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).

• PMEPA1 modulates YAP1 nuclear translocation to disrupt EMT subtypes and promote metastasis in Biliary tract cancer.

  PMID 41932868 · PMC13172513 · Cell death & disease · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  PMEPA1 is a pivotal EMT regulator in BTC; its high expression correlates with adverse prognosis and distant metastasis

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• KRT15 identified by scRNA-Seq and machine learning as stemness regulator and prognostic biomarker in ESCC.

  PMID 41907411 · PMC13018899 · iScience · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  A malignant epithelial subpopulation (Cluster 0) with the highest CytoTRACE stemness potential and highest EMT activity exists in ESCC scRNA-seq data

  escc degs eca109 kyse180 scrna-seq machine immunohistochemistry

• Transcriptomic-Based Quantification of the Epithelial-Hybrid-Mesenchymal Spectrum across Biological Contexts.

  PMID 35053177 · PMC8773604 · Biomolecules · 2021 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  The 76GS, KS, and MLR EMT scoring metrics show concordant trends in quantifying EMP across bulk RNA-seq datasets spanning multiple cancer types

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• Spatial gene expression analysis reveals drivers of extremely early lymph node metastasis in breast cancer.

  PMID 41578129 · PMC12932634 · NPJ breast cancer · 2026 · 8 claims · 7 setups

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  Identified 30 isolated tumor cells (ITCs) in a clinically metastasis-negative tumor-draining lymph node, representing the initial metastatic seeding event, spanning ~200 μm

  dissected same tumor xenium-derived bulk enzymatic whole-genome

• A tumor-intrinsic WNT-inhibitory NOTUM program drives immune resistance in microsatellite stable colorectal cancer.

  PMID 42097145 · PMC13198260 · Cell reports. Medicine · 2026 · 8 claims · 7 setups

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  A distinct NOTUM/NKD1/APCDD1-high, WNT-inhibitory cancer cell population (WICC) emerges predominantly in advanced-stage MSS CRC

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• Mutually exclusive teams-like patterns of gene regulation characterize phenotypic heterogeneity along the noradrenergic-mesenchymal axis in neuroblastoma.

  PMID 38230570 · PMC10795782 · Cancer biology & therapy · 2024 · 8 claims · 6 setups

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  NOR-specific and MES-specific gene expression patterns are largely mutually exclusive, exhibiting a teams-like behavior across multiple bulk NB transcriptomic datasets

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• Clustering and machine learning-based integration identify cancer associated fibroblasts genes' signature in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

  PMID 37065499 · PMC10098459 · Frontiers in genetics · 2023 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Clustering of 31 CAFs genes across 868 HNSCC samples identifies two distinct molecular patterns (C1, C2) with different survival outcomes

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• Amelioration of colorectal cancer-associated fibroblasts in immunosuppressive microenvironment by ferroptosis-based nanotherapy.

  PMID 41690961 · PMC13018587 · Nature communications · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  CAFs drive tumor-promoting activity and immunosuppression, contributing to CRC immunotherapy resistance

  crc patient-derived hct116 models bioinformatic cytotoxicity bio-tem

• 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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• An engineered tumor organoid model reveals cellular identity and signaling trajectories underlying SFPQ-TFE3 driven translocation RCC.

  PMID 40463960 · PMC12131257 · iScience · 2025 · 8 claims · 7 setups

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  SFPQ-TFE3 expression is sufficient to transform normal kidney epithelial tubuloids into tRCC

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• The Molecular and Functional Landscape of Resistance to FOLFIRI Chemotherapy in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.

  PMID 40981426 · PMC12877753 · Cancer discovery · 2026 · 8 claims · 7 setups

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  FOLFIRI-resistant PDX tumors show transcriptional upregulation of innate immunity and mitochondrial metabolism genes and reduced expression of DNA polymerase POLD1

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• Anti-CSF-1R therapy with combined immuno-chemotherapy coordinate an adaptive immune response to eliminate macrophage enriched triple negative breast cancers.

  PMID 41484081 · PMC12858953 · Nature communications · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Combined low-dose CTX + anti-CSF-1R (SNDX-ms6352) is highly effective against aggressive metastatic Trp53-null TNBC models with high macrophage infiltration, producing complete tumor regression in claudin-low models.

  trp53-null complete t12 cell-deficient imaging survival tumor

• A hormetic transcriptional program coregulates invasion, proliferation and dormancy to define metastatic potential.

  PMID 41781391 · PMC13077004 · Nature communications · 2026 · 8 claims · 7 setups

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  Prrx1 is a master regulator of dissemination that, beyond promoting invasion, represses proliferation (via Ccnd1/2, Cdkn2a/b/c) and activates a dormancy program (Gas6, Mme, Ogn)

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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 longitudinal, multi-omic atlas reveals the emergence of a spatially organized immunosuppressive ecosystem in resistant melanoma.

  PMID 41916292 · PMC13130630 · Cell reports. Medicine · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Resistant tumors undergo convergent evolution toward a shared, spatially organized immunosuppressive ecosystem despite genetic heterogeneity.

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• Increased prevalence of hybrid epithelial/mesenchymal state and enhanced phenotypic heterogeneity in basal breast cancer.

  PMID 38974967 · PMC11225361 · iScience · 2024 · 7 claims · 7 setups

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  Luminal breast cancer gene expression signature is closely/positively associated with an epithelial signature

  breast-cancer-specific tcga ccle four single-sample survival genome-wide