ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2021
TFAP4 promotes the growth of prostate cancer cells by upregulating FOXK1.
Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Co-Targeting Nuclear Export and Translation Initiation Uncovers a Therapeutic Vulnerability in Lethal Prostate Cancer.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- TFAP4 Regulation of MCM5 Activates the PI3K/AKT Pathway to Promote Invasion and Metastasis of Gastric Cancer.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2025Article
- Integrating plasma exosomal miRNAs, ultrasound radiomics and tPSA for the diagnosis and prediction of early prostate cancer: a multi-center study.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025Article
- USP15, activated by TFAP4 transcriptionally, stabilizes SHC1 via deubiquitination and deteriorates renal cell carcinoma.Cancer science · 2024Article
- circ_0006988 promotes gastric cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion through miRNA-92a-2-5p/TFAP4 axis.Epigenomics · 2024Article
- Identification of a novel senescence-associated signature to predict biochemical recurrence and immune microenvironment for prostate cancer.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Identification of key potassium channel genes of temporal lobe epilepsy by bioinformatics analyses and experimental verification.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
Corrections and comments
- Retraction · 2024-10-29Author Unresponsive · Concerns/Issues about Data · Euphemisms for Plagiarism · Investigation by Journal/Publisher · Investigation by Third Party · Plagiarism of Data · · See also: https://pubpeer.com/publications/4A73F0E4678BDE48E8C874CED14101
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Transcription factor activating enhancer binding protein 4 (TFAP4) has been indicated to be correlated with the progression of various human malignancies. However, the effect and regulatory mechanism of TFAP4 in prostate cancer (PC) remain unclear. The protein and mRNA expression were detected by western blotting and RT-qPCR. TFAP4 was overexpressed or knocked down in PC cells. The viability, invasion and migration of PC cells were analyzed by CCK-8, Transwell and wound healing assays. The colony formation was also determined. TFAP4 expression was upregulated in PC patients and cells; high TFAP4 expression predicted poor prognosis, and was associated with a range of clinicopathological features, including metastasis, clinical stage and Gleason score. Moreover, overexpression of TFAP4 promoted cell viability, migration, and invasion
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