circSLC6A6 Sponges miR-497-5p to Promote Endometrial Cancer Progression via the PI4KB/Hedgehog Axis by Juan Hu, Xing Peng, Weina Du, Yichuan Huang, Chun Zhang, Xian Zhang

“…The in vivo assay was performed to reveal the function of circSLC6A6 in tumorigenesis. Results. We found that circSLC6A6 was highly expressed in both EC tissues and cells. …”
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The Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) in Pan-Cancer by Runzhi Huang, Jiaqi Zhang, Mingxiao Li, Penghui Yan, Huabin Yin, Suna Zhai, Xiaolong Zhu, Peng Hu, Jiaxin Zhang, Ling Huang, Man Li, Zehui Sun, Tong Meng, Daoke Yang, Zongqiang Huang

“…In this work, we made use of 11,057 samples across 33 TCGA tumor types to analyze the relationship between PPAR transcriptional expression and tumorigenesis as well as drug sensitivity. We performed multidimensional analyses on PPARA, PPARG, PPARD, PPARGC1A, and PPARGC1B, including differential expression analysis in pan-cancer, immune subtype analysis, clinical analysis, tumor purity analysis, stemness correlation analysis, and drug responses. …”
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Progress in the Study of Intratumoral Microorganisms in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Song Y, Tian S, Li Z, Miao J, Wu M, Xu T, Wu X, Qiao J, Zhang X, Zhao H, Kang L, Cao L, Zhu P, Miao M

“…Intratumoral microorganism not only influences tumorigenesis and progression, but also serves as potential biomarkers and targets for tumor therapy. …”
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Decoding oral cancer: insights from miRNA expression profiles and their regulatory targets by Xin Wang, Xin Wang, Shuang Zhang, Shuang Zhang, Shuyi Wang, Tao Cao, Tao Cao, Hong Fan, Hong Fan

“…This study analyzed miRNA and gene expression profiles in OC using publicly available datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) to explore their roles in tumorigenesis. A total of 23 differentially expressed miRNAs (DEmiRs) and 1,233 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified. …”
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Knockdown of RFC4 inhibits cell proliferation of oral squamous cell carcinoma in vitro and in vivo by Pengyue You, Di Wang, Zheng Liu, Shuzhen Guan, Ning Xiao, Haotian Chen, Xin Zhang, Lichuan Wu, Guizhen Wang, Haitao Dong

“…Overall, the present study reveals that RFC4 may play a pivotal role in OSCC tumorigenesis and could serve as a potential predictive marker for the efficacy of immunotherapy.…”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: LRPPRC regulates malignant behaviors, protects mitochondrial homeostasis, mitochondrial function in osteosarcoma and derived cancer stem-like cells by Ziyi Zhao, Yingwei Sun, Jing Tang, Yuting Yang, Xiaochao Xu

“…Conclusion Taken together, these findings indicated that LRPPRC exerts critical roles in regulating mitochondrial homeostasis, mitochondrial function and tumorigenesis in osteosarcomas and osteosarcoma-derived CSCs. …”
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Overexpression of DcR3 and Its Significance on Tumor Cell Differentiation and Proliferation in Glioma by Suning Huang, Gang Chen, Yiwu Dang, Long-Hua Chen

“…The overexpression of DcR3 might play a crucial role in the tumorigenesis, differentiation, and proliferation of glioma.…”
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Uncovering the role of microRNAs in esophageal cancer: from pathogenesis to clinical applications by Zhenglin He, Yishuo Ji, Yutong Yuan, Tianfang Liang, Chenglin Liu, Yiping Jiao, Yimeng Chen, Yiming Yang, Liang Han, Liang Han, Yue Hu, Yue Hu, Xianling Cong, Xianling Cong, Xianling Cong

“…In this review, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the role of miRNAs in EC, emphasizing their mechanisms in tumorigenesis, their potential as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, and their influence on resistance to therapy. …”
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Downregulation of S100 Calcium Binding Protein A9 in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Harsh Pawar, Srinivas M. Srikanth, Manoj Kumar Kashyap, Gajanan Sathe, Sandip Chavan, Mukul Singal, H. C. Manju, Kariyanakatte Veeraiah Veerendra Kumar, M. Vijayakumar, Ravi Sirdeshmukh, Akhilesh Pandey, T. S. Keshava Prasad, Harsha Gowda, Rekha V. Kumar

“…The development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is poorly understood and the major regulatory molecules involved in the process of tumorigenesis have not yet been identified. We had previously employed a quantitative proteomic approach to identify differentially expressed proteins in ESCC tumors. …”
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SPC25 upregulates CCND1 to promote the progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by inhibiting MDM2-mediated E2F1 ubiquitination by Haoyao Jiang, Xiangfeng Jin, Haiyong Gu, Bin Li, Zhigang Li, Yifeng Sun

“…Mechanistically, SPC25 facilitated tumorigenesis through promoting CCND1 expression. As the transcription factor for CCND1, E2F1 is stabilized by SPC25 through binding the ubiquitin ligase MDM2, resulting in enhanced E2F1 expression, which in turn promotes the expression of CCND1. …”
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UBE2J1 is identified as a novel plasma cell-related gene involved in the prognosis of high-grade serous ovarian cancer by Yunjie Tian, Ruoyu Dong, Yingxia Guan, Ying Wang, Wei Zhao, Jun Zhang, Shan Kang

“…Conclusions Overall, this study elucidated the role of plasma cells and revealed UBE2J1 as a novel oncogene in HGSOC, uncovering new mechanisms related to HGSOC tumorigenesis and promising therapeutic targets for HGSOC patients.…”
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Intraparenchymal Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Transplantation for Ischemic Stroke Animals: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review by Hailong Huang, Kun Qian, Xiaohua Han, Xin Li, Yifeng Zheng, Zhishui Chen, Xiaolin Huang, Hong Chen

“…Among these studies, almost half of the studies claimed no adverse events of tumorigenesis. The finally pooled effect sizes for neurobehavioral and histological assessments were large (1.27 for mNSS, 1.63 for the rotarod test, 0.71 for the cylinder test, and 1.11 for infarct volume reduction). …”
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MicroRNA-140-5p inhibits cellular proliferation, migration and invasion by downregulating AKT/STAT3/NF-κB pathway in breast carcinoma cells by Hou Lingli, Liu Qi, Zhao Ying, Yang Hongwei, Meng Qingying, Yu Fei

“…In addition, experiments on animal models were performed to study the possible role of miR-140-5p in tumorigenesis of breast carcinoma cells. The induction of experimental breast tumor in mice model was achieved through the incorporation of MDA-MB-231 tumor cells subcutaneously into the middle left side of the mice. …”
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Telomerase and mitochondria inhibition promote apoptosis and TET2 and ANMT3a expression in triple negative breast cancer cell lines by Zeinab Mazloumi, Ali Rafat, Khadijeh Dizaji Asl, Mohammad Karimipour, Dariush Shanehbandi, Mehdi Talebi, Majid Montazer, Ali Akbar Movassaghpour, Alireza Dehnad, Raheleh Farahzadi, Hojjatollah Nozad Charoudeh

“…High telomerase activity and mitochondrial biogenesis are involved in breast cancer tumorigenesis. The catalytic subunit of telomerase, telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), plays a role in telomere lengthening and extra-biological functions such as gene expression, mitochondria function, and apoptosis. …”
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A pan-cancer analysis: predictive role of ZNF32 in cancer prognosis and immunotherapy response by Minghan Li, Chang Su, Qianru Wang, Yuetong Chen, Di Jiang, Weijia Wang, Shunjin Chen, Xiangping Li, Ming Fu, Juan Lu

“…Our results highlight the important role of ZNF32 in tumorigenesis and provide novel perspectives for potential cancer treatment strategies.…”
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Genes related to neural tube defects and glioblastoma by Rui Cao, Yurong Liu, Kaixin Wei, Ning Jin, Yuxiang Liang, Ruifang Ao, Weiwei Pan, Xiang Wang, Xiuwei Wang, Li Zhang, Jun Xie

“…Abstract There are many similarities between early embryonic development and tumorigenesis. The occurrence of neural tube defects (NTDs) and glioblastoma (GBM) are both related to the abnormal development of neuroectodermal cells. …”
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Virulence factor discovery identifies associations between the Fic gene family and Fap2+ fusobacteria in colorectal cancer microbiomes by Geicho Nakatsu, Duhyun Ko, Monia Michaud, Eric A. Franzosa, Xochitl C. Morgan, Curtis Huttenhower, Wendy S. Garrett

“…ABSTRACT Fusobacterium is a bacterium associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) tumorigenesis, progression, and metastasis. Fap2 is a fusobacteria-specific outer membrane galactose-binding lectin that mediates Fusobacterium adherence to and invasion of CRC tumors. …”
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Comprehensive investigation of matrix metalloproteinases in skin cutaneous melanoma: diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic insights by Lingxia Wu, Chenxiaoxiao Liu, Weicai Hu

“…Abstract The dysregulation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in skin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM) represents a critical aspect of tumorigenesis. In this study, we investigated the diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic aspects of the MMPs in SKCM. …”
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Methyltransferase-like 7B participates in bladder cancer via ACSL3 m6A modification in a ferroptosis manner by Jiani He, Changming Dong, Xiandong Song, Zhongkai Qiu, Hao Zhang, Yuanjun Jiang, Tao Liu, Xiaojun Man

“…METTL7B silencing suppressed cell proliferation and tumorigenesis in vitro and in vivo. Besides, METTL7B knockdown induced cell cycle arrest in G1 phase with a reduction in cyclin D1(CCND1), CDK4, and CDK6 levels and an elevation in CDKN2D levels in cells. …”
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NKX6.3 modulation of mitotic dynamics and genomic stability in gastric carcinogenesis by Jung Hwan Yoon, Jeong-Kyu Kim, Jung Woo Eun, Hassan Ashktorab, Duane T. Smoot, Suk Woo Nam, Won Sang Park

“…Mitotic integrity and genomic stability are crucial in maintaining cellular homeostasis and preventing tumorigenesis. The transcription factor NKX6.3 has emerged as a potential regulator of these processes in gastric epithelial cells, prompting an investigation into its role in gastric cancer development. …”
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