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ArticleOncology letters2021

Decreased TMEM40 expression is associated with malignant behavior of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and inhibits tumor progression.

Lei Yu, Jie Liu, Tang-De Zhang, Xiu-Fen Zheng, Dong-Lan Luo, Wei-Liang Zhu, Xian-Wen Qiu, Lin-Lang Guo

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Article in Oncology letters, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Lei YuDepartment of Dermatology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510282, P.R. China.
Jie LiuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, Shandong 264000, P.R. China.
Tang-De ZhangDepartment of Dermatology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510282, P.R. China.
Xiu-Fen ZhengDepartment of Dermatology, Shunde Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shunde, Guangdong 528308, P.R. China.
Dong-Lan LuoDepartment of Dermatology, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518028, P.R. China.
Wei-Liang ZhuDepartment of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510282, P.R. China.
Xian-Wen QiuDepartment of Dermatology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510282, P.R. China.
Lin-Lang GuoDepartment of Pathology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510282, P.R. China.
Southern Medical University · CNThe First People's Hospital of Shunde · CNYuhuangding Hospital · CNZhujiang Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) is one of the most common types of skin cancer in humans worldwide. The identification and characterization of cancer-associated transmembrane proteins are important for understanding the molecular biology of CSCC. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the expression pattern of transmembrane protein 40 (TMEM40) in CSCC and its clinical significance. The underlying mechanisms were also examined. Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry analysis were used to determine the relative expression of TMEM40 in CSCC cell lines and clinical tissue samples. The effect of TMEM40 gene silencing on cell proliferation was also evaluated using Cell Counting Kit-8 assays. Wound healing assays, flow cytometry and Transwell assays were used to explore the migration, cell cycle distribution/apoptosis and invasion of CSCC cells following TMEM40 silencing, respectively. In the present study, increased TMEM40 expression was observed in CSCC tissue samples, compared with normal skin, and TMEM40 expression was associated with large tumor size in patients with CSCC.

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