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ArticleACS omega2024

BIRC6 Modulates the Protein Stability of Axin to Regulate the Growth, Stemness, and Resistance of Renal Cancer Cells via the β-Catenin Pathway.

Kaihua Zhong, Xiaohong Wang, Heyuan Zhang, Nanhui Chen, Yang Mai, Sipin Dai, Lawei Yang, Dong Chen, Weifeng Zhong

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Article in ACS omega, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Kaihua ZhongDepartment of Urology, Meizhou People's Hospital, Meizhou 514031, China.
Xiaohong WangDepartment of Nephrology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510500, China.
Heyuan ZhangDepartment of Urology, Meizhou People's Hospital, Meizhou 514031, China.
Nanhui ChenDepartment of Urology, Meizhou People's Hospital, Meizhou 514031, China.
Yang MaiDepartment of Urology, Guangzhou Twelfth People's Hospital, Guangzhou 510630, China.
Sipin DaiDepartment of Urology, Guangzhou Twelfth People's Hospital, Guangzhou 510630, China.
Lawei YangClinical Research Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China.
Dong ChenSun Yat-sen Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Weifeng ZhongDepartment of Urology, Meizhou People's Hospital, Meizhou 514031, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7453-9346
Meizhou City People's Hospital · CNTwelfth Guangzhou City People's Hospital · CNGuangdong Medical College · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mechanism underlying the development of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remains unclear, and effective prevention and therapeutic measures are lacking. BIRC6, a protein inhibitor of apoptosis, has attracted great interest. Our data indicated that overexpression of BIRC6 elevated cell growth, colony formation, migration, and invasion of cultured RCC cells, while siRNA knockdown of BIRC6 suppressed these processes. Additionally, BIRC6 was highly expressed in RCC clinical samples along with a downregulated level of Axin. Immunoprecipitation assays found that BIRC6 interacted with Axin and the two proteins colocalized within the cytoplasm of RCC cells. Overexpression of BIRC6 promoted the ubiquitination modification of Axin, while genetic knockdown of BIRC6 suppressed it. Furthermore, overexpression of BIRC6 significantly promoted the turnover of Axin, suggesting BIRC6's inhibitory effect on Axin protein stability. BIRC6 was also upregulated in cancer stem-like cells of RCC and increased the drug resistance of RCC cells against sunitinib. Western blotting assays showed that the overexpression of BIRC6 upregulated CXCR4 protein expression and activated the β-catenin pathway. Two cell lines were then constructed with BIRC6 overexpressed by lentiviruses. Pharmacological administration of a Wnt/β-catenin inhibitor, XAV-939, or genetic knockdown of β-catenin inhibited cell growth, tumor sphere formation, colony formation, migration, and invasion of BIRC6-overexpressed cells.

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