14-3-3σ Functions as an Intestinal Tumor Suppressor

The authors determined that 14-3-3σ expression was significantly downregulated in primary human colorectal cancer when compared with adjacent normal colonic tissue in patient samples. Downregulation of 14-3-3σ in primary colorectal cancers was significantly associated with p53 mutation, increasing tumor stage, distant metastasis, and poor patient survival.