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Microfibril-Associated Protein 2 (MFAP2) Potentiates Invasion and Migration of Melanoma by EMT and Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway.
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- Mechanotransduction unifies healthy nondiabetic wound healing over time by promoting a Cd14+/C1qa+ fibroblast subpopulation.The Journal of investigative dermatology · 2026Article
- MFAP2 secreted by TGF-β1-induced cancer-associated fibroblast cells promotes gastric cancer peritoneal metastasis through Src-STAT3-PTK7 axis.Cell death discovery · 2026Article
- MFAP2 promotes metastasis and drug resistance by regulating epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition through EGFR signaling pathway in colorectal cancer cells.Genes & diseases · 2026Article
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- Efficacy of Ipilimumab and Nivolumab Rechallenge in a Long-Term Melanoma Survivor: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2026Article
- MFAP2 promotes the progress of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by enhancing PTGS2 signaling.Journal of Cancer · 2025Article
- Microfibril-associated protein 2 interacts with LEF1/TCF7 and immune infiltration in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma.Central-European journal of immunology · 2025Article
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- Key genes and molecular mechanisms related to Paclitaxel Resistance.Cancer cell international · 2024Review
- MFAP2 induces epithelial-mesenchymal transformation of osteosarcoma cells by activating the Notch1 pathway.Translational cancer research · 2024Article
- OIP5-AS1/miR-455-3p/microfibril-associated protein 2 axis exacerbates the progression of thyroid carcinoma.Translational cancer research · 2024Article
- Research progress of N1-methyladenosine RNA modification in cancer.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2024Review
- The use of MFAP2 for diagnosis, prognosis and immunotherapy of triple-negative breast cancer.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- The construction and validation of ECM-related prognosis model in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.Heliyon · 2023Article
- MFAP2 promotes the progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma by activating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway through autophagy.Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica · 2023Article
- MFAP2, upregulated by m1A methylation, promotes colorectal cancer invasiveness via CLK3.Cancer medicine · 2023Article
- Microfibril-associated protein 2 is activated by POU class 2 homeobox 1 and promotes tumor growth and metastasis in tongue squamous cell carcinoma.Human cell · 2023Article
- MFAP2 aggravates tumor progression through activating FOXM1/β-catenin-mediated glycolysis in ovarian cancer.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2022Article
- The role of microfibrillar-associated protein 2 in cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
- Pan-Cancer Analysis of Microfibrillar-Associated Protein 2 (MFAP2) Based on Bioinformatics and qPCR Verification.Journal of oncology · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND Growing evidence indicates an association between microfibril-associated protein 2 (MFAP2) and a number of physiological and pathological mechanisms. The potential role of MFAP2 in cancer requires further elucidation. The present study investigated the biological behavior of MFAP2 in melanoma patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS MFAP2 inhibition was established in the B16 melanoma cell line through the use of RNA interference and was assessed by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and Western blot analysis. Wound-healing analysis, transwell assay, and in vivo imaging were performed to investigate the roles of MFAP2 reducing cell mobility, migration, and invasion abilities in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS We found substantially higher MFAP2 expression in B16 melanoma cells. The knockdown of MFAP2 inhibited B16 melanoma cells migration and invasion. Western blot analysis was used to assess changes in biomarkers of EMT, indicating the function of MFAP2 in EMT. We found that downregulation of MFAP2 altered the expression of Wnt/ß-catenin-linked protein. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that MFAP2 has potential as a molecular target to treat melanoma and suppress metastasis of melanoma cells.
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