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ReviewCells2024

Molecular Regulation and Oncogenic Functions of TSPAN8.

Jicheng Yang, Ziyan Zhang, Joanne Shi Woon Lam, Hao Fan, Nai Yang Fu

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Review in Cells, 2024. 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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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Tetraspanin-8 as a Tumor-Selective Immuno-PET Target in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jicheng YangCancer and Stem Cell Biology Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-9303-1046
Ziyan ZhangACRF Cancer Biology and Stem Cells Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
Joanne Shi Woon LamBioinformatics Institute (BII), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138671, Singapore.
Hao FanBioinformatics Institute (BII), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138671, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-0199-9752
Nai Yang FuCancer and Stem Cell Biology Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-5457-4323
The University of Melbourne · AUAgency for Science, Technology and Research · SG

Funding

Gilead Research Scholars Liver Disease Program (Asia) 2020-Gilead-001Ministry of Education MOE2019-T2-2-006 and MOE-T2EP30121-0013Singapore NMRC OF-IRG MOH-OFIRG20nov-0018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tetraspanins, a superfamily of small integral membrane proteins, are characterized by four transmembrane domains and conserved protein motifs that are configured into a unique molecular topology and structure in the plasma membrane. They act as key organizers of the plasma membrane, orchestrating the formation of specialized microdomains called "tetraspanin-enriched microdomains (TEMs)" or "tetraspanin nanodomains" that are essential for mediating diverse biological processes. TSPAN8 is one of the earliest identified tetraspanin members. It is known to interact with a wide range of molecular partners in different cellular contexts and regulate diverse molecular and cellular events at the plasma membrane, including cell adhesion, migration, invasion, signal transduction, and exosome biogenesis. The functions of cell-surface TSPAN8 are governed by ER targeting, modifications at the Golgi apparatus and dynamic trafficking. Intriguingly, limited evidence shows that TSPAN8 can translocate to the nucleus to act as a transcriptional regulator. The transcription of

Indexed as

NeoplasmsTetraspaninsCell AdhesionCell MembraneHumansMembrane ProteinsMembrane ProteinsTetraspaninsTSPAN8 protein, humancancer metastasiscancer stem cellcell invasioncell signalingexosomeplasma membranestem celltetraspanintetraspanin-enriched microdomainTSPAN8tumor-associated antigen

Identifiers

PMID38275818
PMCPMC10814125
OpenAlexW4391025205

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