PPS – Flagged Problematic Cell Lines

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‘Problematic Cell Lines’ Detector

This detector is still under development. It tabulates:

A sample of COVID19 articles matched against the ICLAC Register of Misidentified Cell Lines.
Articles featuring 7 non-verifiable cell lines: BGC-803, BSG-803, BSG-823, GSE-1, HGC-7901, HGC-803, and MGC-823.

📄 Oste, D.J., Pathmendrea, P., Richardson, R.A.K., …, J.A. Byrne (2024). Misspellings or “miscellings”—Non-verifiable and unknown cell lines in cancer research publications.
International Journal of Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.34995
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⏰ Last Update: 2026-06-29 at 09:45

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Assessments

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Year	Doctype	Publisher	Venue	Title	DOI	Citations	Altmetric	TipsDescending	Concern	Assessor	PubPeer Users
2021	article	Wiley	The Journal of Gene Medicine	RETRACTED: Long non‐coding RNA KCNQ1OT1 promotes the progression of gastric cancer via the miR‐145‐5p/ARF6 axis	10.1002/jgm.3330	20	0	6	BGC803 • BSG803 • BSG823 • GSE-1 • GSE1 • See (Oste et al., 2024)	Cabanac	Amos Bairoch, Hoya Camphorifolia
2018	article	Springer Nature	Oncogene	Hsp90ab1 stabilizes LRP5 to promote epithelial–mesenchymal transition via activating of AKT and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways in gastric cancer progression	10.1038/s41388-018-0532-5	113	16	3	BGC803 • GSE-1 • MGC823		–
2022	article	Elsevier	Pathology - Research and Practice	Function of miRNA-145–5p in the pathogenesis of human disorders	10.1016/j.prp.2022.153780	50	15	3	BGC803 • BSG823 • GSE1		–
2017	article	Springer Nature	Molecular Cancer	KCNMA1 cooperating with PTK2 is a novel tumor suppressor in gastric cancer and is associated with disease outcome	10.1186/s12943-017-0613-z	44	0	3	BGC803 • MGC-823 • MGC823		–
2021	article	Frontiers	Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology	Non-coding RNA Activated by DNA Damage: Review of Its Roles in the Carcinogenesis	10.3389/fcell.2021.714787	18	1	3	BGC803 • BSG823 • GSE1		–
2023	article	Springer Nature	Clinical and Translational Oncology	Emerging roles of long non-coding RNA FTX in human disorders	10.1007/s12094-023-03163-z	13	0	3	BGC803 • BSG823 • GSE1		–
2025	article	Elsevier	Seminars in Oncology	Plant polyphenols in gastric cancer: Nature's healing touch	10.1053/j.seminoncol.2025.01.002	7	0	3	BGC-803 • BGC803 • MGC-823		–
2022	article	Frontiers	Frontiers in Public Health	Survival model database of human digestive system cells exposed to electroporation pulses: An in vitro and in silico study	10.3389/fpubh.2022.948562	4	2	3	GSE-1 • MGC-823 • MGC823		–
2019	article	Taylor & Francis	OncoTargets and Therapy	RETRACTED ARTICLE: LncRNA FTX Promotes Proliferation and Invasion of Gastric Cancer via miR-144/ZFX Axis	10.2147/ott.s220998	35	1	3	BGC803 • BSG823 • GSE1	Cabanac	Actinopolyspora Biskrensis, Hoya Camphorifolia
2019	article	Taylor & Francis	OncoTargets and Therapy	RETRACTED ARTICLE: LncRNA NORAD Promotes Proliferation And Inhibits Apoptosis Of Gastric Cancer By Regulating miR-214/Akt/mTOR Axis	10.2147/ott.s216862	46	0	3	BGC803 • BSG823 • GSE1	Cabanac	Hoya Camphorifolia
2022	article	Taylor & Francis	Bioengineered	Long non-coding RNA HCG18 promotes gastric cancer progression by regulating miRNA-146a-5p/tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 axis	10.1080/21655979.2022.2034565	14	1	3	BSG823 • GSE-1 • GSE1	Invitation for human assessors	Hoya Camphorifolia
2021	article	Springer Nature	Cancer Cell International	LncRNA LIFR-AS1 promotes proliferation and invasion of gastric cancer cell via miR-29a-3p/COL1A2 axis	10.1186/s12935-020-01644-7	47	0	3	BGC803 • BSG823 • GSE1	Cabanac	Hoya Camphorifolia, Amos Bairoch
2023	article	Elsevier	Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy	Long non-coding RNAs and gastric cancer: An update of potential biomarkers and therapeutic applications	10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114407	29	0	3	BGC803 • BSG823 • GSE1	Cabanac	Negosiana Dualis
2011	article	Wiley	BioMed Research International	Ursolic Acid Inhibits Proliferation and Induces Apoptosis of Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo	10.1155/2011/419343	101	3	2	BGC-803 • BGC803		–
2016	article	Elsevier	Cancer Letters	Elevated Orai1 and STIM1 expressions upregulate MACC1 expression to promote tumor cell proliferation, metabolism, migration, and invasion in human gastric cancer	10.1016/j.canlet.2016.07.014	90	0	2	BGC-803 • BGC803		–
2017	article	Impact Journals	Oncotarget	Autocrine VEGF signaling promotes cell proliferation through a PLC-dependent pathway and modulates Apatinib treatment efficacy in gastric cancer	10.18632/oncotarget.14467	72	0	2	BGC-803 • BGC803		–
2020	article	Elsevier	Cancer Letters	The CCDC43-ADRM1 axis regulated by YY1, promotes proliferation and metastasis of gastric cancer	10.1016/j.canlet.2020.03.026	64	1	2	BGC-803 • MGC-823		–
2014	article	Springer Nature	Tumor Biology	Histone demethylase KDM2A promotes tumor cell growth and migration in gastric cancer	10.1007/s13277-014-2630-5	57	0	2	BGC803 • MGC823		–
2020	article	Springer Nature	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	Mir-20a-5p induced WTX deficiency promotes gastric cancer progressions through regulating PI3K/AKT signaling pathway	10.1186/s13046-020-01718-4	51	1	2	BGC803 • MGC823		–
2022	article	Elsevier	Food Chemistry	Phytochemical compositions, health-promoting properties and food applications of crabapples: A review	10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132789	43	0	2	BGC-803 • BGC803		–

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