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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2021

FAM83A promotes proliferation and metastasis via Wnt/β-catenin signaling in head neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Huan Ji, Haiyang Song, Zeyu Wang, Pengfei Jiao, Jiani Xu, Xuan Li, Hongming Du, Heming Wu, Yi Zhong

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Huan Ji *Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Haiyang Song *Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Zeyu WangJiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Pengfei JiaoJiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Jiani XuJiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xuan LiJiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Hongming DuJiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Heming WuJiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. whmz2002@aliyun.com.
Yi ZhongJiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. ohpzy@163.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1411-2711
Nanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

and the Health Committee of Jiangsu Province(Grants No M2020003). Grants No M2020003Nature Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province Grants No BK2018040793
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the expression and function of FAM83A in the proliferation and metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). FAM83A mRNA and protein expressions in HNSCC were detected in primary HNSCC samples and cell lines. The associations between FAM83A expression and clinicopathologic variables were evaluated through tissue microarrays. Besides, FAM83A knockdown and overexpression cell lines were constructed to assess cell growth and metastasis in vitro and the relationship between FAM83A and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Furthermore, two models of xenograft tumors in nude mice were used to assess the tumorigenicity and metastasis ability of FAM83A in vivo. In the present study, overexpression of FAM83A in HNSCC samples was significantly associated with tumor size, lymph node status and clinical tumor stages. Mechanically, FAM83A could promote HNSCC cell growth and metastasis by inducing EMT via activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Rescue experiment demonstrated the inhibition of β-catenin could counteract the function of FAM83A. Also, the FAM83A knockdown could suppress tumor growth and distant metastasis in the xenograft animal models of HNSCC. In conclusion, this study identifies FAM83A as an oncogene of HNSCC. This study provides new insights into the molecular pathways that contribute to EMT in HNSCC. We revealed a previously unknown FAM83A-Wnt-β-catenin signaling axis involved in the EMT of HNSCC. There may be a potential bi-directional signaling loop between FAM83A and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in HNSCC.

Indexed as

Head and Neck NeoplasmsWnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsbeta CateninCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm ProteinsSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neckbeta CateninFAM83A protein, humanNeoplasm ProteinsFAM83AHead Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaMetastasisProliferationWnt/β-catenin Signaling

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PMID34641907
PMCPMC8507380
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