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ArticleThe Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences2026

GLIS2 Promotes Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Gastric Cancer Progression by Regulating BGN to Activate the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway.

Juan Yan, Ya-Peng Deng

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Article in The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences, 2026. 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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Juan YanThe Infection Control Office, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Ya-Peng DengEndoscopy Center, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7341-5555

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Hunan Provincial Health and Health Commission Scientific Research Project B202303107886
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study elucidates the mechanism by which GLIS Family Zinc Finger 2 (GLIS2) promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in gastric cancer through biglycan (BGN) activation and Wnt/β-catenin stimulation. By analyzing 18 pairs of GC tissues and establishing in vitro models (combining GLIS2 knockdown/BGN overexpression with Wnt pathway modulators), we demonstrated that GLIS2 directly binds to the BGN promoter to enhance its transcription, thereby activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling and significantly promoting GC cell migration, invasion, and EMT. Functional rescue experiments confirmed that BGN overexpression reverses the inhibitory effects of GLIS2 knockdown, while the Wnt/β-catenin inhibitor XAV-939 effectively blocks BGN's tumor-promoting effects. These findings establish the crucial role of the GLIS2-BGN-Wnt/β-catenin axis in regulating GC EMT and identify novel potential therapeutic targets for GC treatment.

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BiglycanEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionStomach NeoplasmsWnt Signaling Pathwaybeta CateninCell Line, TumorCell MovementDisease ProgressionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHumansMalePromoter Regions, Geneticbeta CateninBiglycanHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingXAV939BGNepithelial‐mesenchymal transitiongastric cancerGLIS2progression

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PMID40936440
PMCPMC12884764

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