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ArticleCancer letters2021

Hedgehog transcriptional effector GLI mediates mTOR-Induced PD-L1 expression in gastric cancer organoids.

Vivien Koh, Jayati Chakrabarti, Meaghan Torvund, Nina Steele, Jennifer A Hawkins, Yoshiaki Ito, Jiang Wang, Michael A Helmrath, Juanita L Merchant, Syed A Ahmed and 4 more

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Article in Cancer letters, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 107 papers.

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107citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

107 citing papers in PubMed, 144 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells modulation in the context of tumor microenvironment for gastric cancer.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Vivien KohNational University Cancer Institute Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore; Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Jayati ChakrabartiDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Meaghan TorvundDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Nina SteeleDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology and Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Jennifer A HawkinsDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Yoshiaki ItoCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Jiang WangDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Michael A HelmrathDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Juanita L MerchantDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Syed A AhmedDepartment of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Asim ShabbirDepartment of Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Jimmy Bok Yan SoNational University Cancer Institute Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore; Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Wei Peng YongNational University Cancer Institute Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore; Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Yana ZavrosDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. Electronic address: yzavros@email.arizona.edu.
National University of Singapore · SGUniversity of Arizona · USCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USNational University Hospital · SGUniversity of Cincinnati · USUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center · USUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

VITAMIN AP30CA023074 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Teri L Bankhead · 1985 to 2026
$110.2M
Stem Cell/Organoid and Genome Editing CoreP30DK078392 · NIDDK · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Alexander Miethke · 2007 to 2026
$24.4M
Organoids as a Model System for Studying Gastrointestinal DiseaseU19AI116491 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI WEISS, ALISON A. · 2015 to 2019
$4.6M
The role of Hedgehog Signaling in gastric tissue repair and regenerationR01DK083402 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI ZAVROS, YANA · 2011 to 2019
$3.7M
MDSC Polarization and Helicobacter-Induced Gastric MetaplasiaR01DK118563 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI MERCHANT, JUANITA L. · 2018 to 2021
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023074NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI116491NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK078392NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK083402NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK118563
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumors evade immune surveillance by expressing Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1), subsequently inhibiting CD8

Indexed as

B7-H1 AntigenCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedHedgehog ProteinsHelicobacter pyloriHumansImmunotherapyOrganoidsSignal TransductionStomach NeoplasmsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscription, GeneticTumor MicroenvironmentZinc Finger Protein GLI1B7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanGLI1 protein, humanHedgehog ProteinsMTOR protein, humanTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesZinc Finger Protein GLI1Cytotoxic T lymphocytesMyeloid derived suppressor cellsSonic hedgehogTumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID34126195
PMCPMC8606306
OpenAlexW3166489160

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