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ArticleNature cell biology2020

BCAT2-mediated BCAA catabolism is critical for development of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Jin-Tao Li, Miao Yin, Di Wang, Jian Wang, Ming-Zhu Lei, Ye Zhang, Ying Liu, Lei Zhang, Shao-Wu Zou, Li-Peng Hu and 7 more

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Article in Nature cell biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 152 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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152citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
12.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

152 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 249 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Jin-Tao Li *Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center and Cancer Metabolism Laboratory, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Miao Yin *Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center and Cancer Metabolism Laboratory, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Di Wang *Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center and Cancer Metabolism Laboratory, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jian WangFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center and Cancer Metabolism Laboratory, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Ming-Zhu LeiFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center and Cancer Metabolism Laboratory, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Ye ZhangKey Laboratory of Cancer Proteomics of National Health Commission, XiangYa Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Ying LiuDepartment of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Lei ZhangInstitutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shao-Wu ZouDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tong Ji University, Shanghai, China.
Li-Peng HuState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Zhi-Gang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8965-223X
Yi-Ping WangFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center and Cancer Metabolism Laboratory, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3130-0386
Wen-Yu WenInstitutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0798-4730
Hao-Jie LuInstitutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zheng-Jun ChenState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Dan SuCancer Research Institute, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital and Key Laboratory Diagnosis and Treatment Technology on Thoracic Oncology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.
Qun-Ying LeiFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center and Cancer Metabolism Laboratory, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. qlei@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8547-8518
Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University · CNFudan University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNCentral South University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNShanghai Tenth People's Hospital · CNZhejiang Cancer Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) metabolism is potentially linked with development of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAdenocarcinomaAdultAmino Acids, Branched-ChainAnimalsCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell Line, TumorDisease ProgressionFemaleHeterograftsHumansIsoenzymesKeto AcidsMaleMiceAmino Acids, Branched-ChainBCAT2 protein, humanIsoenzymesKeto AcidsKRAS protein, humanMinor Histocompatibility AntigensPregnancy ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)RibonucleoproteinsSS-A AntigenSyk KinaseSYK protein, humanTransaminases

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PMID32029896
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