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ArticleNature communications2022

TM9SF4 is an F-actin disassembly factor that promotes tumor progression and metastasis.

Zhaoyue Meng, Zhichao Li, Mingxu Xie, Hongyan Yu, Liwen Jiang, Xiaoqiang Yao

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Zhaoyue Meng *School of Biomedical Sciences and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Zhichao Li *School of Biomedical Sciences and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Mingxu Xie *School of Biomedical Sciences and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Hongyan YuSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Liwen JiangCentre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. ljiang@cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID 0000-0002-7829-1472
Xiaoqiang YaoSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. yao2068@cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID 0000-0002-0687-8186
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

F-actin dynamics is crucial for many fundamental properties of cancer cells, from cell-substrate adhesion to migration, invasion and metastasis. However, the regulatory mechanisms of actin dynamics are still incompletely understood. In this study, we demonstrate the function of a protein named TM9SF4 in regulating actin dynamics and controlling cancer cell motility and metastasis. We show that an N-terminal fragment (NTF) cleaved from TM9SF4 can directly bind to F-actin to induce actin oxidation at Cys374, consequently enhancing cofilin-mediated F-actin disassembly. Knockdown of TM9SF4 reduces cell migration and invasion in ovarian cancer cells A2780, SKOV3 and several high grade serous ovarian cancer lines (HGSOCs). In vivo, knockdown of TM9SF4 completely abolishes the tumor growth and metastasis in athymic nude mice. These data provide mechanistic insights into TM9SF4-mediated regulation of actin dynamics in ovarian cancer cells.

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ActinsOvarian NeoplasmsActin Depolymerizing FactorsAnimalsCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, NudeActin Depolymerizing FactorsActinsMembrane ProteinsTM9SF4 protein, human

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PMID36175399
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