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ReviewAnalytical cellular pathology (Amsterdam)2020

The Role of Rho GTPases in VEGF Signaling in Cancer Cells.

Nada El Baba, Mohammad Farran, Elie Abi Khalil, Leila Jaafar, Isabelle Fakhoury, Mirvat El-Sibai

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Review in Analytical cellular pathology (Amsterdam), 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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10citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. Neuropilin-1: A Multifaceted Target for Cancer Therapy.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025
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  6. VEGF signaling: Role in angiogenesis and beyond.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Reviews on cancer · 2024
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  10. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nada El BabaDepartment of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Mohammad FarranDepartment of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Elie Abi KhalilDepartment of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Leila JaafarDepartment of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Isabelle FakhouryDepartment of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6568-5926
Mirvat El-SibaiDepartment of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4084-6759
Lebanese American University · LB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) consist of five molecules (VEGFA through D as well as placental growth factor) which are crucial for regulating key cellular and tissue functions. The role of VEGF and its intracellular signaling and downstream molecular pathways have been thoroughly studied. Activation of VEGF signal transduction can be initiated by the molecules' binding to two classes of transmembrane receptors: (1) the VEGF tyrosine kinase receptors (VEGF receptors 1 through 3) and (2) the neuropilins (NRP1 and 2). The involvement of Rho GTPases in modulating VEGFA signaling in both cancer cells and endothelial cells has also been well established. Additionally, different isoforms of Rho GTPases, namely, RhoA, RhoC, and RhoG, have been shown to regulate VEGF expression as well as blood vessel formation. This review article will explore how Rho GTPases modulate VEGF signaling and the consequences of such interaction on cancer progression.

Indexed as

AnimalsCarcinogenesisHumansNeoplasmsNeovascularization, Pathologicrho GTP-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Arho GTP-Binding ProteinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

Identifiers

PMID32377503
PMCPMC7182966
OpenAlexW3017364325

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