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ReviewOncogene2022

The emerging roles of Gα12/13 proteins on the hallmarks of cancer in solid tumors.

Suhail Ahmed Kabeer Rasheed, Lalitha Vaishnavi Subramanyan, Wei Kiang Lim, Udhaya Kumari Udayappan, Mei Wang, Patrick J Casey

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Review in Oncogene, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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

36 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Suhail Ahmed Kabeer RasheedProgram in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7674-7560
Lalitha Vaishnavi SubramanyanProgram in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.
Wei Kiang LimProgram in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.
Udhaya Kumari UdayappanProgram in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.
Mei WangProgram in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6887-6840
Patrick J CaseyProgram in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, 169857, Singapore. patrick.casey@duke.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7366-9309
Duke-NUS Medical School · SGDuke University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G12 proteins comprise a subfamily of G-alpha subunits of heterotrimeric GTP-binding proteins (G proteins) that link specific cell surface G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to downstream signaling molecules and play important roles in human physiology. The G12 subfamily contains two family members: Gα12 and Gα13 (encoded by the GNA12 and GNA13 genes, respectively) and, as with all G proteins, their activity is regulated by their ability to bind to guanine nucleotides. Increased expression of both Gα12 and Gα13, and their enhanced signaling, has been associated with tumorigenesis and tumor progression of multiple cancer types over the past decade. Despite these strong associations, Gα12/13 proteins are underappreciated in the field of cancer. As our understanding of G protein involvement in oncogenic signaling has evolved, it has become clear that Gα12/13 signaling is pleotropic and activates specific downstream effectors in different tumor types. Further, the expression of Gα12/13 proteins is regulated through a series of transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms, several of which are frequently deregulated in cancer. With the ever-increasing understanding of tumorigenic processes driven by Gα12/13 proteins, it is becoming clear that targeting Gα12/13 signaling in a context-specific manner could provide a new strategy to improve therapeutic outcomes in a number of solid tumors. In this review, we detail how Gα12/13 proteins, which were first discovered as proto-oncogenes, are now known to drive several "classical" hallmarks, and also play important roles in the "emerging" hallmarks, of cancer.

Indexed as

AnimalsGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, G12-G13HumansMiceNeoplasmsOncogenesSignal TransductionGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, G12-G13

Identifiers

PMID34689178
PMCPMC8732267
OpenAlexW3208985154

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