RESEARCH ARTICLE Targeting posttranslational modifications of RIOK1 inhibits the progression of colorectal and gastric cancers Xuehui Hong1,2,3,4†, He Huang5,6†, Xingfeng Qiu2,3,4, Zhijie Ding2,3,4, Xing Feng7, Yuekun Zhu8, Huiqin Zhuo2,3,4, Jingjing Hou2,3,4, Jiabao Zhao2,3,4, Wangyu Cai2,3,4, Ruihua Sha9, Xinya Hong10, Yongxiang Li11*, Hongjiang Song12*, Zhiyong Zhang1,13* 1Longju Medical Research Center, Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology, Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, China; 2Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; 3Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; 4Xiamen Municipal Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Xiamen, China; 5Department of Histology and Embryology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China; 6Digestive Cancer Laboratory, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China; 7Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, United States; 8Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China; 9Department of Digestive Disease, Hongqi Hospital, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China; 10Department *For correspondence: of Medical Imaging and Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, 11
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