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ArticleBiochemical genetics2026

LMNB2 Regulates Esophageal Carcinoma Stemness and Warburg Effect by Modulating the p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway.

Xiaofeng Zhu, Xiaowen Zhao, Yayun Cui

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Article in Biochemical genetics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Xiaofeng Zhu *Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China (Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital), Hefei, 230031, Anhui, China.
Xiaowen Zhao *Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China (Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital), Hefei, 230031, Anhui, China.
Yayun CuiDivision of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Cancer Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China (Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital), No. 107, East Huanhu Road, Shushan District, Hefei, 230031, Anhui, China. yayuncui@163.com.

Funding

Health Research Program of Anhui AHWJ2022c003National Cancer Center Climbing Fund NCC201912B02Youth Fund of Anhui Cancer Hospital 2022YJQN009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal carcinoma (ESCA) represents a highly aggressive malignancy with limited therapeutic options. Mounting evidence indicated that Nuclear Lamin B2 (LMNB2) was involved in tumor progression through modulation of multiple signaling pathways. However, the investigation of LMNB2 role in tumor cell stemness and the Warburg effect remains inconclusive. This study utilized the UALCAN database to perform pan-cancer, clinical sample and cell line analyses. Western blot validation demonstrated substantial LMNB2 overexpression in ESCA cells. Silencing LMNB2 expression significantly repressed ESCA cells stemness and Warburg effect. Integrated bioinformatics analyses using Linkedomics, Funrich, and String databases identified the p38 MAPK pathway as a downstream mediator. In vitro experiments verified the regulatory impact of LMNB2 on the p38 phosphorylation in the MAPK signaling pathway, implicated in the regulation of tumor sphere formation and the Warburg effect. LMNB2 also exhibited a regulatory role in tumor growth within the mouse xenograft model. This study proposed that LMNB2 could emerge as a novel therapeutic strategy for treating ESCA.

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Esophageal NeoplasmsLamin Type BMAP Kinase Signaling SystemNeoplastic Stem Cellsp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesWarburg Effect, OncologicAnimalsCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceMice, NudeLamin Type Bp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesEsophageal carcinomaLMNB2Molecular mechanismP38 MAPK

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PMID41236686

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