Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34715893›Full record

ReviewJournal of hematology & oncology2021

Integrins regulate stemness in solid tumor: an emerging therapeutic target.

Jiangling Xiong, Lianlian Yan, Cheng Zou, Kai Wang, Mengjie Chen, Bin Xu, Zhipeng Zhou, Dingxiao Zhang

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
58citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 87 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jiangling Xiong *School of Biomedical Sciences, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan Province, China.
Lianlian Yan *School of Biomedical Sciences, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan Province, China.
Cheng Zou *School of Biomedical Sciences, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan Province, China.
Kai Wang *Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu Province, China.
Mengjie ChenSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan Province, China.
Bin XuDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu Province, China. xb15896450810@126.com.
Zhipeng ZhouCollege of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China. zhouzhipeng@mail.hzau.edu.cn.
Dingxiao ZhangSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan Province, China. zdx1980@hnu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-8505-8831
Hunan University · CNZhongda Hospital Southeast University · CNHuazhong Agricultural University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Integrins are the adhesion molecules and transmembrane receptors that consist of α and β subunits. After binding to extracellular matrix components, integrins trigger intracellular signaling and regulate a wide spectrum of cellular functions, including cell survival, proliferation, differentiation and migration. Since the pattern of integrins expression is a key determinant of cell behavior in response to microenvironmental cues, deregulation of integrins caused by various mechanisms has been causally linked to cancer development and progression in several solid tumor types. In this review, we discuss the integrin signalosome with a highlight of a few key pro-oncogenic pathways elicited by integrins, and uncover the mutational and transcriptomic landscape of integrin-encoding genes across human cancers. In addition, we focus on the integrin-mediated control of cancer stem cell and tumor stemness in general, such as tumor initiation, epithelial plasticity, organotropic metastasis and drug resistance. With insights into how integrins contribute to the stem-like functions, we now gain better understanding of the integrin signalosome, which will greatly assist novel therapeutic development and more precise clinical decisions.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell AdhesionHumansIntegrinsMutationNeoplasmsNeoplastic Stem CellsSignal TransductionTranscriptomeIntegrinsCancer stem cellsIntegrinMetastasisSolid tumorStemnessTherapeutic targeting

Identifiers

PMID34715893
PMCPMC8555177
OpenAlexW3211062415

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