Tubulointerstitial nephritis antigen-like 1 from cancer-associated fibroblasts contribute to the progression of diffuse-type gastric cancers through the interaction with integrin β1.

"availability of data and materials the datasets generated or analyzed in the current study are available in the geo database (gse233331 and gse15459) and tcga research network ( https://www cancer gov/tcga ). availability of data and materials the datasets generated or analyzed in the current study are available in the geo database (gse233331"

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateAnimal care and handling were carried out in accordance with the guidelines of the Ajou University School of Medicine Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). All animal experiments were approved by the Animal Research Committee of the institution (2015-0069). All procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki guidelines and approved AJOU University Institutional Review Board (AJOUIRB-GEN-2014-376), and informed consent or an appropriate substitute for it was obtained from all patients included in the study. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding This work was supported by a grant from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (2020R1A6A1A03043539), the Bio&Medical Technology Development Program of the NRF funded by the Korean government (MSIT) (RS-2023-00221174), and Basic Science Research Program through the NRF funded by the Ministry of Education (RS-2023-00242183)."