SLC39A4, solute carrier family 39 member 4, 55630

N. diseases: 87; N. variants: 12
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Here, integrated analysis of gene expression in non-small cell lung cancer revealed that SLC39A4 expression is significantly correlated with increased tumour size and regional lymph node spread, as well as shorter overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). 28775359 2017
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Among all 24 zinc transporters, ZIP4 is most significantly associated with tumor grade and overall survival; this finding is consistent across 2 independent cohorts (CGCA and REMBRANDT) and is partially validated by the third cohort (UT). 23595627 2013
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE ZIP4 overexpression significantly reduced accumulation of gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer cells, increased growth of xenograft tumors in mice, and increased expression of the integrin subunits ITGA3 and ITGB1; expression of ITGA3 and ITGB1 was reduced in cells with ZIP4 knockdown. 31711924 2020
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE In this study, results from 99 human patients with NPC showed that ZIP4 expression levels significantly correlated with a higher TN (tumor, lymph node) classification, as well as shorter overall survival (OS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS). 31383854 2019
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Our goal is to study the underlying mechanism and define a novel signaling pathway controlled by ZIP4-modulating pancreatic tumor metastasis.<b>Experimental Design:</b> The expression of ZIP4, ZO-1, claudin-1, and ZEB1 in human pancreatic cancer tissues, genetically engineered mouse model, xenograft tumor model, and pancreatic cancer cell lines were examined, and the correlations between ZIP4 and those markers were also analyzed. 29615456 2018
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Mice with orthotopic tumors grown from pancreatic cancer cells with knockdown of ZIP4 survived longer and lost less body weight and muscle mass than mice with control tumors. 30342032 2019
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Among the four zinc transporter genes, high ZIP4 expression and low ZIP11 expression were significantly associated with higher grade (grades III and IV) tumors compared with lower grade (grades I and II) counterparts (p<0.0001). 25921144 2015
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE In addition, the ZIP4-expressing side-population had the tumor initiating activity. 29163813 2017
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE In the orthotopic nude mice model, overexpression of ZIP4 not only increased the primary tumor weight (7.2-fold), it also increased the peritoneal dissemination and ascites incidence. 18003899 2007
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Expression levels in tumor tissue and survival time revealed a negative correlation for ZIP4 and ZIP14, and in part for ZnT9 (nuclear staining) (p < 0.05), whereas cytoplasmic staining of ZnT9 did not correlate with survival. 29895370 2018
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Silencing of ZIP4 also caused reduced incidence of tumor metastasis in the mice and downsized the tumor grade. 19755388 2009
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE It suggests that ZIP4 may be a tumor suppressor gene and down-regulation of ZIP4 may be a critical early event in the development of prostate carcinoma. 21803616 2013
CUI: C0235974
Disease: Pancreatic carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE This research provides additional evidence for ZIP4 and related signaling cascade as a molecular target for therapeutic intervention in pancreatic cancer. 24553114 2014
CUI: C0235974
Disease: Pancreatic carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE Clinically, we demonstrated that ZIP4 positively correlates with the levels of ZEB1 and inversely associates with the expression of ZO-1 and claudin-1.<b>Conclusions:</b> These findings suggest a novel pathway activated by ZIP4-controlling pancreatic cancer invasiveness and metastasis, which could serve as a new therapeutic target for this devastating disease.<i></i>. 29615456 2018
CUI: C0235974
Disease: Pancreatic carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE ZIP4 Increases Expression of Transcription Factor ZEB1 to Promote Integrin α3β1 Signaling and Inhibit Expression of the Gemcitabine Transporter ENT1 in Pancreatic Cancer Cells. 31711924 2020
CUI: C0235974
Disease: Pancreatic carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE These data reveal an important outcome of aberrant ZIP4 expression in contributing to pancreatic cancer pathogenesis and progression. 18003899 2007
CUI: C0235974
Disease: Pancreatic carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE ZIP4 might serve as a novel molecular target for pancreatic cancer diagnosis and therapy. 23331012 2013
CUI: C0235974
Disease: Pancreatic carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE These results indicate that ZIP4-mediated pancreatic cancer growth might involve angiogenesis, invasion and metastasis pathways, and NRP-1, VEGF and MMPs are important intermediate molecules in transducing the ZIP4 initiated signal cascades in pancreatic cancer. 20023433 2010
CUI: C0235974
Disease: Pancreatic carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE The results further support the impact of ZIP4 on the progression of pancreatic cancer, and suggest its potential significance as a therapeutic target for treating patients with such devastating disease and cancer related disorders. 26305676 2015
CUI: C0235974
Disease: Pancreatic carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Zn<sup>2+</sup> transporters of the ZIP/SLC39A and ZnT/SLC30A families are dysregulated in all major GI organ cancers, in particular, ZIP4 up-regulation in pancreatic cancer (PC). 31636470 2019
CUI: C0235974
Disease: Pancreatic carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE In this study, we further deciphered the role that ZIP4 plays in a pancreatic cancer mouse model by silencing ZIP4. 19755388 2009
CUI: C0235974
Disease: Pancreatic carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE In conclusion, exosomal ZIP4 promotes cancer growth and is a novel diagnostic biomarker for pancreatic cancer. 30007115 2018
CUI: C0346647
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Zn<sup>2+</sup> transporters of the ZIP/SLC39A and ZnT/SLC30A families are dysregulated in all major GI organ cancers, in particular, ZIP4 up-regulation in pancreatic cancer (PC). 31636470 2019
CUI: C0346647
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE ZIP4 Increases Expression of Transcription Factor ZEB1 to Promote Integrin α3β1 Signaling and Inhibit Expression of the Gemcitabine Transporter ENT1 in Pancreatic Cancer Cells. 31711924 2020
CUI: C0346647
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE Clinically, we demonstrated that ZIP4 positively correlates with the levels of ZEB1 and inversely associates with the expression of ZO-1 and claudin-1.<b>Conclusions:</b> These findings suggest a novel pathway activated by ZIP4-controlling pancreatic cancer invasiveness and metastasis, which could serve as a new therapeutic target for this devastating disease.<i></i>. 29615456 2018