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Publication Name World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Manuscript ID 106410
Country China
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ISSN 1948-5204 (online)
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Category Oncology
Manuscript Type Letter to the Editor
Article Title MEX3A promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation and migration via the Wnt/β-catenin and EMT pathways
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Fan-Kai Xiao, Ping Li, Xin-Min Li and Yin Mi
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Fan-Kai Xiao http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6759-8252
Xin-Min Li http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0125-2595
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
Youth Foundation of He’nan Scientific Committee 202300410416
Henan Province Medical Science, Technology Breakthrough Plan Project LHGJ20190033
Corresponding Author Fan-Kai Xiao, Associate Professor, MD, PhD, oncology, first affiliated hospital of zhengzhou university, No,1 jianshe Rd, Zhengzhou China, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China. xfkw@hotmail.com
Key Words MEX3A; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Epithelial-mesenchymal transition; Biomarker; Proliferation; Migration
Core Tip This letter analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas data revealed that MEX3A mRNA expression is significantly higher in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues compared to adjacent non-tumor tissues. High MEX3A expression was associated with worse overall survival in HCC patients. Knockdown of MEX3A in HCC cell lines (HepG2 and MHCC-97H) significantly inhibited cell proliferation and colony formation. MEX3A silencing induced cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase, accompanied by decreased expression of cyclin D1 and increased expression of p21, a cell cycle inhibitor. MEX3A knockdown reduced the nuclear translocation of β-catenin (P < 0.05), a key component of the Wnt signaling pathway, and downregulated downstream targets such as c-Myc and cyclin D1. The development of treatments targeting genes with oncogenic alterations and related signaling pathways, based on advances in understanding of molecular cancer biology, was a major step in cancer treatment evolution.
Publish Date 2025-10-14 07:42
Citation <p>Xiao FK, Li P, Li XM, Mi Y. MEX3A promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation and migration via the Wnt/β-catenin and EMT pathways. <i>World J Gastrointest Oncol</i> 2025; 17(10): 106410</p>
URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v17/i10/106410.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v17.i10.106410
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