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ArticleTheranostics2021

The short isoform of PRLR suppresses the pentose phosphate pathway and nucleotide synthesis through the NEK9-Hippo axis in pancreatic cancer.

Huizhen Nie, Pei-Qi Huang, Shu-Heng Jiang, Qin Yang, Li-Peng Hu, Xiao-Mei Yang, Jun Li, Ya-Hui Wang, Qing Li, Yi-Fan Zhang and 7 more

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Article in Theranostics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Huizhen NieState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Pei-Qi HuangState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Shu-Heng JiangState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Qin YangState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Li-Peng HuState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Xiao-Mei YangState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Jun LiState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Ya-Hui WangState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Qing LiState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Yi-Fan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Lei ZhuState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Yan-Li ZhangState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Yanqiu YuDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, P.R. China.
Gary Guishan XiaoSchool of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China.
Yong-Wei SunDepartment of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Jianguang JiCenter for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Zhi-Gang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNShanghai Cancer Institute · CNChina Medical University · CNDalian University of Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prolactin binding to the prolactin receptor exerts pleiotropic biological effects in vertebrates. The prolactin receptor (PRLR) has multiple isoforms due to alternative splicing. The biological roles and related signaling of the long isoform (PRLR-LF) have been fully elucidated. However, little is known about the short isoform (PRLR-SF), particularly in cancer development and metabolic reprogramming, a core hallmark of cancer. Here, we reveal the role and underlying mechanism of PRLR-SF in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

Indexed as

AnimalsCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDNA-Binding ProteinsDown-RegulationGlucosephosphate DehydrogenaseHeterograftsHippo Signaling PathwayHumansMiceMice, Mutant StrainsMice, TransgenicNIMA-Related KinasesNuclear ProteinsNucleotidesDNA-Binding ProteinsG6PD protein, humanGlucosephosphate DehydrogenaseNEK9 protein, humanNIMA-Related KinasesNuclear ProteinsNucleotidesProtein IsoformsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, ProlactinRNA, MessengerTEAD1 protein, humanTEA Domain Transcription FactorsTranscription FactorsTransketolasebiosynthesis.hormoneisoformmetabolismpancreas

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PMID33664869
PMCPMC7914341
OpenAlexW3133057466

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