ATF4, activating transcription factor 4, 468

N. diseases: 178; N. variants: 4
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE <b>Rationale</b>: Activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) is a central regulator of the cellular stress response and reduces tumor burden by controlling the expression of target genes implicated in the induction of apoptosis. 31534554 2019
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE We found that the ATF4/p-eIF2α pathway is activated in response to Sunitinib in primary tumor initiating progenitor cell cultures (BTICs). 30719230 2019
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Furthermore, we identified ATF4 target genes (<i>LZTFL1, MKNK2</i>, and <i>SIAH1</i> with known tumor suppressor function) that were synergistically upregulated with the combination of TKI and ERAD inhibitor. 30552230 2019
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE In addition, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in tumor samples or cells was markedly induced by CA treatment through promoting the expression of associated signals such as Parkin, protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase (PERK), activating transcription factors 4 (ATF4) and ATF6. 31545234 2019
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Relationship between TGFβ and ATF4, their effects on aggressiveness (tumor proliferation, metastasis, and stemness), and the underlying pathways were analyzed in three TNBC cell lines and <i>in vivo</i> using patient-derived xenografts (PDX).<b>Results:</b><i>ATF4</i> overexpression correlated with TNBC patient survival decrease and a SMAD-dependent crosstalk between ATF4 and TGFβ was identified. 30012564 2018
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Finally, indicators of UPR, PERK, p-eIF2α and GRP78, increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05), whereas ATF4 was strongly decreased (<i>p</i> < 0.01) in the liver of tumor-bearing mice while sACVR2B-Fc had no effect. 30713500 2018
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE The eIF2<i>α</i>/ATF4 pathway is responsible for the integrated stress response (ISR) of unfolded protein response (UPR) which can affect immune cell function in tumor microenvironment. 30305853 2018
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE We found decreased or loss of ATF4 in 52% of MTC tumors (n = 39) compared with normal thyroid follicle cells. 27935748 2017
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE ATF4, a key transcription mediator of the integrated stress response, also activates AXL and suppresses senescence to impose the MITF-low/AXL-high drug-resistant phenotype observed in human tumors. 28096186 2017
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Taken together, our findings suggest that ATF4 contributes to tumor growth of EC by promoting CCL2 and subsequent recruitment of macrophage, and that ATF4/CCL2 axis might be a potential therapeutic target for EC. 28843961 2017
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Further experiments revealed that ATF4-dependent tumor promoting effects are mediated by transcriptional targeting the glutamate antiporter xCT/SCL7A11 (also known as system Xc<sup>-</sup>). 28553953 2017
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Our data show that ATF4 operates as a chemo-resistance gene in gliomas, and the tumor promoting function of ATF4 is mainly determined by its transcriptional target xCT. 28881638 2017
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE ATF4 upregulation by p62 deficiency in the stroma activates glucose carbon flux through a pyruvate carboxylase-asparagine synthase cascade that results in asparagine generation as a source of nitrogen for stroma and tumor epithelial proliferation. 28988820 2017
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Mice injected with ATF4-overexpressing cells exhibited a higher rate of tumor growth, and the average weight of these tumors was ~90% greater than the controls. 26797758 2016
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Nutritional Stress Induced by Tryptophan-Degrading Enzymes Results in ATF4-Dependent Reprogramming of the Amino Acid Transporter Profile in Tumor Cells. 27651314 2016
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE ATF4-deficient human fibrosarcoma cells were unable to colonize the lungs in a murine model, and reconstitution of ATF4 or HO-1 expression in ATF4-deficient cells blocked anoikis and rescued tumor lung colonization. 26011642 2015
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Impairment of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α, endoplasmic reticulum stress (IRE1α/XBP1), and the crosstalk between activating transcription factor 3/activating transcription factor 4 and transforming growth factor β was observed. iNOS inhibition significantly reduced tumor growth, the number of lung metastases, tumor initiation, and self-renewal. 25849745 2015
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE These results suggest that AA induces tumor cell apoptosis associated with ATF4-dependent ER stress. 24853302 2014
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Our results reveal that the GCN2/ATF4 pathway promotes tumor growth and angiogenesis through AAD-mediated VEGF expression and, thus, is a potential target in cancer therapy. 23908598 2013
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Consequently, either ATF4 agonists or glutaminolysis inhibitors potently induce apoptosis in vitro and inhibit tumor growth in vivo. 23153536 2012
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE It has been reported that activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) increases the processes of tumor growth, metastasis and drug resistance. 22338651 2012
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Furthermore, these data suggest that ATF4 status may be a critical determinant of the ability of cancer cells to adapt to oxygen and acidity fluctuations in the tumor microenvironment, perhaps linking short-term transcriptional responses to long-term selection for copy number alterations in cancer cells. 22135092 2012
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Here we summarize recent findings regarding the regulation of ATF4 in transformed cells, clinical tumor samples and tumor models, and speculate on its potential role in tumor progression and chemoresistance. 19519398 2009
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Since ATF4 is induced by tumour microenvironmental factors, and regulates processes relevant to cancer progression, it might serve as a potential therapeutic target in cancer. 17466566 2008
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) is a mediator of the UPR and activates a gene expression program, promoting tumour growth and survival under anoxia. 18408768 2008