Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41492038›Full record

ArticleCellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands)2026

ACTG1 promotes breast cancer aggressiveness and confers ribociclib resistance by deubiquitinating HSPA8 through UCHL3.

Quhui Wang, Xiancheng Liu, Xiaobing Yang, Zhixian He, Yangfeng Chen

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

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

5 authors.

Quhui Wang *Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical College of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Xiancheng Liu *Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical College of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Xiaobing Yang *Department of General Surgery, Huaian Hospital of Huaian City, Huaian, China.
Zhixian HeDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical College of Nantong University, Nantong, China. hezhixaings@sina.com.
Yangfeng ChenDepartment of General Surgery, Nantong Tongzhou People's Hospital, Nantong, China. cyf755755@163.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we examined the biological significance of the actin gamma 1 (ACTG1)-UCHL3–HSPA8 axis in breast cancer. Through bioinformatic analysis, we recognized ACTG1 as a potential oncogenic factor in BRCA. By exploiting qRT-qPCR and Western blot analysis, we assessed the expression of ACTG1 and explored its impact on cellular proliferation, migration, and invasion. Our findings suggest that ACTG1 exerts its oncogenic effects in breast cancer cells through the EMT signaling pathway. By mining the BIOGRID database, we identified potential downstream regulatory genes; and co-immunoprecipitation assays confirmed protein interactions between ACTG1 and HSPA8. We also observed that ACTG1 promoted breast cancer cell proliferation, invasion, and migration via its interaction with HSPA8. Importantly, our study elucidated the facilitation by UCHL3 of HSPA8 deubiquitination by ACTG1. In conclusion, our study revealed a key role played by the ACTG1–UCHL3–HSPA8 axis in driving breast cancer progression as well as the role of ribociclib resistance. Our findings provide compelling evidence for the therapeutic potential of targeting this axis in breast cancer treatment strategies.

Indexed as

ActinsBreast NeoplasmsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHSC70 Heat-Shock ProteinsPurinesUbiquitinationUbiquitin ThiolesteraseCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansNeoplasm InvasivenessProtein BindingActinsHSC70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSPA8 protein, humanPurinesUbiquitin Thiolesterase

Identifiers

PMID41492038
PMCPMC12769674

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.