ArticleScientific reports2022
Tumor-suppressive role of Smad ubiquitination regulatory factor 2 in patients with colorectal cancer.
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- SMURF2 in Anticancer Therapy: Dual Role in Carcinogenesis and Theranostics.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- SMURF2 Facilitates GAP17 Isoform 1 Membrane Displacement to Promote Mutant p53-KRAS Oncogenic Synergy.Molecular cancer research : MCR · 2025Article
- Transcription Factor E2F7 Hampers the Killing Effect of NK Cells against Colorectal Cancer Cells via Activating RAD18 Transcription.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2024Article
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- RYBP contributes to improved prognosis in colorectal cancer via regulation of cell cycle, apoptosis and oxaliplatin sensitivity.International journal of oncology · 2023Article
- The role of NEDD4 related HECT-type E3 ubiquitin ligases in defective autophagy in cancer cells: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2023Review
- The Role of HECT E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Colorectal Cancer.Biomedicines · 2023Review
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Abstract
Smad ubiquitination regulatory factor 2 (Smurf2) plays various roles in cancer progression. However, the correlation between Smurf2 and clinical outcomes has not been determined in patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer and colorectal liver metastases. We analyzed 66 patients with colorectal cancer who developed liver metastases. Smurf2 expression was assessed using immunohistochemical analysis of primary and metastatic liver tumors. High Smurf2 expression in both primary and metastatic tumors was significantly associated with longer overall survival time and time to surgical failure. Multivariate analyses revealed that low Smurf2 expression in primary tumors was an independent predictor of poor prognosis. In vitro experiments using colon cancer cell lines demonstrated that short interfering RNA knockdown of Smurf2 increased cell migration and tumor sphere formation. Western blot analyses revealed that Smurf2 knockdown increased the protein expression of epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM). Thus, in summary, high Smurf2 expression in cancer cells was found to be an independent predictor of better prognosis in patients with primary colorectal cancer and consequent liver metastases. The tumor-suppressive role of Smurf2 was found to be associated with cell migration and EpCAM expression; hence, Smurf2 can be considered a positive biomarker of cancer stem cell-like properties.
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