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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

MUC1: Structure, Function, and Clinic Application in Epithelial Cancers.

Wenqing Chen, Zhu Zhang, Shiqing Zhang, Peili Zhu, Joshua Ka-Shun Ko, Ken Kin-Lam Yung

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In one paragraph

Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05986981 (Single-arm, Open-label Clinical Study on the Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy of MUC1 Therapeutic Tumor Vaccine in Advanced Solid Cancers), which is not on this map. Cited by 142 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT05986981 phase2unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Single-arm, Open-label Clinical Study on the Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy of MUC1 Therapeutic Tumor Vaccine in Advanced Solid Cancers

TypeinterventionalSponsorPeking Union Medical College HospitalRan2023 to 2024Enrolled20ConditionsSolid Tumor, AdultArmsVaccine
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

142 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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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

6 authors.

Wenqing ChenDivision of Teaching and Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
Zhu ZhangDepartment of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Shiqing ZhangDepartment of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Peili ZhuDepartment of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Joshua Ka-Shun KoDivision of Teaching and Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
Ken Kin-Lam YungDepartment of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

Funding

Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province 2021A1515012092
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transmembrane glycoprotein mucin 1 (MUC1) is a mucin family member that has different functions in normal and cancer cells. Owing to its structural and biochemical properties, MUC1 can act as a lubricant, moisturizer, and physical barrier in normal cells. However, in cancer cells, MUC1 often undergoes aberrant glycosylation and overexpression. It is involved in cancer invasion, metastasis, angiogenesis, and apoptosis by virtue of its participation in intracellular signaling processes and the regulation of related biomolecules. This review introduces the biological structure and different roles of MUC1 in normal and cancer cells and the regulatory mechanisms governing these roles. It also evaluates current research progress and the clinical applications of MUC1 in cancer therapy based on its characteristics.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinomaEpithelial CellsHumansMucin-1Biomarkers, TumorMucin-1epithelial cancerimmunotherapyMUC1MUC1 cell barriertherapeutic biomarkerstumor oncogene

Identifiers

PMID34207342
PMCPMC8234110

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