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ArticleMedComm2023

Co-targeting FAK and Gli1 inhibits the tumor-associated macrophages-released CCL22-mediated esophageal squamous cell carcinoma malignancy.

Jie Chen, Yanmeng Zhu, Di Zhao, Lingyuan Zhang, Jing Zhang, Yuanfan Xiao, Qingnan Wu, Yan Wang, Qimin Zhan

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Article in MedComm, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jie ChenKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing) Laboratory of Molecular Oncology Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute Beijing China.
Yanmeng ZhuKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing) Laboratory of Molecular Oncology Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute Beijing China.
Di ZhaoKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing) Laboratory of Molecular Oncology Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute Beijing China.
Lingyuan ZhangKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing) Laboratory of Molecular Oncology Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute Beijing China.
Jing ZhangKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing) Laboratory of Molecular Oncology Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute Beijing China.
Yuanfan XiaoKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing) Laboratory of Molecular Oncology Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute Beijing China.
Qingnan WuKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing) Laboratory of Molecular Oncology Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute Beijing China.
Yan WangKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing) Laboratory of Molecular Oncology Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute Beijing China.
Qimin ZhanKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing) Laboratory of Molecular Oncology Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute Beijing China.
Ministry of Education · ETPeking University · CNPeking University Cancer Hospital · CNPeking University International Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a frequently seen esophageal tumor type in China. Activation of signaling proteins and relevant molecular mechanisms in ESCC are partially explored, impairing the antitumor efficiency of targeted therapy in ESCC treatment. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs)-released C-C motif chemokine 22 (CCL22) can activate intratumoral focal adhesion kinase (FAK), thus promoting the progression of ESCC. Here, we demonstrated that highly secreted CCL22 by TAMs (CCL22-positive TAMs) induced ESCC cell stemness and invasion through facilitating transcriptional activity of intratumoral glioma-associated oncogene 1 (Gli1), a downstream effector for Hedgehog (HH) pathway. Mechanistically, FAK-activated protein kinase B (AKT) mediated Gli1 phosphorylation at its Ser

Indexed as

CCL22esophageal squamous cell carcinomaFAKGli1malignancytumor‐associated macrophages

Identifiers

PMID37846367
PMCPMC10576977
OpenAlexW4387653629

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