Evidence map›Paper›PMID 35116634›Full record

ArticleTranslational cancer research2021

The Notch1 gene may control cell chemoresistance in esophageal squamous cell cancer.

Kun Gao, Wenqun Xing, Xianben Liu, Jizhao Liu, Haibo Sun, Wentao Hao, Yan Zheng

Open access · diamondAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Translational cancer research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 36% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Article
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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kun GaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Wenqun XingDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Xianben LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Jizhao LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Haibo SunDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Wentao HaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Yan ZhengDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Zhengzhou University · CNHenan Cancer Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn our previous study, missense mutations in the Notch1 gene were found in chemotherapy-resistant esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) patients. In this study, we explored changes in the interaction between Notch1 and DLL4 resulting from missense mutations.

methodsBioinformatics analysis was performed to assess and compare the different biological structures and functions of wild type (WT) and mutation type (MT) sequences of Notch1. A genetic information search was performed, and the results were analyzed using in silico modeling. Homology modeling of the Notch1 protein was carried out using Swiss-Model software, and modeling of site-directed mutations was carried out using PyMOL software to observe the protein structure. The Notch1-DLL4 ligand-receptor complex protein model was constructed, Wincoot software was used to determine site-directed mutations, and a protein-ligand interaction profiler (PLIP) was used to calculate the noncovalent interactions in the complex.

resultsThe mutation site was located in the region where Notch1 binds to DLL4. A careful examination of the in silico structural model revealed that the mutation caused an alteration in the surface charge, and the water-bridge bonds of the interaction between Notch1-DLL4 increased in number from 5 to 7.

conclusionsNotch1 gene missense mutation leads to an increase in the number of water-bridge bonds, thus enhancing the Notch1-DLL4 interaction, which may lead to tighter Notch1-DLL4 binding, either making the pathway easier to activate or increasing the length of time it is active.

Indexed as

chemoresistanceesophageal cancerin silico modelingmissense mutationNotch1

Identifiers

PMID35116634
PMCPMC8799163
OpenAlexW3175058099

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.