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Published on: May 17, 2013
ARHGAP4/MYH9/β-catenin/c-Jun positive feedback loop promotes colorectal cancer stemness
Shaolin Liu1,2, Yizhen Chen1,2, Song Tan1,2
1Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
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Rho GTPase-activating protein 4 (ARHGAP4) is implicated in poor prognosis across multiple malignancies. However, its role in driving stemness in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unclear. In this study, we demonstrate that ARHGAP4 drives CRC stemness through a positive feedback loop involving MYH9/β-catenin/c-Jun, as validated by integrated bioinformatics analysis, in vitro and in vivo tumor stemness assays, co-immunoprecipitation, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching. These findings identify ARHGAP4 as a promising therapeutic target in CRC, particularly for addressing cancer stem cells (CSCs).
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