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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Ap4A in Cancer: A Multifaceted Regulator and Emerging Therapeutic Target.

Kateryna Tkachenko, Tiziana Bachetti, Camillo Rosano

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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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

3 authors.

Kateryna TkachenkoProteomics and Mass Spectrometry Unit, IRCSS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7725-1129
Tiziana BachettiProteomics and Mass Spectrometry Unit, IRCSS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.
Camillo RosanoProteomics and Mass Spectrometry Unit, IRCSS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2949-9215

Funding

Italian Ministry of Health Ricerca Corrente
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diadenosine polyphosphates, including diadenosine tetraphosphate (Ap4A), are ubiquitous nucleotides that are present across diverse life forms, gaining considerable interest due to their role as cellular signaling molecules. Ap4A, in particular, has been extensively researched in various biological systems, especially under conditions of environmental stress. This review provides an in-depth analysis of the current knowledge surrounding Ap4A, focusing on its biosynthesis and degradation pathways, the identification of Ap4A protein targets and the molecular mechanisms underlying its action. Furthermore, this review aims to examine the interplay between the various pathogenetic mechanisms driving tumor development and the potential role of Ap4A which emerges as pivotal signaling molecules orchestrating cellular responses to environmental challenges, positioning them at the nexus of cancer adaptation and progression.

Indexed as

Dinucleoside PhosphatesNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapySignal Transductiondiadenosine tetraphosphateDinucleoside Phosphatescancercellular processdiadenosine tetraphosphate

Identifiers

PMID40807231
PMCPMC12348361

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