2020
PIWIL1 promotes gastric cancer via a piRNA-independent mechanism
Shi S, Yang ZZ, Liu S, Yang F, Lin H. PIWIL1 promotes gastric cancer via a piRNA-independent mechanism. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 22390-22401. PMID: 32848063, PMCID: PMC7486755, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2008724117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsGastric cancer cellsNonsense-mediated mRNA decay mechanismPiRNA-independent mechanismDomain protein familyMRNA decay mechanismMammalian somatic tissuesRNA deep sequencingGastric cancer cell line SNU-1Cancer cellsGastric cancer cell proliferationRNA pathwaysPPD proteinsProtein familyPiwil1 geneSomatic tissuesSomatic cancersCancer cell proliferationDeep sequencingRegulatory mechanismsOncogenic functionPIWIL1Gastric cancer tissuesDetectable function
2007
Precancerous Stem Cells Have the Potential for both Benign and Malignant Differentiation
Chen L, Shen R, Ye Y, Pu XA, Liu X, Duan W, Wen J, Zimmerer J, Wang Y, Liu Y, Lasky LC, Heerema NA, Perrotti D, Ozato K, Kuramochi-Miyagawa S, Nakano T, Yates AJ, Carson WE, Lin H, Barsky SH, Gao JX. Precancerous Stem Cells Have the Potential for both Benign and Malignant Differentiation. PLOS ONE 2007, 2: e293. PMID: 17356702, PMCID: PMC1808425, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer stem cellsMalignant differentiationPrecancerous stem cellsStem cellsImmunocompetent miceImmunodeficient miceSolid cancersSolid tumorsTherapy of cancerC-kitNovel targetCancerEarly detectionCancer cellsSca-1Lineage markersTissue cellsMicePCSCsCellsSingle cloneDifferentiationTherapyTumorsPrevention