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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2020

DEP Domain-Containing Protein 1B (DEPDC1B) Promotes Migration and Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer Through the Rac1/PAK1-LIMK1-Cofilin1 Signaling Pathway.

Shan Zhang, Weiwei Shi, Wei Hu, Ding Ma, Dongliang Yan, Kuanyong Yu, Guang Zhang, Yin Cao, Junhua Wu, Chunping Jiang and 1 more

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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Shan Zhang *Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, People's Republic of China.
Weiwei Shi *Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, People's Republic of China.
Wei Hu *Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222001, People's Republic of China.
Ding MaDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-4778-7854
Dongliang YanDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Drum Tower Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, People's Republic of China.
Kuanyong YuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Drum Tower Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, People's Republic of China.
Guang ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, People's Republic of China.
Yin CaoDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, People's Republic of China.
Junhua WuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, People's Republic of China.
Chunping JiangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, People's Republic of China.
Zhongxia WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-6333-1999
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CNNanjing Medical University · CNNanjing University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWith increasing incidence, pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the most common digestive tract tumors. However, the prognosis of PC is particularly dismal due to the highly invasive and metastatic behavior of this deadly disease. DEP domain-containing protein 1B (DEPDC1B), which is overexpressed in multiple tumors, such as breast cancer, oral cancer and non-small cell lung cancer, plays a significant role in cell movement, cell cycle and cytoskeleton reorganization. However, the function of DEPDC1B in PC remains poorly understood.

methodsThe function of DEPDC1B in the migration and invasion of PC was evaluated by wound healing and Transwell assays in vitro and PC-derived liver metastasis models in vivo. The molecular mechanisms of DEPDC1B were investigated through cell line establishment, Western blotting, qRT-PCR, immunoprecipitation, histological examination and immunohistochemistry analysis.

resultsDEPDC1B was overexpressed in PC cell lines. DEPDC1B regulated cell migration and invasion. DEPDC1B regulated the Rac1/PAK1-LIMK1-cofilin1 signaling pathway by interacting with Rac1. Rac1 inhibition suppressed DEPDC1B-induced migration and invasion in PC in vitro and DEPDC1B-induced liver metastasis in vivo.

conclusionDEPDC1B promoted cell migration and invasion by activating the Rac1/PAK1-LIMK1-cofilin1 signaling pathway, thus providing a potential therapeutic target against PC.

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DEP domain-containing protein 1Binvasionmigrationpancreatic cancerRac1/PAK1-LIMK1-cofilin1 signaling

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