Transmembrane protein 176B regulates amino acid metabolism through the PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling pathway and promotes gastric cancer progression.

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"Funding This research was funded by the Key Programs of the Educational Commission of Anhui Province (No. 2023AH053313), the National Natural Science Foundation (No. 81874063), and the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (No. 2008085QH408)."