| 2007 |
SPDEF protein interacts with the C-terminal domain of thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1/NKX2-1) and activates transcription of genes expressed selectively in airway epithelial cells (Sftpa, Scgb1a1, Foxj1, Sox17). Expression of SPDEF in respiratory epithelium caused goblet cell hyperplasia with induction of acidic and neutral mucins in vivo, and SPDEF induction after allergen/IL-13 exposure was dependent on STAT6. |
Transgenic mouse overexpression, protein-protein interaction assays, transcriptional reporter assays, in vivo goblet cell differentiation analysis |
The Journal of clinical investigation |
High |
17347682
|
| 2009 |
SPDEF is required for pulmonary goblet cell differentiation: deletion of mouse Spdef abolishes goblet cells in tracheal/laryngeal submucosal glands and in conducting airway epithelium after allergen exposure. SPDEF in Clara cells drives goblet cell differentiation (without cell proliferation) and induces downstream genes Foxa3, Agr2, and Gcnt3. SPDEF and FOXA3 are colocalized in goblet cells of patients with chronic lung diseases. |
Spdef knockout mice, cell-lineage tracing, inducible transgenic expression in Clara cells, gene expression profiling, immunofluorescence colocalization |
The Journal of clinical investigation |
High |
19759516
|
| 2009 |
SPDEF acts downstream of Math1 (ATOH1) in intestinal epithelium to promote terminal differentiation of goblet and Paneth cells. Loss of Spdef in mice severely impairs maturation of goblet and Paneth cells and leads to accumulation of immature secretory progenitors. SPDEF positively and negatively regulates a subset of goblet and Paneth cell genes including Cryptdins, Mmp7, Ang4, Kallikreins, and Muc2. |
Spdef knockout mice, histological analysis, DNA microarray profiling, genetic epistasis (Spdef downstream of Math1) |
Gastroenterology |
High |
19549527
|
| 2009 |
SPDEF is required for activation of goblet cell-associated genes (AGR2, MUC2, RETLNB, SPINK4) in colon cancer cells treated with Notch/gamma-secretase inhibitor. Transgenic SPDEF expression expands intestinal goblet cells while reducing Paneth, enteroendocrine, and absorptive enterocytes, and inhibits proliferation of intestinal crypt cells without inducing apoptosis. |
shRNA knockdown in LS174T cells with Notch inhibition, intestinal transgenic mouse expression, proliferation and apoptosis assays |
Experimental cell research |
High |
19786015
|
| 2005 |
The 2.0 Å crystal structure of the PDEF/SPDEF ETS domain in complex with its natural high-affinity DNA binding site in the PSA promoter reveals that the serine at position 308 and glutamine at position 311 confer preferential binding to thymine at the +4 position of its binding site, explaining SPDEF's distinct DNA sequence recognition compared to other ETS family members. |
X-ray crystallography at 2.0 Å resolution, protein-DNA complex structure determination |
Biochemistry |
High |
15882048
|
| 2005 |
NKX-3.1 interacts with PDEF/SPDEF and suppresses PDEF-mediated transactivation of the PSA promoter. The interaction requires the homeodomain and a C-terminal tyrosine-rich 21 amino acid sequence of NKX-3.1, and the ETS domain plus a linker region between the ETS and pointed domains of PDEF. Deletion of the C-terminal 21 amino acids of NKX-3.1 abolishes suppression of PDEF transactivation in prostate tumor cells. |
Yeast two-hybrid deletion analysis, transactivation reporter assays in prostate tumor cells |
Journal of cellular biochemistry |
Medium |
15523673
|
| 2007 |
Reduced PDEF/SPDEF expression in prostate cancer cells causes morphological change, increased migration and invasiveness reminiscent of EMT, and triggers a transcriptional program of genes involved in TGFβ pathway, migration, invasion, adhesion, and epithelial dedifferentiation. |
siRNA/shRNA knockdown in prostate cancer cell lines, migration/invasion assays, transcriptional profiling |
Cancer research |
Medium |
17483333
|
| 2006 |
PDEF/SPDEF directly represses the survivin promoter and reduces endogenous survivin expression in breast cancer cells. shRNA-mediated silencing of PDEF upregulates survivin and increases cell growth and resistance to drug-induced apoptosis; ectopic PDEF expression inhibits survivin promoter activity. Loss of PDEF in MCF-7 cells enhanced xenograft tumor formation in vivo. |
Promoter-luciferase reporter assay, shRNA knockdown, Western blot, mouse xenograft model |
Breast cancer research and treatment |
Medium |
16897429
|
| 2010 |
PDEF/SPDEF directly regulates p21/CIP1 expression by binding to an Ets DNA binding site at -2118 bp of the p21 promoter, as demonstrated by EMSA, ChIP, and promoter deletion analysis. PDEF-mediated p21 induction blocks cell cycle progression at G1/S and reduces Cdk2 activity. siRNA silencing of p21 in PDEF-expressing cells rescued cell growth in vitro and tumor growth in vivo. |
Promoter deletion analysis, EMSA, ChIP, siRNA rescue, orthotopic mammary tumor model |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
20139077
|
| 2010 |
PDEF/SPDEF downregulates MMP9 promoter activity, suppresses MMP9 mRNA expression, and reduces MMP9 activity in prostate cancer cells. Re-introduction of PDEF reduces invasiveness in 3D cultures and decreases FAK phosphorylation, cell migration, colony formation, and cellular invasiveness; PDEF knockdown has the opposite effects. |
Promoter reporter assay, mRNA expression, gelatin zymography, 3D culture invasion, migration assays, Western blot (FAK phosphorylation) |
Molecular cancer |
Medium |
20550708
|
| 2010 |
Spdef is required for terminal maturation of antral mucous gland cells in the stomach, regulating expression of Muc6 and Tff2 and the number of secretory granules. Spdef knockout mice develop antral mucosal hyperplasia preceded by inflammatory cell infiltration, indicating SPDEF protects against gastric inflammation. |
Spdef knockout mice, histology, immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, transcriptional profiling |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
20801882
|
| 2011 |
SPDEF-specific knockdown reduces IL-13-induced MUC5AC expression in human airway epithelial cells, associated with decreased AGR2 and CLCA1 expression, and enhanced FOXA2 expression. The repression of STAT6 inhibits SPDEF and MUC5AC induction by IL-13, placing SPDEF downstream of STAT6 in the IL-13 signaling cascade. |
siRNA knockdown in human airway epithelial cells, qRT-PCR, Western blot, STAT6 inhibition experiments |
Cell communication & adhesion |
Medium |
21275604
|
| 2012 |
SPDEF suppresses tumor metastasis in vivo: stable SPDEF expression in PC3-Luc cells reduces disseminated tumor cell survival at secondary sites and micrometastasis formation; SPDEF knockdown in LNCaP-Luc cells increases metastasis. SPDEF selectively downregulates MMP9 and MMP13 in prostate cancer cells, and forced MMP9 or MMP13 expression rescues the invasive phenotype in SPDEF-expressing cells, indicating SPDEF's anti-invasive effects are mediated in part through MMP9/MMP13 suppression. |
Experimental metastasis models (tail vein injection), stable SPDEF expression and shRNA knockdown, in vitro migration/invasion rescue assays with MMP9/MMP13 re-expression |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
22761428
|
| 2013 |
Spdef null mice completely lack conjunctival goblet cells, display increased corneal fluorescein staining and tear volume consistent with dry eye, and show downregulation of goblet cell genes (Muc5ac, Tff1, Gcnt3) along with upregulation of keratinization and proinflammatory genes. Spdef is required for conjunctival goblet cell differentiation. |
Spdef knockout mice, histology, fluorescein staining, tear volume measurement, microarray analysis |
The American journal of pathology |
High |
23665202
|
| 2013 |
SPDEF interacts with β-catenin to block its transcriptional activity in colorectal cancer cell lines, resulting in lower levels of cyclin D1 and c-MYC. SPDEF inhibits β-catenin target gene expression in mouse colon tumors. Loss of SPDEF is observed in ~85% of human colorectal tumors, and Spdef(-/-) mice develop ~3-fold more colon tumors than controls in multiple CRC models. |
Co-immunoprecipitation of SPDEF with β-catenin, reporter assays, Spdef(-/-);Apc(Min/+) and AOM/DSS mouse models, inducible SPDEF expression in established adenomas |
Gastroenterology |
High |
23376423
|
| 2013 |
PDEF/SPDEF promotes luminal epithelial lineage-specific gene expression in the mammary gland. PDEF transcription is inversely regulated by ER and GATA3. PDEF is essential for luminal breast cancer cell survival and is required in models of endocrine resistance. |
shRNA knockdown, gene expression profiling, luminal breast cancer cell viability assays, endocrine resistance models |
Cancer cell |
Medium |
23764000
|
| 2013 |
SPDEF directly occupies the E-cadherin promoter and acts as a transcriptional inducer of E-cadherin in prostate cancer cells, as shown by ChIP and luciferase reporter assay. Stable SPDEF expression increases E-cadherin; SPDEF knockdown decreases E-cadherin. siRNA-mediated knockdown of E-cadherin blocks SPDEF's anti-migratory/anti-invasive effects, indicating E-cadherin is a key effector of SPDEF's metastasis-suppressive activity. |
ChIP assay, luciferase reporter assay, siRNA rescue experiments, stable overexpression and knockdown, migration/invasion assays |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
23449978
|
| 2014 |
SPDEF inhibits prostate carcinogenesis by binding to and suppressing the transcriptional activity of the Foxm1 promoter, specifically interfering with Foxm1 auto-regulation at the -745/-660 bp region. This reduces expression of Foxm1 target genes (Cdc25b, Cyclin B1, Cyclin A2, Plk-1, AuroraB, CKS1, Topo2alpha). Re-expression of Foxm1 rescues proliferation in SPDEF-positive cancer cells. |
Transgenic mice with prostate-specific SPDEF loss/gain-of-function, promoter binding assays, mRNA/protein expression analysis, Foxm1 rescue experiments in vitro and in vivo |
PLoS genetics |
High |
25254494
|
| 2014 |
TGFβ signaling restricts conjunctival goblet cell differentiation by repressing Spdef transcription: Smad3 binds two distinct sites on the Spdef promoter and TGFβ treatment inhibits SPDEF activation. Loss of TGFβ receptor II in keratin 14+ epithelia causes conjunctival goblet cell expansion with increased SPDEF expression. Gain-of-function Spdef in K14+ cells causes ectopic goblet cell formation in the eyelid and cornea. |
Conditional Tgfbr2 knockout mice, Smad3 ChIP on Spdef promoter, TGFβ treatment of K14+ cells, inducible Spdef transgenic mice |
Development (Cambridge, England) |
High |
25377551
|
| 2014 |
A p53(Arg) variant (proline-to-arginine substitution in the proline-rich domain, PRD) displays higher affinity binding to and activation of the SPDEF promoter compared to p53(Pro), resulting in enhanced SPDEF and Bcl-2 expression and increased mucous cell metaplasia in mice with targeted p53 PRD replacement. |
Promoter reporter assays, targeted replacement of p53 PRD in mice on two genetic backgrounds, mucous cell quantification, SPDEF/Bcl-2 expression analysis |
Nature communications |
Medium |
25429397
|
| 2015 |
SPDEF is required for goblet cell differentiation and pulmonary Th2 inflammation in response to house dust mite (HDM): both are decreased in neonatal and adult Spdef(-/-) mice. SPDEF expression promotes DC recruitment, induces Il33, Csf2, Tslp, Ccl20, and subsequently recruits Th2 lymphocytes, group 2 innate lymphoid cells, and eosinophils to the lung. |
Spdef knockout mice with HDM challenge, neonatal conditional SPDEF/FOXA3 expression, airway hyperresponsiveness measurement, cytokine/chemokine expression profiling, immune cell flow cytometry |
The Journal of clinical investigation |
High |
25866971
|
| 2016 |
ATOH1 directly regulates Spdef in the adult intestine (ChIP-seq), and SPDEF amplifies ATOH1-dependent transcription but cannot independently initiate transcription of ATOH1 target genes. Functional epistasis experiments in transgenic mice establish that SPDEF acts downstream of ATOH1 to specify intestinal secretory cell differentiation. |
ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, cell sorting, transgenic mice with epistasis experiments |
Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology |
High |
28174757
|
| 2016 |
CDK11p58 directly interacts with and phosphorylates SPDEF on serine residues, leading to ubiquitination and degradation of SPDEF through the proteasome pathway. CDK11p58-mediated SPDEF degradation increases prostate cancer cell migration and invasion. GADD45α and GADD45γ directly interact with CDK11p58, inhibit its kinase activity, thereby preventing SPDEF phosphorylation and degradation, and reducing cancer cell migration. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro kinase assay, ubiquitination assay, siRNA knockdown, migration/invasion assays, proteasome inhibitor experiments |
Oncotarget |
High |
26885618
|
| 2016 |
Targeted epigenetic silencing of the SPDEF promoter using zinc finger and CRISPR/dCas9 platforms fused to repressors (KRAB, DNA methyltransferases, histone methyltransferase G9A) reduces SPDEF mRNA and protein expression in human lung epithelial cells, with concomitant inhibition of downstream mucus-related genes AGR2 and MUC5AC. G9A-mediated silencing was mitotically stable. |
Epigenetic editing with engineered zinc finger and dCas9-repressor fusions, mRNA/protein expression, mitotic stability assay |
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology |
Medium |
28011616
|
| 2017 |
SPDEF is a transcriptional repressor of TGFBI: AR signaling stimulates SPDEF activity, which represses TGFBI expression. ADT/AR antagonism or TGFBI overexpression inhibits SPDEF activity and enhances prostate cancer cell proliferation and EMT. In prostate cancer patient tissue samples, ADT reduces nuclear SPDEF abundance and increases TGFBI production. |
Cell line experiments, SPDEF overexpression/knockdown, AR antagonist treatment, patient tissue analysis before/after ADT, xenograft models with TGFBI knockdown |
Science signaling |
Medium |
28811384
|
| 2017 |
SPDEF disrupts β-catenin binding to TCF1 and TCF3 via protein-protein interaction (independent of SPDEF DNA-binding capacity), displacing β-catenin from enhancer regions of cell cycle genes (but not stem cell activity genes), inducing quiescence in CRC cells. This was confirmed in mouse and human normal and tumor-derived colonoids and CRC cell lines. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ChIP assay, inducible SPDEF expression in CRC cells and colonoids, truncated SPDEF constructs, subcutaneous xenografts in NSG mice, transgenic mouse CRC models |
Gastroenterology |
High |
28390865
|
| 2018 |
SPDEF recognizes the CCL2 promoter and transcriptionally represses CCL2 expression in prostate cancer cells. AR signaling inhibits CCL2 through a SPDEF-mediated mechanism; inactivation of AR reduces SPDEF, which elevates CCL2 and promotes EMT. Ectopic SPDEF expression reduced EMT and rescued CCL2 expression changes. |
Promoter binding assays (ChIP/luciferase implied by mechanistic claim), SPDEF overexpression/knockdown, EMT marker analysis, prostate cancer cell lines with spontaneous EMT, patient tissue analysis |
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease |
Medium |
29477409
|
| 2018 |
SPDEF regulates baseline Muc5b expression in respiratory epithelia (nasopharynx and airways but not olfactory Bowman glands). Spdef-deficient mice exhibit region-specific reductions in Muc5b, nasopharyngeal plugs, and reduced tracheal mucociliary clearance. In Scnn1b-transgenic (mucoobstructive) mice, loss of Spdef reduces Muc5ac but not Muc5b, demonstrating distinct regulatory roles for the two mucins. |
Spdef knockout mice, Spdef x Scnn1b-Tg double mutant mice, BAL analysis, mucociliary clearance measurement, Muc5ac/Muc5b quantification |
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology |
High |
29579396
|
| 2018 |
CDK11B promotes ubiquitin-proteasome-mediated degradation of SPDEF in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, as shown by Co-IP and ubiquitination-IP assays. SPDEF binds the miR-448 promoter (by ChIP) and activates miR-448 transcription, which in turn inhibits DOT1L expression, promoting self-renewal of HCC stem cells. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination-IP, ChIP assay, sphere formation assay, xenograft tumor model |
Cancer gene therapy |
Medium |
33328586
|
| 2018 |
SPDEF directly binds the TFF3 promoter (by ChIP) and activates TFF3 transcription in intestinal epithelial cells. Nucleotide-mediated upregulation of SPDEF induces TFF3 expression, promoting wound healing and intestinal barrier function through TFF3-mediated PI3K/Akt, ERK1/2, p38, and JAK/STAT signaling pathways. |
ChIP assay, promoter reporter assay, wound healing assay, TEER measurement, IPEC-J2 cell model, in vivo piglet weaning model |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
29555969
|
| 2018 |
AR transcriptionally activates PDEF/SPDEF expression in ER-negative breast cancer cells, and PDEF promotes MAD1 protein degradation, thereby upregulating MYC-mediated gene transcription. Co-immunoprecipitation and ChIP assays validated AR-PDEF and PDEF-MAD1 regulatory interactions. Simultaneous inhibition of AR and PDEF further suppressed tumor proliferation compared to AR inhibition alone. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ChIP assay, Western blot, RT-qPCR, immunofluorescence, in vitro and in vivo tumor proliferation assays |
Molecular cancer |
Medium |
30217192
|
| 2018 |
PDEF/SPDEF directly regulates cytokeratin 18 (CK18) transcription through the GGAT motif within CK18's putative promoter region (ChIP-seq). PDEF upregulates epithelial/luminal differentiation genes and suppresses Twist1 and stemness/EMT-related genes. CK18 knockdown increases Twist1, suggesting PDEF regulates Twist1 in part via CK18. Loss of PDEF and gain of Twist1 occur during prostate cancer progression in the TRAMP mouse model. |
ChIP-seq analysis, microarray/GSEA, CK18 siRNA knockdown, TRAMP mouse model, clinical cohort expression analysis |
Molecular cancer research : MCR |
Medium |
29848555
|
| 2019 |
SPDEF function is regulated by DNA methylation of its promoter: hypermethylation of SPDEF CpG islands in CRPC cell lines (PC3, DU145) silences SPDEF expression, while castrate-sensitive LNCaP cells show hypomethylated SPDEF promoter. Treatment with demethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine or DNMT1/3A/3B siRNA knockdown partially restores SPDEF expression and decreases cell migration and invasion. |
Bisulfite sequencing, 5-aza-dC treatment, DNMT siRNA knockdown, wound-healing assay, Boyden-chamber invasion assay, qRT-PCR, immunoblotting |
Frontiers in endocrinology |
Medium |
37900138
|
| 2020 |
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeting of SPDEF in primary human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) proportionally decreases MUC5AC expression in IL-13-stimulated cells; near-complete SPDEF knockout abolishes IL-13-induced MUC5AC expression, goblet cell differentiation, and IL-13-induced impairment of mucociliary clearance. |
CRISPR/Cas9 sgRNA-rCas9 electroporation in primary HBECs, MUC5AC quantification, goblet cell differentiation assay, mucociliary clearance measurement |
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology |
High |
31596609
|
| 2021 |
SPDEF directly binds to the NR4A1 promoter and transcriptionally activates NR4A1 expression in HNSCC cells, as shown by ChIP-qPCR and dual luciferase reporter assay. SPDEF overexpression inhibits HNSCC cell viability, colony formation, and induces G0/G1 arrest; NR4A1 silencing blocks the suppressive effect of SPDEF. SPDEF suppresses AKT, MAPK, and NF-κB signaling via NR4A1. |
ChIP-qPCR, dual luciferase reporter assay, NR4A1 siRNA rescue, xenograft tumor growth model, cell cycle analysis |
International journal of oral science |
Medium |
34667150
|
| 2023 |
SPDEF directly binds the GALNT7 promoter (ChIP assay) and transcriptionally activates GALNT7 expression in luminal breast cancer cells. SPDEF overexpression enhances proliferation, migration, invasion, and stemness of luminal BC cells; the effect is mediated by GALNT7, as GALNT7 silencing reverses SPDEF-driven phenotypes. |
ChIP assay, dual luciferase reporter assay, shRNA GALNT7 knockdown rescue, in vitro functional assays, in vivo xenograft, serum GALNT7 ELISA in patients |
Cell death & disease |
Medium |
37633945
|
| 2024 |
SPDEF transcriptionally activates NR4A1 in the kidney: SPDEF overexpression improves UUO-induced renal fibrosis in mice and TGF-β1-induced fibrosis in HK-2 cells by upregulating NR4A1. NR4A1 knockdown exacerbates UUO-induced fibrosis. |
Adenoviral NR4A1 knockdown in mouse kidney, SPDEF overexpression in UUO model, TGF-β1 fibrosis model in HK-2 cells, fibrosis marker analysis |
Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) |
Medium |
39736520
|
| 2024 |
SPDEF binds to the -141 bp site of the ELOVL2 promoter (dual-luciferase reporter + ChIP-qPCR + site-directed mutagenesis abolishing activation) and transcriptionally activates ELOVL2, driving lipid metabolic reprogramming and tumor progression in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Altering ELOVL2 expression partially rescues or mimics SPDEF-driven phenotypes. |
Dual-luciferase reporter assay, ChIP-qPCR, promoter site-directed mutagenesis, ELOVL2 rescue experiments, lipid accumulation assays |
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease |
Medium |
42263887
|
| 2025 |
SPDEF transcriptionally activates BIRC5 (survivin) in non-small cell lung cancer cells by directly binding the BIRC5 promoter (luciferase and ChIP assays). SPDEF depletion impairs invasion, migration, and clonogenicity while inducing apoptosis; BIRC5 reconstitution rescues these phenotypes. BIRC5 activates the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in NSCLC cells. |
Luciferase reporter assay, ChIP assay, siRNA/shRNA knockdown, BIRC5 reconstitution rescue, xenograft tumor model |
Mutation research |
Medium |
41420920
|
| 2018 |
SPDEF regulates MUC5AC expression in a STAT6-dependent manner in the airway: IL-13 induces SPDEF via STAT6, and SPDEF knockdown reduces IL-13-induced MUC5AC. In OVA-allergic mice, Lactobacillus rhamnosus 76 alleviated mucus secretion by downregulating STAT6/p-STAT6 and SPDEF protein expression, placing SPDEF downstream of STAT6 in mucus regulatory cascade. |
OVA mouse allergic model, IL-13-stimulated 16HBE cells, Western blot, RT-qPCR, LR76 treatment |
Immunobiology |
Low |
37515878
|
| 2009 |
PDEF/SPDEF is required for growth inhibition and reduced migration of colon cancer cells; re-expression in colon cancer cells alters cell cycle (increased G1/S populations) and increases apoptosis. ChIP studies show p21 and urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) are direct PDEF transcriptional targets in colon cancer cells. |
PDEF re-expression in colon cancer cells, cell cycle analysis, apoptosis assay, migration assay, ChIP for p21 and uPA promoters |
Journal of cellular biochemistry |
Medium |
19830706
|
| 2014 |
GATA6 directly occupies a locus 40 kb upstream of the Spdef transcription start site in human Caco-2 cells, consistent with direct transcriptional repression of Spdef. Conditional Gata6 knockout mice upregulate Spdef, and additional deletion of Spdef (Gata6/Spdef double KO) rescues the crypt cell proliferation defect of Gata6 KO mice, establishing Spdef as a downstream effector of GATA6-regulated crypt proliferation. |
GATA6 ChIP in Caco-2 cells, conditional Gata6 KO mice, Gata6/Spdef double KO mice, crypt proliferation analysis |
BMC molecular biology |
Medium |
24472151
|
| 2016 |
miR-125b directly targets SPDEF at the post-transcriptional level (validated by dual-luciferase reporter assay). In airway epithelial cells, miR-125b overexpression decreases SPDEF protein, inhibiting goblet cell differentiation and mucus hypersecretion; intranasal delivery of miR-125b mimic in HDM-allergic mice decreased SPDEF protein levels and goblet cell differentiation. |
Dual-luciferase reporter assay (3'UTR), miR-125b mimic overexpression in cells and intranasal delivery in mice, Western blot, goblet cell quantification |
European journal of pharmacology |
Medium |
27112664
|
| 2018 |
SPDEF forms a positive feedback regulatory loop with FoxM1 in gastric cancer cells: SPDEF binds the FoxM1 promoter (dual luciferase assay) and activates FoxM1 transcription; FoxM1 also binds the SPDEF promoter to upregulate SPDEF. FoxM1 overexpression rescues SPDEF siRNA-mediated proliferation inhibition in gastric cancer cells. |
Dual luciferase reporter assay, siRNA knockdown, rescue overexpression experiments, xenograft model |
Journal of cellular biochemistry |
Medium |
30076647
|
| 2019 |
PDEF/SPDEF modulates YAP1 activity in prostate cancer cells: PDEF expression increases phospho-YAP1 (Ser127) and cytoplasmic YAP1 localization, and GSEA reveals inhibition of YAP1 target genes, suggesting cross-talk between PDEF and the Hippo signaling pathway. |
PDEF transfection in PC3 and DU145 cells, phospho-YAP1 Western blot, immunofluorescence localization, GSEA of mRNA expression data |
Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) |
Low |
31835563
|
| 2025 |
SPDEF drives pancreatic adenocarcinoma progression by transcriptionally activating S100A16: SPDEF enhances S100A16 transcription (mechanistic analysis) which activates the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway to promote migration, proliferation, and invasion of PAAD cells. |
TCGA data analysis, in vitro cell proliferation/migration/apoptosis assays, transcriptomic analysis of SPDEF target genes, S100A16 rescue experiments |
Biomolecules & biomedicine |
Low |
38520747
|