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ArticleNature communications2021

RALYL increases hepatocellular carcinoma stemness by sustaining the mRNA stability of TGF-β2.

Xia Wang, Jin Wang, Yu-Man Tsui, Chaoran Shi, Ying Wang, Xin Zhang, Qian Yan, Miao Chen, Chen Jiang, Yun-Fei Yuan and 7 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 56 papers.

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56citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Xia WangDepartment of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Jin WangSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Yu-Man TsuiState key Laboratory of Liver Research, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Chaoran ShiDepartment of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Ying WangDepartment of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Xin ZhangState key Laboratory of Liver Research, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Qian YanDepartment of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Miao ChenDepartment of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Chen JiangDepartment of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Yun-Fei YuanState Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2467-3683
Chun-Ming WongState key Laboratory of Liver Research, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2497-7858
Ming LiuDepartment of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3222-8715
Zeng-Yu FengDepartment of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Honglin ChenDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5108-8338
Irene Oi Lin NgState key Laboratory of Liver Research, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7532-2029
Lingxi JiangState key Laboratory of Liver Research, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. jlx12120@rjh.com.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8070-5275
Xin-Yuan GuanDepartment of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. xyguan@hku.hk.ORCID 0000-0002-4485-6017
University of Hong Kong · HKChinese University of Hong Kong · HKSun Yat-sen University · CNRuijin Hospital · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Growing evidences suggest that cancer stem cells exhibit many molecular characteristics and phenotypes similar to their ancestral progenitor cells. In the present study, human embryonic stem cells are induced to differentiate into hepatocytes along hepatic lineages to mimic liver development in vitro. A liver progenitor specific gene, RALY RNA binding protein like (RALYL), is identified. RALYL expression is associated with poor prognosis, poor differentiation, and metastasis in clinical HCC patients. Functional studies reveal that RALYL could promote HCC tumorigenicity, self-renewal, chemoresistance, and metastasis. Moreover, molecular mechanism studies show that RALYL could upregulate TGF-β2 mRNA stability by decreasing N6-methyladenosine (m

Indexed as

AnimalsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCell MovementEmbryonic Stem CellsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group CHumansLiverLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiceMiddle AgedNeoplastic Stem CellsHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group CPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesRALY protein, humanRNA-Binding ProteinsSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription FactorTransforming Growth Factor beta2

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PMID33750796
PMCPMC7943813
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