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ArticleCell death & disease2021

p97/VCP is highly expressed in the stem-like cells of breast cancer and controls cancer stemness partly through the unfolded protein response.

Chuang Li, Yongsheng Huang, Qianqian Fan, Hongyang Quan, Yeqing Dong, Meng Nie, Jiaqi Wang, Fucun Xie, Jiang Ji, Lan Zhou and 2 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Chuang LiDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2809-4948
Yongsheng HuangDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing, China. yongsheng@ibms.pumc.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6114-7730
Qianqian FanDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3870-5869
Hongyang QuanDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing, China.
Yeqing DongDepartment of Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3094-2827
Meng NieDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2267-5810
Jiaqi WangPeking Union Medical College & Tsinghua University, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0437-3811
Fucun XiePeking Union Medical College & Tsinghua University, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5507-7596
Jiang JiPeking Union Medical College & Tsinghua University, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9974-8171
Lan ZhouDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8831-9152
Zhi ZhengDepartment of Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Lin WangDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing, China. lin.wang@ibms.pumc.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-0307-7719
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNShanxi Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

p97/VCP, an evolutionarily concerned ATPase, partakes in multiple cellular proteostatic processes, including the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated protein degradation (ERAD). Elevated expression of p97 is common in many cancers and is often associated with poor survival. Here we report that the levels of p97 positively correlated with the histological grade, tumor size, and lymph node metastasis in breast cancers. We further examined p97 expression in the stem-like cancer cells or cancer stem cells (CSCs), a cell population that purportedly underscores cancer initiation, therapeutic resistance, and recurrence. We found that p97 was consistently at a higher level in the CD44

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AnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansMiceMice, NudeNeoplastic Stem CellsUnfolded Protein ResponseValosin Containing ProteinValosin Containing ProteinVCP protein, human

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PMID33731668
PMCPMC7969628
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