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ArticleAmerican journal of cancer research2020

NADPH oxidase 5α promotes the formation of CD271 tumor-initiating cells in oral cancer.

Wei Gao, Shaowei Xu, Minjuan Zhang, Shuai Liu, Sharie Pui-Kei Siu, Hanwei Peng, Judy Chun-Wai Ng, George Sai-Wah Tsao, Anthony Wing-Hung Chan, Velda Ling-Yu Chow and 2 more

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Article in American journal of cancer research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Wei GaoDepartment of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
Shaowei XuDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College 7 Raoping Road, Shantou 515031, Guangdong Province, China.
Minjuan ZhangDepartment of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
Shuai LiuDepartment of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
Sharie Pui-Kei SiuDepartment of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
Hanwei PengDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College 7 Raoping Road, Shantou 515031, Guangdong Province, China.
Judy Chun-Wai NgDepartment of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
George Sai-Wah TsaoSchool of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
Anthony Wing-Hung ChanDepartment of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, NT, China.
Velda Ling-Yu ChowDepartment of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
Jimmy Yu-Wai ChanDepartment of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
Thian-Sze WongDepartment of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
University of Hong Kong · HKShantou University · CNChinese University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) has a distinctive cell sub-population known as tumor-initiating cells (TICs). CD271 is a functional TIC receptor in head and neck cancers. The molecular mechanisms governing CD271 up-regulation remains unclear. Oxidative stress is a contributing factor in TIC development. Here, we explored the potential role of NADPH oxidase 5 (NOX5) and its regulatory mechanism on the development of CD271-expressing OTSCC. Our results showed that the splice variant NOX5α is the most prevalent form expressed in head and neck cancers. NOX5α enhanced OTSCC proliferation, migration, and invasion. Overexpression of NOX5α increased the size of OTSCC xenograft significantly in vivo. The tumor-promoting functions of NOX5α were mediated through the reactive oxygen species (ROS)-generating property. NOX5α activated ERK singling and increased CD271 expression at the transcription level. Also, NOX5α reduces the sensitivity of OTSCC to cisplatin and natural killer cells. The findings indicate that NOX5α plays an important part in the development of TIC in OTSCC.

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cisplatinNADPH oxidase 5natural killer cellsreactive oxygen speciestumor-initiating cells

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PMID32642285
PMCPMC7339284
OpenAlexW3041676964

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