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ArticleBiomedical journal2023

Trafficking protein TMED3 promotes esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Yuxian Yang, Shiliang Liu, Chunxia Xie, Qiaoqiao Li, Tiantian Gao, Mengzhong Liu, Mian Xi, Lei Zhao

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Article in Biomedical journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuxian YangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Shiliang LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Chunxia XieDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Qiaoqiao LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Tiantian GaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Mengzhong LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Mian XiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: ximian@sysucc.org.cn.
Lei ZhaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: zhaolei@sysucc.org.cn.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe molecular mechanisms of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remain poorly understood. Transmembrane emp24 trafficking protein 3 (TMED3) acts as an oncogene or tumor suppressor gene in different cancers. Our study was to explore the clinicopathological significance and functional roles of TMED3 in ESCC.

methodsImmunohistochemistry, qPCR, and western blotting were used to analyze the expression of TMED3 in ESCC tissues and cells. Statistical analysis was performed to analyze the relationship between TMED3 expression and tumor characteristics in patients with ESCC. The role of TMED3 in vitro and in vivo was investigated by performing functional verification experiments and using a xenograft mouse model. Proteins that are functionally related to TMED3 were recognized by Affymetrix microarray and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). Functional verification experiments were performed to analyze the role of FAM60A (a protein functionally related to TMED3) in vitro.

resultsWe confirmed the overexpression of TMED3 was correlated with poor prognosis in ESCC patients. When TMED3 was knocked down, ESCC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion were inhibited whereas cell apoptosis was promoted in vitro, and tumorigenicity was inhibited in vivo. We further revealed significant changes in gene expression profile in TMED3 knockdown cells. Among these differentially expressed genes, FAM60A was overexpressed in ESCC tissues. Furthermore, knocking down FAM60A significantly weakened the proliferation ability of ESCC cells and reversed TMED3's tumorigenicity of ESCC cells.

conclusionOur study revealed an oncogenic role of TMED3 in ESCC.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Squamous CellEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMicePrognosisVesicular Transport ProteinsTMED3 protein, humanVesicular Transport ProteinsApoptosisEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaFAM60AProgressionTMED3

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