Experiments

Searchable full-text extractions: founding hypothesis, core claims, experimental setups, key results and statistics — pulled out of each paper as structure. Search a cell line, an assay or an entity (e.g. HUH7) and find every paper that worked with it. This corpus stands on its own: most entries carry no reproduction assessment (yet).

• Constructing an APOBEC-related gene signature with predictive value in the overall survival and therapeutic sensitivity in lung adenocarcinoma.

  PMID 37954334 · PMC10637964 · Heliyon · 2023 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  APOBEC family genes are differentially expressed across cancer types and tissues, with APOBEC3B being the most aberrantly upregulated gene in most cancers including LUAD

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• Unveiling the immunometabolic landscape of colorectal cancer through PANoptosis-related gene expression.

  PMID 41601652 · PMC12832467 · Frontiers in immunology · 2025 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  PANoptosis-related genes show significant expression heterogeneity across CRC samples, with apoptosis-related genes comprising the largest proportion (87.4%)

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• Comprehensive analysis of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors to predict the drug resistance, immune microenvironment, and prognosis in stomach adenocarcinomas.

  PMID 38529307 · PMC10962337 · PeerJ · 2024 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  PPARA, PPARD and PPARG are more abnormally expressed in STAD samples and cell lines compared to most of 32 cancer types in TCGA

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• Exploration of RNA-binding proteins identified RPS27 as a potential regulator associated with Kaposi's sarcoma development.

  PMID 40016701 · PMC11866810 · BMC cancer · 2025 · 6 claims · 8 setups

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  48 RBP genes are differentially expressed in KS tissue (3 upregulated: PCBP3, L1TD1, PEG10; 45 downregulated, mostly ribosomal protein genes including RPS27)

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• Substantial unannotated noncoding transcripts in tumors may transcriptionally regulate cancer-related genes.

  PMID 41606598 · PMC12924361 · BMC biology · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Many unannotated genes and transcripts (MSTRG/UNTs) are pervasively generated and significantly differentially expressed in cancer cell lines and tissues across four tumor types (lung, liver, stomach, colon)

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• Hypoxia-Induced Osteopontin-Positive Glioma-Associated Macrophages Facilitate Glioma Mesenchymal Transition via NF-κB Pathway Activation.

  PMID 41625475 · PMC12857759 · Cancer communications (London, England) · 2026 · 6 claims · 8 setups

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  A subset of GAMs with elevated OPN expression accumulates in response to hypoxic stimulation

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• CAF-enriched COL4A6 promotes gastric cancer progression and stromal remodeling despite an inverse association in bulk transcriptomes.

  PMID 41735371 · PMC13031391 · Scientific reports · 2026 · 7 claims · 7 setups

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  COL4A6 carries an inverse association (OR<1) in bulk transcriptome-based risk models despite being markedly upregulated and predominantly localized to the CAF compartment in clinical specimens

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• Leveraging the germ layer development patterns to predict prognosis and identify MEST as a novel therapeutic target in glioma.

  PMID 41501725 · PMC12870398 · Cancer cell international · 2026 · 7 claims · 8 setups

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  MEST is a key oncogenic GLD-related gene and a novel therapeutic target in glioma, identified via a machine learning feature selection framework

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• Increased IL4I1 expression predicts poor survival and modulates the immune microenvironment in acute myeloid leukemia.

  PMID 41680858 · PMC12910993 · Journal of translational medicine · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  IL4I1 mRNA expression is significantly elevated in AML compared to normal controls

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• AJUBA: The Master Regulator Bridging EMT and Immune Evasion in Colorectal Cancer.

  PMID 41814682 · PMC13140425 · Mediators of inflammation · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  AJUBA is markedly upregulated in CRC across multiple transcriptomic cohorts and is enriched in epithelial cells with activated EMT features

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• A gene signature related to programmed cell death to predict immunotherapy response and prognosis in colon adenocarcinoma.

  PMID 39950044 · PMC11823652 · PeerJ · 2025 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  COAD patients can be divided into two molecular subtypes (S1, S2) based on 21 prognostic PCD-related genes, with S1 showing worse prognosis and immunosuppressive microenvironment, S2 showing better prognosis and stronger anti-tumor immunity

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• Unveiling the NEFH+ malignant cell subtype: Insights from single-cell RNA sequencing in prostate cancer progression and tumor microenvironment interactions.

  PMID 39759507 · PMC11695424 · Frontiers in immunology · 2024 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  A malignant cell subtype in PCa with high expression of NEFH was identified, located at the differentiation terminal, showing higher malignancy and association with advanced tumor lesions.

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• A P4HA2 hypoxia signature derived from single cell atlas stratifies conserved subtypes with prognostic significance in cervical squamous cell carcinoma.

  PMID 41559646 · PMC12910786 · BMC cancer · 2026 · 6 claims · 8 setups

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  A tumor cell metaprogram (MP7) identified from scRNA-seq of CSCC shows elevated hypoxia, invasion, metastasis, proliferation, and angiogenesis scores compared to other metaprograms.

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• ISG15-driven immune modulation and tumor progression in breast cancer metastasis: insights from single-cell and spatial transcriptomics.

  PMID 41639695 · PMC12958617 · BMC medicine · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  CSC proportion is elevated in lymph node metastatic tumor tissue (BRCA_LNMT) compared to primary tumor (BRCA_PT)

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• Autocrine SFRP2 (secreted frizzled related protein 2) enhances lung myofibroblast fibrogenic activity by suppressing PINK1-mediated mitophagy initiation.

  PMID 41789512 · PMC13185440 · Autophagy · 2026 · 7 claims · 8 setups

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  SFRP2 is specifically highly expressed in myofibroblasts derived from fibrotic (IPF/BLM/TGFB1-induced) lung tissue

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• Decoding the tumor microenvironment and molecular mechanism: unraveling cervical cancer subpopulations and prognostic signatures through scRNA-Seq and bulk RNA-seq analyses.

  PMID 38482016 · PMC10933018 · Frontiers in immunology · 2024 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  C3 PLP2+ Tumor Epithelial Progenitor Cells are a noteworthy subpopulation exerting a pivotal influence on CC differentiation and progression

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• Effect of PAIP1 on the metastatic potential and prognostic significance in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

  PMID 35153296 · PMC8841500 · International journal of oral science · 2022 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  PAIP1 mRNA and protein levels are increased in OSCC/HNSCC tissues and cell lines compared to normal tissue/cells

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• Identify GDPD3 as a key regulator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition and prostate adenocarcinoma progression via the LPA/LPAR1/AKT axis: transcriptomic and experimental study.

  PMID 41562071 · PMC12813044 · Frontiers in immunology · 2025 · 7 claims · 8 setups

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  GDPD3 is upregulated in PRAD tumor tissue and its knockdown inhibits tumor cell proliferation, invasion, and migration

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• Epigenome screening highlights that JMJD6 confers an epigenetic vulnerability and mediates sunitinib sensitivity in renal cell carcinoma.

  PMID 33634984 · PMC7882098 · Clinical and translational medicine · 2021 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  JMJD6 is identified as a potent epigenetic vulnerability/fitness gene in RCC by integrating GeCK CRISPR screening data with TCGA-KIRC epigenetic regulator survival analysis

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• Tight junction-high and CDH17-positive cell population is the source of colorectal cancer liver metastases.

  PMID 41484106 · PMC12881549 · Nature communications · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Loss/inhibition of IKKα unexpectedly promotes, rather than suppresses, CRC liver metastasis in patient-derived organoid (PDO) xenograft models.

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