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ArticleBiomolecules & biomedicine2024

Qimeng Chang, Xiang Zhou, Huarong Mao, Jinfeng Feng, Xubo Wu, Ziping Zhang, Zhiqiu Hu

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Article in Biomolecules & biomedicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Role of the mInternational journal of molecular medicine · 2025
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  2. The role ofContemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qimeng ChangDepartment of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institute of Fudan-Minhang Academic Health System, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xiang ZhouDepartment of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institute of Fudan-Minhang Academic Health System, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Huarong MaoDepartment of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institute of Fudan-Minhang Academic Health System, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jinfeng FengDepartment of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institute of Fudan-Minhang Academic Health System, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xubo WuDepartment of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institute of Fudan-Minhang Academic Health System, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Ziping ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institute of Fudan-Minhang Academic Health System, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zhiqiu HuDepartment of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institute of Fudan-Minhang Academic Health System, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Fudan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this research was to investigate the potential mechanisms of AlkB homolog 5, RNA demethylase (ALKBH5) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We used The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Kruskal-Wallis method and Kaplan-Meier (KM) survival analysis to study the expression of ALKBH5 and its correlation with clinical factors in HCC. In vitro experiments verified the expression of ALKBH5 and its effect on HCC cell phenotype. We screened differentially expressed genes (DEGs) from HCC patients associated with ALKBH5. Through this screening we identified the downstream gene TTI1 which is associated with ALKBH5 and investigated its function using Gene Expression Profiling Interaction Analysis (GEPIA) along with univariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis. Finally, we analyzed the functions of ALKBH5 and TTI1 in HCC cells. Across numerous pan-cancer types, we observed significant overexpression of ALKBH5. In vitro experiments confirmed ALKBH5 as an oncogene in HCC, with its knockdown leading to suppressed cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. Bioinformatics analyses also demonstrated a significant positive correlation between ALKBH5 and TTI1. TTI1, highly expressed in cells, showed promising prognostic ability for patients. Further experiments confirmed that suppressing TTI1 impeded cell growth and movement, with this effect partially offset by increased ALKBH5 expression. Conversely, promoting these cellular processes was observed with TTI1 overexpression, but was dampened by decreased ALKBH5 expression. In conclusion, our findings suggest that ALKBH5 may influence proliferation, migration and invasion of HCC by modulating TTI1 expression, providing a new direction for treating HCC.

Indexed as

AlkB Homolog 5, RNA DemethylaseCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell MovementCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticLiver NeoplasmsNeoplasm InvasivenessCell Line, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMalePrognosisTranscription FactorsALKBH5 protein, humanAlkB Homolog 5, RNA DemethylaseDNA-Binding ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsTranscription FactorsTti1 protein, human

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PMID38501918
PMCPMC11379018
OpenAlexW4392905745

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