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ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology2025

Procollagen C-protease enhancer protein promotes glioma growth by activating ERK signaling.

Zhenchao Ma, Daxing Huang, Lixin Ru, Ming Chen

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Article in Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Zhenchao MaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Daxing HuangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Huzhou, China.
Lixin RuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Huzhou, China.
Ming ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

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Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LTGD24H220001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProcollagen C-proteinase enhancer (PCOLCE) promotes tumor progression in multiple cancers. However, the specific role of PCOLCE in gliomas remains enigmatic. In this study, we focused on analyzing PCOLCE expression and its correlation with clinicopathological parameters in glioma specimens; moreover, we explored the effects of PCOLCE in glioma proliferation in vitro and in vivo.

methodsA tissue microarray containing 159 human glioma specimens was pressed to explore the correlation between PCOLCE expression and the survival of glioma patients. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8), colony formation, and immunoblot assays were used to detect the role of PCOLCE on cell proliferation in glioma. Furthermore, the in vivo role of PCOLCE was investigated using a subcutaneous glioma xenograft model.

resultsThe expression of PCOLCE was higher in grade III and IV gliomas than in grade I and II gliomas. High PCOLCE expression was related to a remarkably worse prognosis in glioma patients. Additionally, PCOLCE downregulation impeded glioma cell proliferation. Furthermore, PCOLCE knockdown markedly abrogated p-ERK expression in glioma cells, whereas, it negligibly influenced p38 and JNK signaling.

conclusionsThese results indicate that PCOLCE is a feasible prognostic biomarker for glioma, and PCOLCE-induced activation of ERK signaling may be a pro-growth mechanism in glioma cells.

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Brain NeoplasmsGliomaMAP Kinase Signaling SystemAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, NudeMiddle AgedPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorExtracellular Matrix ProteinsPCOLCE protein, humanERKgliomaPCOLCEprognosis

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PMID39403870
PMCPMC11733849

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