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ReviewFrontiers in physiology2023

The functions and roles of C2H2 zinc finger proteins in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Qinguo Li, Guoqian Tan, Fan Wu

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Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Qinguo LiDepartment of General Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Guoqian TanDepartment of General Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Fan WuDepartment of General Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

C2H2 zinc finger (C2H2-ZF) proteins are the majority group of human transcription factors and they have many different molecular functions through different combinations of zinc finger domains. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent malignant tumors and the main reason for cancer-related deaths worldwide. More and more findings support the abnormal expression of C2H2-ZF protein in the onset and progression of HCC. The C2H2-ZF proteins are involved in various biological functions in HCC, such as EMT, stemness maintenance, metabolic reprogramming, cell proliferation and growth, apoptosis, and genomic integrity. The study of anti-tumor drug resistance also highlights the pivotal roles of C2H2-ZF proteins at the intersection of biological functions (EMT, stemness maintenance, autophagy)and chemoresistance in HCC. The involvement of C2H2-ZF protein found recently in regulating different molecules, signal pathways and pathophysiological activities indicate these proteins as the possible therapeutic targets, and diagnostic or prognostic biomarkers for HCC.

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anti-tumor drug resistanceC2H2 zinc finger proteinsEMThepatocellular carcinomametabolic reprogrammingstemness maintenance

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PMID37457025
PMCPMC10339807

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