Journal of Cancer 2021, Vol. 12 4849 Ivyspring International Publisher Journal of Cancer 2021; 12(16): 4849-4861. doi: 10.7150/jca.55719 Research Paper MRPS17 promotes invasion and metastasis through PI3K/AKT signal pathway and could be potential prognostic marker for gastric cancer Wenjie Zhou1,2*, Jun Ouyang1,2*, Junqing Li1,2*, Fangjie Liu4, Tailai An1, Lvjia Cheng1,2, Zi Chong Kuo1, Changhua Zhang1 and Yulong He1,2 1. Digestive Disease Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhenyuan Road 628, Guangming District, Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong, China. 2. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan 2nd Road 58, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, China. 3. Department of Pathology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhenyuan Road 628, Guangming District, Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong, China. 4. Department of Hematology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road 58, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, China. 5. Scientific Research Centre, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 628 Zhenyuan Road 628, Guangming District, Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong, China. *These authors contributed equally to this work. Corresponding authors: Changhua Zhang, E-mail:
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[email protected]. © The author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See http://ivyspring.com/terms for full terms and conditions. Received: 2020.11.10; Accepted: 2021.05.29; Published: 2021.06.11 Abstract In this study, the molecular mechanisms through which Mitochondrial Ribosomal Protein S17 (MRPS17) contributes to gastric cancer (GC) and its prognostic significance in GC have been explored.