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ArticleAging2020

Ring finger protein 2 promotes colorectal cancer progression by suppressing early growth response 1.

Feilong Wei, Haoren Jing, Ming Wei, Lei Liu, Jieheng Wu, Meng Wang, Donghui Han, Fa Yang, Bo Yang, Dian Jiao and 8 more

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Article in Aging, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Feilong WeiDepartment of Orthopedics, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710038, China.
Haoren JingDepartment of Anorectal Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Nankai University Affiliated Hospital, Tianjin 300013, China.
Ming WeiUrology Department of No. 989 Hospital, Joint Logistics Support Force of PLA, Luoyang 471000, China.
Lei LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710038, China.
Jieheng WuState Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China.
Meng WangState Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China.
Donghui HanDepartment of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China.
Fa YangDepartment of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China.
Bo YangDepartment of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China.
Dian JiaoDepartment of Urology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710038, China.
Guoxu ZhengState Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China.
Lingling ZhangState Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China.
Wenjin XiState Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China.
Zhangyan GuoState Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China.
An-Gang YangState Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China.
Weijun QinDepartment of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China.
Yi ZhouDepartment of Anorectal Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Nankai University Affiliated Hospital, Tianjin 300013, China.
Weihong WenInstitute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
Air Force Medical University · CNNankai University · CNXijing Hospital · CNNorthwestern Polytechnical University · CNPeople's Liberation Army 401 Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ring finger protein 2 (RNF2) is an important component of polycomb repressive complex 1. RNF2 is upregulated in many kinds of tumors, and elevated RNF2 expression is associated with a poor prognosis in certain cancers. To assess the function of RNF2 in colorectal cancer, we examined RNF2 protein levels in 313 paired colorectal cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues. We then analyzed the association of RNF2 expression with the patients' clinicopathologic features and prognoses. RNF2 expression was upregulated in colorectal cancer tissues and was associated with the tumor differentiation status, tumor stage and prognosis. In colorectal cancer cell lines, downregulation of RNF2 inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis. Gene microarray analysis revealed that early growth response 1 (EGR1) was upregulated in RNF2-knockdown cells. Knocking down EGR1 partially reversed the inhibition of cell proliferation and the induction of apoptosis in RNF2-knockdown cells. RNF2 was enriched at the EGR1 promoter, where it mono-ubiquitinated histone H2A, thereby inhibiting EGR1 expression. These results indicate that RNF2 is oncogenic in colorectal cancer and may promote disease progression by inhibiting EGR1 expression. RNF2 is thus a potential prognostic marker and therapeutic target in colorectal cancer.

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ApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationColorectal NeoplasmsDisease ProgressionEarly Growth Response Protein 1FemaleGene ExpressionGene Knockdown TechniquesHCT116 CellsHistone CodeHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolycomb Repressive Complex 1PrognosisEarly Growth Response Protein 1EGR1 protein, humanPolycomb Repressive Complex 1RNF2 protein, humanapoptosiscell proliferationcolorectal cancerEGR1RNF2

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PMID33346749
PMCPMC7803491
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