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ReviewCellular & molecular biology letters2026

ADAM9 in tumor biology: molecular functions, clinical implications, and therapeutic targeting.

Kuo-Hao Ho, Chao-Jung Wu, Yi-Chieh Yang, Ming-Hsien Chien

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Review in Cellular & molecular biology letters, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kuo-Hao HoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chao-Jung WuSchool of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yi-Chieh YangSchool of Oral Hygiene, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan. ycyang@tmu.edu.tw.
Ming-Hsien ChienSchool of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. mhchien1976@gmail.com.

Funding

National Science and Technology Council 113-2320-B-038-043-MY3 and 113-2320-B-038-044-MY3National Science and Technology Council 114-2320-B-038-025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A disintegrin and metalloproteinase 9 (ADAM9), a member of the ADAM family, is expressed across multiple organs and is crucial to multiple physiological processes. Increasing evidence implicates ADAM9 in cancer progression through extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, protein shedding, and tumor microenvironment modulation. This study comprehensively reviews the literature on the clinical significance of ADAM9 and the mechanistic roles of ADAM9 in cancer. The results of our pan-cancer analysis demonstrated that ADAM9 is frequently upregulated and consistently associated with poor prognosis across tumor types. The results of in silico analyses also revealed that increased ADAM9 expression is correlated with an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment and the activation of cancer-promoting pathways, such as cell cycle progression, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and metabolism. This study also reviewed therapeutic strategies targeting ADAM9 and evaluated their potential in cancer treatment. This review provides insights into ADAM9 as both a biomarker of malignancy and a promising therapeutic target.

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ADAM ProteinsMembrane ProteinsNeoplasmsAnimalsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyTumor MicroenvironmentADAM9 protein, humanADAM ProteinsMembrane ProteinsA disintegrin and metalloproteinase 9 (ADAM9)Cancer progressionExtracellular matrix (ECM) remodelingProtein sheddingTumor microenvironment (TME)

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