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ArticleMolecules and cells2021

TRIB2 Stimulates Cancer Stem-Like Properties through Activating the AKT-GSK3β-β-Catenin Signaling Axis.

Dae Kyoung Kim, Yu Na Kim, Ye Eun Kim, Seo Yul Lee, Min Joo Shin, Eun Kyoung Do, Kyung-Un Choi, Seung-Chul Kim, Ki-Hyung Kim, Dong-Soo Suh and 2 more

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Article in Molecules and cells, 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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  2. The role of tribbles homolog 2 in cell proliferation.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2025
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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dae Kyoung KimDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
Yu Na KimDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
Ye Eun KimDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
Seo Yul LeeDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
Min Joo ShinDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
Eun Kyoung DoDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
Kyung-Un ChoiDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
Seung-Chul KimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
Ki-Hyung KimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
Dong-Soo SuhDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
Parkyong SongDepartment of Convergence Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
Jae Ho KimDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4323-4790
Pusan National University · KRPusan National University Yangsan Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tribbles homolog 2 (TRIB2) is implicated in tumorigenesis and drug resistance in various types of cancers. However, the role of TRIB2 in the regulation of tumorigenesis and drug resistance of cancer stem cells (CSCs) is still elusive. In the present study, we showed increased expression of TRIB2 in spheroid-forming and aldehyde dehydrogenase-positive CSC populations of A2780 epithelial ovarian cancer cells. Short hairpin RNA-mediated silencing of TRIB2 expression attenuates the spheroid-forming, migratory, tumorigenic, and drug-resistant properties of A2780 cells, whereas overexpression of TRIB2 increases the CSC-like characteristics. TRIB2 overexpression induced GSK3β inactivation by augmenting AKT-dependent phosphorylation of GSK3β at Ser9, followed by increasing β-catenin level via reducing the GSK3β-mediated phosphorylation of β-catenin. Treatment of TRIB2-ovexpressed A2780 cells with the phosphoinositide-3-kinase inhibitor LY294002 abrogated TRIB2-stimulated proliferation, migration, drug resistance of A2780 cells. These results suggest a critical role for TRIB2 in the regulation of CSC-like properties by increasing the stability of β-catenin protein via the AKT-GSK3β-dependent pathways.

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beta CateninCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHumansNeoplastic Stem CellsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal Transductionbeta CateninCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTRIB2 protein, humancancer stem cellschemoresistanceovarian cancerstemness

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PMID34326276
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