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ArticleNature communications2021

EGFR/SRC/ERK-stabilized YTHDF2 promotes cholesterol dysregulation and invasive growth of glioblastoma.

Runping Fang, Xin Chen, Sicong Zhang, Hui Shi, Youqiong Ye, Hailing Shi, Zhongyu Zou, Peng Li, Qing Guo, Li Ma and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 204 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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204citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
21.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

204 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 321 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Runping FangDepartment of Human and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
Xin ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Sicong ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Hui ShiDepartment of Human and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
Youqiong YeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Hailing ShiDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Zhongyu ZouDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7152-5435
Peng LiDepartment of Human and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
Qing GuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Li MaDepartment of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Chuan HeDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA. chuanhe@uchicago.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4319-7424
Suyun HuangDepartment of Human and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA. suyun.huang@vcuhealth.org.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USVirginia Commonwealth University · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

Virus Vector Shared ResourceP30CA016059 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Keri R Maher · 1985 to 2026
$51.0M
Signal Integration of Transcriptional Pathways in GliomagenesisR01CA182684 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI HUANG, SUYUN · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS P30 CA016059NCI NIH HHS R01 CA182684
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common type of adult malignant brain tumor, but its molecular mechanisms are not well understood. In addition, the knowledge of the disease-associated expression and function of YTHDF2 remains very limited. Here, we show that YTHDF2 overexpression clinically correlates with poor glioma patient prognosis. EGFR that is constitutively activated in the majority of GBM causes YTHDF2 overexpression through the EGFR/SRC/ERK pathway. EGFR/SRC/ERK signaling phosphorylates YTHDF2 serine39 and threonine381, thereby stabilizes YTHDF2 protein. YTHDF2 is required for GBM cell proliferation, invasion, and tumorigenesis. YTHDF2 facilitates m

Indexed as

AdultAnimalsBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalCell Transformation, NeoplasticCholesterolDNA-Binding ProteinsErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesGlioblastomaGliomaHumansCholesterolDNA-Binding ProteinsEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsHIVEP2 protein, humanLiver X ReceptorsRNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription FactorsYTHDF2 protein, human

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PMID33420027
PMCPMC7794382
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