reiterating the potential use of EVA1 as a therapeutic target and/or prognostic marker for HCC.

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AnimalsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell Adhesion MoleculesCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCell Transformation, NeoplasticDisease ProgressionFemaleGene ExpressionHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeCell Adhesion MoleculesMPZL2 protein, humanPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPIK3R3 protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktAKTEVA1HCCmetastasisPIK3R3

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