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Kong L, Jin X. Dysregulation of deubiquitination in breast cancer. Gene 2024; 902:148175. [PMID: 38242375 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
Abstract
Breast cancer (BC) is a highly frequent malignant tumor that poses a serious threat to women's health and has different molecular subtypes, histological subtypes, and biological features, which act by activating oncogenic factors and suppressing cancer inhibitors. The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is the main process contributing to protein degradation, and deubiquitinases (DUBs) are reverse enzymes that counteract this process. There is growing evidence that dysregulation of DUBs is involved in the occurrence of BC. Herein, we review recent research findings in BC-associated DUBs, describe their nature, classification, and functions, and discuss the potential mechanisms of DUB-related dysregulation in BC. Furthermore, we present the successful treatment of malignant cancer with DUB inhibitors, as well as analyzing the status of targeting aberrant DUBs in BC.
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- Lili Kong
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Health Science Center, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Health Science Center, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, China.
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Ren X, Jiang M, Ding P, Zhang X, Zhou X, Shen J, Liu D, Yan X, Ma Z. Ubiquitin-specific protease 28: the decipherment of its dual roles in cancer development. Exp Hematol Oncol 2023; 12:27. [PMID: 36879346 PMCID: PMC9990303 DOI: 10.1186/s40164-023-00389-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
Abstract
As significant posttranslational modifications, ubiquitination and deubiquitination, whose balance is modulated by ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes and deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs), can regulate many biological processes, such as controlling cell cycle progression, signal transduction and transcriptional regulation. Belonging to DUBs, ubiquitin-specific protease 28 (USP28) plays an essential role in turning over ubiquitination and then contributing to the stabilization of quantities of substrates, including several cancer-related proteins. In previous studies, USP28 has been demonstrated to participate in the progression of various cancers. Nevertheless, several reports have recently shown that in addition to promoting cancers, USP28 can also play an oncostatic role in some cancers. In this review, we summarize the correlation between USP28 and tumor behaviors. We initially give a brief introduction of the structure and related biological functions of USP28, and we then introduce some concrete substrates of USP28 and the underlying molecular mechanisms. In addition, the regulation of the actions and expression of USP28 is also discussed. Moreover, we concentrate on the impacts of USP28 on diverse hallmarks of cancer and discuss whether USP28 can accelerate or inhibit tumor progression. Furthermore, clinical relevance, including impacting clinical prognosis, influencing therapy resistance and being the therapy target in some cancers, is depicted systematically. Thus, assistance may be given to future experimental designs by the information provided here, and the potential of targeting USP28 for cancer therapy is emphasized.
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- Xiaoya Ren
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, 1 Xinsi Road, Xi'an, 710038, China.,Department of Medical Oncology, Senior Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, The Fifth Medical Center, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei City, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, 1 Xinsi Road, Xi'an, 710038, China
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- Department of Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Senior Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, The Fifth Medical Center, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Senior Department of Cardiology, The Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital and Chinese PLA Medical School, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, 167 Beilishi Road, Beijing, 100037, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, 1 Xinsi Road, Xi'an, 710038, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Senior Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, The Fifth Medical Center, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Chen Z, Wang S, Li HL, Luo H, Wu X, Lu J, Wang HW, Chen Y, Chen D, Wu WT, Zhang S, He Q, Lu D, Liu N, You Y, Wu W, Wang H. FOSL1 promotes proneural-to-mesenchymal transition of glioblastoma stem cells via UBC9/CYLD/NF-κB axis. Mol Ther 2022; 30:2568-2583. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2021.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Revised: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Prieto-Garcia C, Tomašković I, Shah VJ, Dikic I, Diefenbacher M. USP28: Oncogene or Tumor Suppressor? A Unifying Paradigm for Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cells 2021; 10:2652. [PMID: 34685632 PMCID: PMC8534253 DOI: 10.3390/cells10102652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Squamous cell carcinomas are therapeutically challenging tumor entities. Low response rates to radiotherapy and chemotherapy are commonly observed in squamous patients and, accordingly, the mortality rate is relatively high compared to other tumor entities. Recently, targeting USP28 has been emerged as a potential alternative to improve the therapeutic response and clinical outcomes of squamous patients. USP28 is a catalytically active deubiquitinase that governs a plethora of biological processes, including cellular proliferation, DNA damage repair, apoptosis and oncogenesis. In squamous cell carcinoma, USP28 is strongly expressed and stabilizes the essential squamous transcription factor ΔNp63, together with important oncogenic factors, such as NOTCH1, c-MYC and c-JUN. It is presumed that USP28 is an oncoprotein; however, recent data suggest that the deubiquitinase also has an antineoplastic effect regulating important tumor suppressor proteins, such as p53 and CHK2. In this review, we discuss: (1) The emerging role of USP28 in cancer. (2) The complexity and mutational landscape of squamous tumors. (3) The genetic alterations and cellular pathways that determine the function of USP28 in squamous cancer. (4) The development and current state of novel USP28 inhibitors.
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- Cristian Prieto-Garcia
- Protein Stability and Cancer Group, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Würzburg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Comprehensive Cancer Centre Mainfranken, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Molecular Signaling Group, Institute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (I.T.); (V.J.S.); (I.D.)
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- Molecular Signaling Group, Institute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (I.T.); (V.J.S.); (I.D.)
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- Molecular Signaling Group, Institute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (I.T.); (V.J.S.); (I.D.)
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- Molecular Signaling Group, Institute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (I.T.); (V.J.S.); (I.D.)
- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Protein Stability and Cancer Group, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Würzburg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Comprehensive Cancer Centre Mainfranken, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Mildred Scheel Early Career Center, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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Ngwa CJ, Farrukh A, Pradel G. Zinc finger proteins of Plasmodium falciparum. Cell Microbiol 2021; 23:e13387. [PMID: 34418264 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.13387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Zinc finger proteins (ZFPs) are a large diverse family of proteins with one or more zinc finger domains in which zinc is important in stabilising the domain. ZFPs can interact with DNA, RNA, lipids or even other proteins and therefore contribute to diverse cellular processes including transcriptional regulation, ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation, mRNA decay and stability. In this review, we provide the first comprehensive classification of ZFPs of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum and provide a state of knowledge on the main ZFPs in the parasite, which include the C2H2, CCCH, RING finger and the PHD finger proteins. TAKE AWAYS: The Plasmodium falciparum genome encodes 170 putative Zinc finger proteins (ZFPs). The C2H2, CCCH, RING finger and PHD finger subfamilies of ZFPs are most represented. Known ZFP functions include the regulation of mRNA metabolism and proteostasis.
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- Che Julius Ngwa
- Division of Cellular and Applied Infection Biology, Institute of Zoology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Cellular and Applied Infection Biology, Institute of Zoology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Cellular and Applied Infection Biology, Institute of Zoology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Wang Y, Wang F. Post-Translational Modifications of Deubiquitinating Enzymes: Expanding the Ubiquitin Code. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:685011. [PMID: 34177595 PMCID: PMC8224227 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.685011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Post-translational modifications such as ubiquitination play important regulatory roles in several biological processes in eukaryotes. This process could be reversed by deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs), which remove conjugated ubiquitin molecules from target substrates. Owing to their role as essential enzymes in regulating all ubiquitin-related processes, the abundance, localization, and catalytic activity of DUBs are tightly regulated. Dysregulation of DUBs can cause dramatic physiological consequences and a variety of disorders such as cancer, and neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases. Multiple factors, such as transcription and translation of associated genes, and the presence of accessory domains, binding proteins, and inhibitors have been implicated in several aspects of DUB regulation. Beyond this level of regulation, emerging studies show that the function of DUBs can be regulated by a variety of post-translational modifications, which significantly affect the abundance, localization, and catalytic activity of DUBs. The most extensively studied post-translational modification of DUBs is phosphorylation. Besides phosphorylation, ubiquitination, SUMOylation, acetylation, oxidation, and hydroxylation are also reported in DUBs. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the regulatory effects of post-translational modifications of DUBs.
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- Yanfeng Wang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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Yang L, Zhou W, Lin H. Posttranslational Modifications of Smurfs: Emerging Regulation in Cancer. Front Oncol 2021; 10:610663. [PMID: 33718111 PMCID: PMC7950759 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.610663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Smad ubiquitination regulatory factors (Smurfs) belong to the Nedd4 subfamily of HECT-type E3 ubiquitin ligases. Under normal situations, Smurfs are exactly managed by upstream regulators, and thereby strictly control tumor biological processes, including cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis, polarization, epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT), and invasion. Disruption of Smurf activity has been implicated in cancer progression, and Smurf activity is controlled by a series of posttranslational modifications (PTMs), including phosphorylation, ubiquitination, neddylation, sumoylation, and methylation. The effect and function of Smurfs depend on PTMs and regulate biological processes. Specifically, these modifications regulate the functional expression of Smurfs by affecting protein degradation and protein interactions. In this review, we summarize the complexity and diversity of Smurf PTMs from biochemical and biological perspectives and highlight the understanding of their roles in cancer.
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- Longtao Yang
- Second Clinical Medical School, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Second Clinical Medical School, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Heras G, Namuduri AV, Traini L, Shevchenko G, Falk A, Bergström Lind S, Jia M, Tian G, Gastaldello S. Muscle RING-finger protein-1 (MuRF1) functions and cellular localization are regulated by SUMO1 post-translational modification. J Mol Cell Biol 2020; 11:356-370. [PMID: 29868881 PMCID: PMC7727263 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjy036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The muscle RING-finger protein-1 (MuRF1) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase expressed in skeletal and cardiac muscle tissues and it plays important roles in muscle remodeling. Upregulation of MuRF1 gene transcription participates in skeletal muscle atrophy, on contrary downregulation of protein expression leads to cardiac hypertrophy. MuRF1 gene point mutations have been found to generate protein aggregate myopathies defined as muscle disorder characterized by protein accumulation in muscle fibers. We have discovered that MuRF1 turned out to be also a target for a new post-translational modification arbitrated by conjugation of SUMO1 and it is mediated by the SUMO ligases E2 UBC9 and the E3 PIASγ/4. SUMOylation takes place at lysine 238 localized at the second coiled-coil protein domain that is required for efficient substrate interaction for polyubiquitination. We provided evidence that SUMOylation is essential for MuRF1 nuclear translocation and its mitochondria accumulation is enhanced in hyperglycemic conditions delivering a stabilization of the overall SUMOylated proteins in cultured myocytes. Thus, our findings add this SUMO1 post-translational modification as a new concept to understand muscle disorders related to the defect in MuRF1 activity.
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- Gabriel Heras
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Solnavägen 9, Quarter B5, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Solnavägen 9, Quarter B5, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Solnavägen 9, Quarter B5, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry-BMC, Analytical Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry-BMC, Analytical Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry-BMC, Analytical Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Precision Medicine and Pharmacy Research Center, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
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- Precision Medicine and Pharmacy Research Center, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Solnavägen 9, Quarter B5, Stockholm, Sweden.,Precision Medicine and Pharmacy Research Center, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
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Zhao LJ, Zhang T, Feng XJ, Chang J, Suo FZ, Ma JL, Liu YJ, Liu Y, Zheng YC, Liu HM. USP28 contributes to the proliferation and metastasis of gastric cancer. J Cell Biochem 2019; 120:7657-7666. [PMID: 30485491 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.28040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
USP28, a member of the deubiquitinating enzymes family, plays a vital role in the physiological process of cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis, DNA repair, immune response, and stress response. USP28 has been reported to be overexpressed in bladder cancer, colon cancer, breast carcinomas, and so on. Nevertheless, the role of USP28 in gastric cancer has not yet been investigated. In our study, we examined the USP28 expression in 87 paired samples of gastric cancer and normal gastric tissues. We found that USP28 was overexpressed in gastric cancer compared with normal gastric tissues (P < 0.01), and its overexpression was related to the degree of differentiation and metastases. Inhibiting USP28 expression in vitro suppressed the proliferation and invasion of gastric cancer cells by downregulating lysine specific demethylase 1. On the basis of our data, it can be concluded that USP28 may be a novel therapeutic target for gastric cancer.
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- Li-Juan Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology, Ministry of Education of China, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R & D and Preclinical Safety, Institute of Drug Discovery and Development, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology, Ministry of Education of China, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R & D and Preclinical Safety, Institute of Drug Discovery and Development, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology, Ministry of Education of China, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R & D and Preclinical Safety, Institute of Drug Discovery and Development, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology, Ministry of Education of China, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R & D and Preclinical Safety, Institute of Drug Discovery and Development, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology, Ministry of Education of China, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R & D and Preclinical Safety, Institute of Drug Discovery and Development, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology, Ministry of Education of China, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R & D and Preclinical Safety, Institute of Drug Discovery and Development, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology, Ministry of Education of China, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R & D and Preclinical Safety, Institute of Drug Discovery and Development, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology, Ministry of Education of China, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R & D and Preclinical Safety, Institute of Drug Discovery and Development, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.,National Center for International Research of Micro-nano Molding Technology & Key Laboratory for Micro Molding Technology of Henan Province, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology, Ministry of Education of China, Co-innovation Center of Henan Province for New Drug R & D and Preclinical Safety, Institute of Drug Discovery and Development, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Xiong J, Xiong K, Bing Z. Clinical and RNA expression integrated signature for urothelial bladder cancer prognosis. Cancer Biomark 2018; 21:535-546. [DOI: 10.3233/cbm-170314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Jie Xiong
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Computational Physics, Institute of Modern Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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