• Loss of COPZ1 induces NCOA4 mediated autophagy and ferroptosis in glioblastoma cell lines 

      Zhang, Yulin; Kong, Yang; Ma, Yuan; Ni, Shilei; Wikerholmen, Tobias Espedal; Xi, Kaiyan; Zhao, Feihu; Zhao, Zhimin; Wang, Junpeng; Huang, Bin; Chen, Anjing; Yao, Zhong; Han, Mingzhi; Feng, Zichao; Hu, Yaotian; Thorsen, Frits; Wang, Jiang; Li, Xingang (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Dysregulated iron metabolism is a hallmark of many cancers, including glioblastoma (GBM). However, its role in tumor progression remains unclear. Herein, we identified coatomer protein complex subunit zeta 1 (COPZ1) as a ...
    • Reduced expression of proteolipid protein 2 increases ER stress-induced apoptosis and autophagy in glioblastoma. 

      Feng, Zichao; Zhou, Wenjing; Wang, Jiwei; Qi, Qichao; Han, Mingzhi; Kong, Yang; Hu, Yaotian; Zhang, Yulin; Chen, Anbin; Huang, Bin; Zhang, Di; Li, Wenjie; Zhang, Qing; Bjerkvig, Rolf; Wang, Jian; Thorsen, Frits; Li, Xingang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-28)
      Proteolipid protein 2 (PLP2) is an integral ion channel membrane protein of the endoplasmic reticulum. The protein has been shown to be highly expressed in many cancer types, but its importance in glioma progression is ...
    • Resibufogenin Targets the ATP1A1 Signaling Cascade to Induce G2/M Phase Arrest and Inhibit Invasion in Glioma 

      Zhang, Xun; Yao, Zhong; Xue, Zhiyi; Wang, Shuai; Liu, Xuemeng; Hu, Yaotian; Zhang, Yan; Wang, Jian; Li, Xingang; Chen, Anjing (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Resibufogenin (RB) is a major active ingredient in the traditional Chinese medicine Chansu and has garnered considerable attention for its efficacy in the treatment of cancer. However, the anticancer effects and underlying ...
    • Thiabendazole Inhibits Glioblastoma Cell Proliferation and Invasion Targeting Mini-chromosome Maintenance Protein 2 

      Hu, Yaotian; Zhou, Wenjing; Xue, Zhiyi; Liu, Xuemeng; Feng, Zichao; Zhang, Yulin; Liu, Xiaofei; Li, Wenjie; Zhang, Qing; Chen, Anjing; Huang, Bin; Wang, Jian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Thiabendazole (TBZ), approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human oral use, elicits a potential anticancer activity on cancer cells in vitro and in animal models. Here, we evaluated the efficacy of TBZ ...
    • TRIM56 promotes malignant progression of glioblastoma by stabilizing cIAP1 protein 

      Yang, Xu; Zhang, Yan; Xue, Zhiwei; Hu, Yaotian; Zhou, Wenjing; Xue, Zhiyi; Liu, Xuemeng; Liu, Guowei; Li, Wenjie; Liu, Xiaofei; Li, Xingang; Han, Mingzhi; Wang, Jian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background The tripartite motif (TRIM) family of proteins plays a key role in the developmental growth and therapeutic resistance of many tumors. However, the regulatory mechanisms and biological functions of TRIM proteins ...