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Knipper K, Lyu SI, Jung JO, Alich N, Popp FC, Schröder W, Fuchs HF, Bruns CJ, Quaas A, Nienhueser H, Schmidt T. Semaphorin 3F (SEMA3F) influences patient survival in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Sci Rep 2024; 14:20589. [PMID: 39232098 PMCID: PMC11375056 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-71616-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024] Open
Abstract
In esophageal adenocarcinoma, the presence of lymph node metastases predicts patients' survival even after curative resection. Currently, there is no highly accurate marker for detecting the presence of lymph node metastasis. The SEMA3F/NRP2 axis was initially characterized in axon guidance and recent evidence has revealed its significant involvement in lymphangiogenesis, angiogenesis, and carcinogenesis. Hence, the objective of this study was to elucidate the roles of SEMA3F and its receptor NRP2 in esophageal adenocarcinoma. We conducted an immunohistochemical evaluation of SEMA3F and NRP2 protein expression in 776 patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma who underwent Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy at the University Hospital of Cologne. Total and positive cancer cell counts were digitally analyzed using QuPath and verified by experienced pathologists to ensure accuracy. Positive expression was determined as a cell percentage exceeding the 50th percentile threshold. In our cohort, patients exhibiting SEMA3F positive expression experience significantly lower pT- and pN-stages. In contrast, positive NRP2 expression is associated with the presence of lymph node metastases. Survival analyses showed that the expression status of NRP2 had no impact on patient survival. However, SEMA3F positivity was associated with a favorable patient survival outcome (median OS: 38.9 vs. 26.5 months). Furthermore, SEMA3F could be confirmed as an independent factor for better patient survival in patients with early tumor stage (pT1N0-3: HR = 0.505, p = 0.014, pT1-4N0: HR = 0.664, p = 0.024, pT1N0: HR = 0.483, p = 0.040). In summary, SEMA3F emerges as an independent predictor for a favorable prognosis in patients with early-stage esophageal adenocarcinoma. Additionally, NRP2 expression is linked to a higher risk of lymph node metastases occurrence. We hypothesize that low SEMA3F expression could identify patients with early-stage tumors who might benefit from more aggressive treatment options or intensified follow-up. Furthermore, SEMA3F and its associated pathways should be explored as potential tumor-suppressing agents.
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Affiliation(s)
- Karl Knipper
- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Institute of Pathology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Institute of Pathology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Moragas N, Fernandez-Nogueira P, Recalde-Percaz L, Inman JL, López-Plana A, Bergholtz H, Noguera-Castells A, Del Burgo PJ, Chen X, Sorlie T, Gascón P, Bragado P, Bissell M, Carbó N, Fuster G. The SEMA3F-NRP1/NRP2 axis is a key factor in the acquisition of invasive traits in in situ breast ductal carcinoma. Breast Cancer Res 2024; 26:122. [PMID: 39138514 PMCID: PMC11320849 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-024-01871-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND A better understanding of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is urgently needed to identify these preinvasive lesions as distinct clinical entities. Semaphorin 3F (SEMA3F) is a soluble axonal guidance molecule, and its coreceptors Neuropilin 1 (NRP1) and NRP2 are strongly expressed in invasive epithelial BC cells. METHODS We utilized two cell line models to represent the progression from a healthy state to the mild-aggressive or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) stage and, ultimately, to invasive cell lines. Additionally, we employed in vivo models and conducted analyses on patient databases to ensure the translational relevance of our results. RESULTS We revealed SEMA3F as a promoter of invasion during the DCIS-to-invasive ductal carcinoma transition in breast cancer (BC) through the action of NRP1 and NRP2. In epithelial cells, SEMA3F activates epithelialmesenchymal transition, whereas it promotes extracellular matrix degradation and basal membrane and myoepithelial cell layer breakdown. CONCLUSIONS Together with our patient database data, these proof-of-concept results reveal new SEMA3F-mediated mechanisms occurring in the most common preinvasive BC lesion, DCIS, and represent potent and direct activation of its transition to invasion. Moreover, and of clinical and therapeutic relevance, the effects of SEMA3F can be blocked directly through its coreceptors, thus preventing invasion and keeping DCIS lesions in the preinvasive state.
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MESH Headings
- Humans
- Neuropilin-1/metabolism
- Neuropilin-1/genetics
- Female
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Neuropilin-2/metabolism
- Neuropilin-2/genetics
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/pathology
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/genetics
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics
- Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/genetics
- Animals
- Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Mice
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Signal Transduction
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Affiliation(s)
- Núria Moragas
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine of the Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine of the Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine of the Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd., Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine of the Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0450, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine of the Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, Spain
- Cancer Epigenetics Group, Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red Cancer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Vic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0450, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Health Research Institute of the Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd., Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine of the Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
- Institute of Biomedicine of the Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, Spain.
- Tissue Repair and Regeneration Laboratory (TR2Lab), Institute of Research and Innovation of Life Sciences and Health, Catalunya Central (IRIS-CC), UVIC-UCC, Vic, Spain.
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Zhao L, Kan Y, Wang L, Pan J, Li Y, Zhu H, Yang Z, Xiao L, Fu X, Peng F, Ren H. Roles of long non‑coding RNA SNHG16 in human digestive system cancer (Review). Oncol Rep 2024; 52:106. [PMID: 38940337 PMCID: PMC11234248 DOI: 10.3892/or.2024.8765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
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The incidence of tumors in the human digestive system is relatively high, including esophageal cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer and colorectal cancer. These malignancies arise from a complex interplay of environmental and genetic factors. Among them, long non‑coding RNAs (lncRNAs), which cannot be translated into proteins, serve an important role in the development, progression, migration and prognosis of tumors. Small nucleolar RNA host gene 16 (SNHG16) is a typical lncRNA, and its relationship with digestive system tumors has been widely explored. The prevailing hypothesis suggests that the principal molecular mechanism of SNHG16 in digestive system tumors involves it functioning as a competitive endogenous RNA that interacts with other proteins, regulates various genes and influences a downstream target molecule. The present review summarizes recent research on the relationship between SNHG16 and numerous types of digestive system cancer, encompassing its biological functions, underlying mechanisms and potential clinical implications. Furthermore, it outlines the association between SNHG16 expression and pertinent risk factors, such as smoking, infection and diet. The present review indicated the promise of SNHG16 as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target in human digestive system cancer.
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- Lujie Zhao
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, P.R. China
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- Central Laboratory of Binzhou People's Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong 256600, P.R. China
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- School of Clinical Medical Sciences, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, P.R. China
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- School of Clinical Medical Sciences, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, P.R. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong 261000, P.R. China
- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, P.R. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, P.R. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, P.R. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, P.R. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, P.R. China
- Weifang Key Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation of Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment and Molecular Diseases, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong 261000, P.R. China
- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, P.R. China
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Wang L, Zhao J, Schank M, Hill AC, Banik P, Zhang Y, Wu XY, Lightner JW, Ning S, El Gazzar M, Moorman JP, Yao ZQ. Circulating GDF-15: a biomarker for metabolic dysregulation and aging in people living with HIV. FRONTIERS IN AGING 2024; 5:1414866. [PMID: 38895099 PMCID: PMC11183798 DOI: 10.3389/fragi.2024.1414866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
Abstract
Despite effective control of HIV replication by antiretroviral therapy (ART), a significant number of people living with HIV (PLWH) fail to achieve complete immune reconstitution and thus are deemed immune non-responders (INRs). Compared with immune responders (IRs) who have restored their CD4 T cell numbers and functions, CD4 T cells from these INRs exhibit prominent mitochondrial dysfunction and premature aging, which play a major role in increasing the incidence of non-AIDS, non-communicable diseases (NCDs). To date, there are no reliable biomarkers that can be used to typify and manage PLWH, especially INRs with non-AIDS NCDs. Growth differential factor-15 (GDF-15) is a transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family member known to regulate several biological processes involved in cell aging and stress responses. Since PLWH exhibit premature aging and metabolic dysregulation, here we measured the plasma levels of GDF-15 by ELISA and metabolic proteins by proteomic array and correlated the results with clinical parameters in ART-controlled PLWH (including INRs and IRs) and healthy subjects (HS). We found that GDF-15 levels were significantly elevated in PLWH compared to HS. GDF-15 levels were positively correlated with age and negatively associated with body mass and LDL cholesterol levels in the study subjects. Also, elevated GDF-15 levels were correlated with differential dysregulation of multiple metabolic proteins in PLWH. These results suggest that GDF-15 protein may serve as a biomarker of metabolic dysregulation and aging, and this biomarker will be useful in clinical trials targeting aging and metabolic disorders in ART-treated PLWH.
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- Ling Wang
- Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
- Hepatitis (HBV/HCV/HIV) Program, James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
- Hepatitis (HBV/HCV/HIV) Program, James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Johnson City, TN, United States
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Jin Y, Jiang A, Sun L, Lu Y. Long noncoding RNA TMPO-AS1 accelerates glycolysis by regulating the miR-1270/PKM2 axis in colorectal cancer. BMC Cancer 2024; 24:238. [PMID: 38383342 PMCID: PMC10880273 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-024-11964-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Long noncoding RNA thymopoietin-antisense RNA 1 (TMPO-AS1) is recognized as a participant in cancer progression. Nevertheless, its biological function in colorectal cancer remains obscure and needs further elucidation. METHODS AND RESULTS First, we discovered enriched TMPO-AS1 in the tumor tissues that were related to poor prognosis. TMPO-AS1 knockdown enhanced SW480 cell apoptosis but inhibited invasion, proliferation, migration, and glucose metabolism. Further, MiR-1270 is directly bound with TMPO-AS1. MiR-1270 mimics were confirmed to inhibit cell proliferation, invasion, and glucose metabolism in our study. Mechanistically, miR-1270 directly is bound with the 3' untranslated regions (3'UTR) of PKM2 to downregulate PKM2. MiR-1270 inhibitors reversed the TMPO-AS1 knockdown's effect on suppressing the tumor cell proliferation, invasion, and glycolysis, while the knockdown of PKM2 further inverted the function of miR-1270 inhibitors on the TMPO-AS1 knockdown. CONCLUSIONS This study illustrated that TMPO-AS1 advanced the development and the glycolysis of colorectal cancer by modulating the miR-1270/PKM2 axis, which provided a new insight into the colorectal cancer therapeutic strategy.
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- Yingmin Jin
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Str, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Str, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Str, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Str, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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Shalabi S, Belayachi A, Larrivée B. Involvement of neuronal factors in tumor angiogenesis and the shaping of the cancer microenvironment. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1284629. [PMID: 38375479 PMCID: PMC10875004 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1284629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
Abstract
Emerging evidence suggests that nerves within the tumor microenvironment play a crucial role in regulating angiogenesis. Neurotransmitters and neuropeptides released by nerves can interact with nearby blood vessels and tumor cells, influencing their behavior and modulating the angiogenic response. Moreover, nerve-derived signals may activate signaling pathways that enhance the production of pro-angiogenic factors within the tumor microenvironment, further supporting blood vessel growth around tumors. The intricate network of communication between neural constituents and the vascular system accentuates the potential of therapeutically targeting neural-mediated pathways as an innovative strategy to modulate tumor angiogenesis and, consequently, neoplastic proliferation. Hereby, we review studies that evaluate the precise molecular interplay and the potential clinical ramifications of manipulating neural elements for the purpose of anti-angiogenic therapeutics within the scope of cancer treatment.
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- Sharif Shalabi
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Boulevard de l’Assomption, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Boulevard de l’Assomption, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Boulevard de l’Assomption, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Ophthalmology, Université de Montréal, boul. Édouard-Montpetit, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Yuan J, Yuan G. SEMA3G, downregulated by ncRNAs, correlates with favorable prognosis and tumor immune infiltration in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma. Aging (Albany NY) 2023; 15:13944-13960. [PMID: 38070142 PMCID: PMC10756116 DOI: 10.18632/aging.205277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC), relatively aggressive subtype of renal cell carcinoma, lacks of effective targets and promising biomarkers. Recently, although the function and immune correlation of semaphorin 3G (SEMA3G) in cancer draw more and more attention, its specific role and mechanism in KIRC are still not fully understood. In this work, we firstly conducted pan-cancer expression and survival bioinformatic analysis for SEMA3G and showed that SMEA3G might be a potential tumor suppressor and favorable prognostic biomarker in KIRC. Next, upstream noncoding RNA (ncRNA) regulatory mechanism of SEMA3G in KIRC was explored. By performing a series of in silico analyses, we identified that TBX2-AS1-miR-146a/b-5p axis was partially responsible for SEMA3G downregulation in KIRC. Furthermore, we also confirmed significant correlation of SEMA3G expression with tumor immune infiltration levels, expression of biomarkers of immune cells or immune checkpoints in KIRC. Taken together, the current data elucidated that ncRNA-caused downregulation of SEMA3G markedly linked to favorable prognosis and tumor immune infiltration in KIRC.
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- Jian Yuan
- Department of Medical Oncology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Cancer Center, Department of Medical Oncology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P.R. China
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Liu J, Wang Y, Zhao Z, Ge Y. Bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation of tumorigenic role of PPIA in gastric cancer. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19116. [PMID: 37926757 PMCID: PMC10625987 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-46508-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is a malignant tumor with high incidence rate and mortality. Due to the lack of effective diagnostic indicators, most patients are diagnosed in late stage and have a poor prognosis. An increasing number of studies have proved that Peptidylprolyl isomerase A (PPIA) can play an oncogene role in various cancer types. However, the precise mechanism of PPIA in GC is still unclear. Herein, we analyzed the mRNA levels of PPIA in pan-cancer. The prognostic value of PPIA on GC was also evaluated using multiple databases. Additionally, the relationship between PPIA expression and clinical factors in GC was also examined. We further confirmed that PPIA expression was not affected by genetic alteration and DNA methylation. Moreover, the upstream regulator miRNA and lncRNA of PPIA were identified, which suggested that LINC10232/miRNA-204-5p/PPIA axis might act as a potential biological pathway in GC. Finally, this study revealed that PPIA was negatively correlated with immune checkpoint expression, immune cell biomarkers, and immune cell infiltration in GC.
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- Jichao Liu
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Henan, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Henan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Henan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Henan, China.
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Xiao S, Lou W. Integrated analysis reveals a potential cuproptosis-related ceRNA axis SNHG17/miR-29a-3p/GCSH in prostate adenocarcinoma. Heliyon 2023; 9:e21506. [PMID: 38027603 PMCID: PMC10651496 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Cuproptosis is a novel form of programmed cell death. The role and mechanism of cuproptosis-related genes in prostate adenocarcinoma have not been fully understood. In this study, a series of bioinformatic analyses were performed. Consequently, glycine cleavage system protein H with high expression and unfavorable prognosis was regarded as the most potential cuproptosis-related gene in prostate adenocarcinoma. Moreover, glycine cleavage system protein H might be a promising indicator for predicting leuprolide sensitivity in prostate adenocarcinoma and three potential drugs targeting glycine cleavage system protein H were identified. Enrichment analysis revealed that glycine cleavage system protein H-correlated genes were significantly enriched in tricarboxylic acid cycle-related pathways. Subsequently, small nucleolar RNA host gene 17/miR-29a-3p axis was found to partially account for overexpression of glycine cleavage system protein H in prostate adenocarcinoma. Collectively, the current study elucidated a potential cuproptosis-related competing endogenous RNA axis small nucleolar RNA host gene 17/miR-29a-3p/glycine cleavage system protein H in prostate adenocarcinoma.
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- Shuyuan Xiao
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Wang H, Zhang W, Ding Z, Ke H, Su D, Wang Q, Xu K. SEMA3G functions as a novel prognostic biomarker associated with Wnt pathway in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Cell Signal 2023; 111:110868. [PMID: 37633476 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2023.110868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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Renal cell cancer (RCC) is one of the most common cancer, and the incidence of clear cell renal cell cancer rank at the first among multiple subtypes of RCC. Tumor heterogeneity and limited therapies expedite researches and studies on prognostic biomarkers and molecular mechanism. SEMA3G mediates various bimolecular processes but few studies have assessed the influence of SEMA3G on ccRCC. The expression of SEMA3G at mRNA level in ccRCC was analyzed using 4 TCGA datasets. The expression at protein level was verified by immunohistochemistry and western blot. Biological pathway was explored by GSEA and western blot. At both mRNA and protein level, SEMA3G expressed significantly lower in ccRCC tissues compared with normal renal tissues, and the expression was highly associated with clinical stage and pathological grade. Low expression of SEMA3G indicated a poorer overall survival and disease specific survival. Transwell and wound-healing assays showed that overexpressed SEMA3G inhibited the cell motility of renal cancer cells. Upregulated SEMA3G suppressed the invasion and proliferation of both 769-P and 786-O cells. Wnt signaling pathway was tested to work in the interfering of SEMA3G on tumorigenesis and progression of ccRCC. The results provide novel insight into the role of SEMA3G in ccRCC, suggesting the prognostic value and potential suppressor role of SEMA3G.
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- Huanrui Wang
- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100045, China.
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Yuan X, He Y, Wang W. ceRNA network-regulated COL1A2 high expression correlates with poor prognosis and immune infiltration in colon adenocarcinoma. Sci Rep 2023; 13:16932. [PMID: 37805556 PMCID: PMC10560230 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-43507-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023] Open
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Collagen type I α 2 (COL1A2) is a major component of collagen type I. Recently, abnormal COL1A2 expression has been reported in human cancers. However, the specific role and mechanism of COL1A2 in colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) remain unclear. We performed the pan-cancer analysis of COL1A2 expression in 33 types of human cancers from TIMER database and integrated data combined TCGA with GTEx. The prognostic values of COL1A2 for 17 cancer types of interest were estimated from GEPIA database. The results showed that COL1A2 was significantly upregulated in COAD tissues and that higher COL1A2 expression predicted unfavorable prognosis for patients with COAD. Next, COL1A2-related functional pathways in COAD were analyzed with TCGA data using R package. Additionally, we constructed a ceRNA network that LINC00638/hsa-miR-552-3p axis served as a potential regulatory pathway of COL1A2 in COAD. Furthermore, our findings showed that COL1A2 positively associated with immune infiltration and that tumor immune escape might be involved in COL1A2-mediated carcinogenesis in COAD. For the first time, we constructed a ceRNA prediction network of COL1A2 and explored the association of COL1A2 with tumor immune microenvironment remodeling. The findings may advance our understanding of the pathogenesis mechanism in COAD and paves the way for further cancer therapeutics.
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- Xia Yuan
- Gastroenterology and Urology Department II, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, No. 283, Tongzipo Road, Changsha, 410013, People's Republic of China
- Clinical Research Center for Gastrointestinal Cancer in Hunan Province, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- Gastroenterology and Urology Department II, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, No. 283, Tongzipo Road, Changsha, 410013, People's Republic of China
- Clinical Research Center for Gastrointestinal Cancer in Hunan Province, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- Gastroenterology and Urology Department II, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, No. 283, Tongzipo Road, Changsha, 410013, People's Republic of China.
- Clinical Research Center for Gastrointestinal Cancer in Hunan Province, Changsha, People's Republic of China.
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Zhao W, Chang Y, Wu Z, Jiang X, Li Y, Xie R, Fu D, Sun C, Gao J. Identification of PIMREG as a novel prognostic signature in breast cancer via integrated bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15703. [PMID: 37483962 PMCID: PMC10358341 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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Background Phosphatidylinositol binding clathrin assembly protein interacting mitotic regulator (PIMREG) expression is upregulated in a variety of cancers. However, its potential role in breast cancer (BC) remains uncertain. Methods The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases were used to gather relevant information. The expression of PIMREG and its clinical implication in BC were assessed by using Wilcoxon rank-sum test. The prognostic value of PIMREG in BC was evaluated through the Cox regression model and nomogram, and visualized by Kaplan-Meier survival curves. Genes/proteins that interact with PIMREG in BC were also identified through GeneMANIA and MaxLink. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was then performed. The correlations of the immune cell infiltration and immune checkpoints with the expression of PIMREG in BC were explored via TIMER, TISIDB, and GEPIA. Potential drugs that interact with PIMREG in BC were explored via Q-omic. The siRNA transfection, CCK-8, and transwell migration assay were conducted to explore the function of PIMREG in cell proliferation and migration. Results PIMREG expression was significantly higher in infiltrating ductal carcinoma, estrogen receptor negative BC, and progestin receptor negative BC. High expression of PIMREG was associated with poor overall survival, disease-specific survival, and progression-free interval. A nomogram based on PIMREG was developed with a satisfactory prognostic value. PIMREG also had a high diagnostic ability, with an area under the curve of 0.940. Its correlations with several immunomodulators were also observed. Immune checkpoint CTLA-4 was significantly positively associated with PIMREG. HDAC2 was found as a potentially critical link between PIMREG and BRCA1/2. In addition, PIMREG knockdown could inhibit cell proliferation and migration in BC. Conclusions The high expression of PIMREG is associated with poor prognosis and immune checkpoints in BC. HDAC2 may be a critical link between PIMREG and BRCA1/2, potentially a therapeutic target.
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- Wenjing Zhao
- Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangnan College, WuXi, JiangSu, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangnan College, WuXi, JiangSu, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangnan College, WuXi, JiangSu, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangnan College, WuXi, JiangSu, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui, China
- Department of Medicine, AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Wang Y, Ji H, Zhu B, Xing Q, Xie H. Molecular subtypes based on metabolic genes are potential biomarkers for predicting prognosis and immune responses of clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Eur J Immunol 2023; 53:e2250105. [PMID: 36367018 DOI: 10.1002/eji.202250105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Due to the existence of tumor molecular heterogeneity, even patients having similar clinicopathological features could have vastly different survival rates. Hence, we aimed to explore novel metabolism-associated genes (MAGs) related molecular subtypes for clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and their immune landscapes for predicting prognosis and immune responses. Gene matrices and clinical information were downloaded from TCGA and ICGC datasets. Consensus clustering was conducted by the R "ConsensusClusterPlus" package. ccRCC patients were successfully divided into three clusters (MC1, MC2, and MC3) based on MAGs in both TCGA and ICGC datasets. Our established three MAGs were significantly associated with chemokine/chemokine receptor, IFN, CYT, angiogenesis, immune checkpoint molecules, tumor-infiltrating immune cells, oncogenic pathways, pan-cancer immune subtypes, and tumor microenvironment (TME) scores or expressions. Moreover, these three metabolic ccRCC subtypes could predict immunotherapeutic responses. We further constructed a characteristic index (LDAscore) in three metabolic ccRCC subtypes and identified LDAscore-related modules by WGCNA. After deep data mining, 10 hub genes were obtained and seven genes (ATRX, BPTF, DHX9, EP300, POLR2B, SIN3A, UBE3A) were finally validated by qRT-PCR. Our results successfully established a novel ccRCC subtype based on MAGs, providing novel insights into metabolism-related ccRCC tumor heterogeneity and facilitating individualized therapy for future work.
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- Yi Wang
- Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China.,Department of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University (The Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong), Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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Wang Y, Zhang Y, Li J, Li C, Zhao R, Shen C, Liu W, Rong J, Wang Z, Ge J, Shi B. Hypoxia Induces M2 Macrophages to Express VSIG4 and Mediate Cardiac Fibrosis After Myocardial Infarction. Theranostics 2023; 13:2192-2209. [PMID: 37153746 PMCID: PMC10157727 DOI: 10.7150/thno.78736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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M2 macrophage-mediated tissue repair plays an important role in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Additionally, VSIG4, which is mainly expressed on tissue-resident and M2 macrophages, is crucial for the regulation of immune homeostasis; however, its effects on AMI remain unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate the functional significance of VSIG4 in AMI using VSIG4 knockout and adoptive bone marrow transfer chimeric models. We also determined the function of cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) through gain- or loss-of-function experiments. We showed that VSIG4 promotes scar formation and orchestrates the myocardial inflammatory response after AMI, while also promoting TGF-β1 and IL-10. Moreover, we revealed that hypoxia promotes VSIG4 expression in cultured bone marrow M2 macrophages, ultimately leading to the conversion of CFs to myofibroblasts. Our results reveal a crucial role for VSIG4 in the process of AMI in mice and provide a potential immunomodulatory therapeutic avenue for fibrosis repair after AMI.
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- Yan Wang
- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
- Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
- ✉ Corresponding author: Bei Shi, Junbo Ge, and Zhenglong Wang. No. 149, Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi City, Guizhou, China. Email address:
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
- ✉ Corresponding author: Bei Shi, Junbo Ge, and Zhenglong Wang. No. 149, Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi City, Guizhou, China. Email address:
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
- Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- ✉ Corresponding author: Bei Shi, Junbo Ge, and Zhenglong Wang. No. 149, Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi City, Guizhou, China. Email address:
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Wang C, Song D, Huang Q, Liu Q. Advances in SEMA3F regulation of clinically high-incidence cancers. Cancer Biomark 2023; 38:131-142. [PMID: 37599522 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-230085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Cancer has become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in recent years. Its high prevalence has had a severe impact on society. Researchers have achieved fruitful results in the causative factors, pathogenesis, treatment strategies, and cancer prevention. Semaphorin 3F (SEMA3F), a member of the signaling family, was initially reported in the literature to inhibit the growth, invasion, and metastasis of cancer cells in lung cancer. Later studies showed it has cancer-inhibiting effects in malignant tumors such as breast, colorectal, ovarian, oral squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, and head and neck squamous carcinoma. In contrast, recent studies have reported that SEMA3F is expressed more in hepatocellular carcinoma than in normal tissue and promotes metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma. We chose lung, breast, colorectal, and hepatocellular carcinomas with high clinical prevalence to review the roles and molecular mechanisms of SEMA3F in these four carcinomas. We concluded with an outlook on clinical interventions for patients targeting SEMA3F.
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- Chaofeng Wang
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Orthopaedic Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Regenerative Medicine and Medical BioResource Development and Application Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Orthopaedic Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Regenerative Medicine and Medical BioResource Development and Application Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Orthopaedic Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Orthopaedic Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Regenerative Medicine and Medical BioResource Development and Application Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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Mu L, Han Z, Yu S, Wang A, Chen D, Kong S, Gu Y, Xu L, Liu A, Sun R, Long Y. Pan-cancer analysis of ASB3 and the potential clinical implications for immune microenvironment of glioblastoma multiforme. Front Immunol 2022; 13:842524. [PMID: 36618381 PMCID: PMC9812557 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.842524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Ankyrin repeat and SOCS Box containing 3 (ASB3) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase. It has been reported to regulate the progression of some cancers, but no systematic pan-cancer analysis has been conducted to explore its function in prognosis and immune microenvironment. Method In this study, mRNA expression data were downloaded from TCGA and GTEx database. Next generation sequencing data from 14 glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) samples by neurosurgical resection were used as validation dataset. Multiple bioinformatics methods (ssGSEA, Kaplan-Meier, Cox regression analysis, GSEA and online tools) were applied to explore ASB3 expression, gene activity, prognosis of patients in various cancers, and its correlation with clinical information, immune microenvironment and pertinent signal pathways in GBM. The biological function of ASB3 in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) was verified using an animal model. Results We found that ASB3 was aberrant expressed in a variety of tumors, especially in GBM, and significantly correlated with the prognosis of cancer patients. The level of ASB3 was related to the TMB, MSI and immune cell infiltration in some cancer types. ASB3 had a negative association with immune infiltration and TME, including regulatory T cells (Tregs), cancer-associated fibroblasts, immunosuppressors and related signaling pathways in GBM. ASB3 overexpression reduced the proportion of Tregs in TILs. GSEA and PPI analysis also showed negative correlation between ASB3 expression and oncogenetic signaling pathways in GBM. Conclusion A comprehensive pan-cancer analysis of ASB3 showed its potential function as a biomarker of cancer prognosis and effective prediction of immunotherapy response. This study not only enriches the understanding of the biological function of ASB3 in pan-cancer, especially in GBM immunity, but also provides a new reference for the personalized immunotherapy of GBM.
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- Long Mu
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Division of Neuro-Oncology and Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China,*Correspondence: Yu Long, ; Ruohan Sun,
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China,*Correspondence: Yu Long, ; Ruohan Sun,
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MACC1 Correlates with Tumor Progression and Immune Cell Infiltration of Colon Adenocarcinoma and is Regulated by the lncRNA ZFAS1/miR-642a-5p Axis. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2022; 2022:8179208. [PMID: 36545127 PMCID: PMC9763013 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8179208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) is the most common pathologic type of colon cancer. Metastasis is responsible for the high mortality rate of patients with COAD. The gene, metastasis-associated in colon cancer 1 (MACC1), is a biomarker predictive of both metastatic and metastasis-free survival in patients with colon cancer and other solid tumors. However, the underlying mechanism by which MACC1 affect COAD progression and metastasis remains unknown. In this study, we analyzed the expression level and prognostic value of MACC1, as well as their correlation, in patients with various types of cancer included in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) databases. High MACC1 expression was found to be significantly associated with poor prognosis in patients with COAD. Analysis of the potential upstream miRNA of MACC1 showed that miR-642a-5p was downregulated in COAD and was negatively correlated with MACC1 expression. Analysis of the upstream regulators of miR-642a-5p showed that the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) ZFAS1was the most likely upstream regulator of miR-642a-5p. In addition, the expression of MACC1 correlated positively with tumor immune cell infiltration, as well as with the levels of biomarkers of five kinds of immune cells. In summary, these findings suggest that MACC1 contributes to COAD progression and immune cell infiltration via the ZFAS1/miR-642a-5p/MACC1 axis.
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Liu Y, Jing L, Zhang J. circRNA-mediated upregulation of HOXC9 is correlated with poor outcome and immune microenvironment infiltrates in LUAD. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 635:128-135. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.10.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Li L, Wang X, Ding Y, Hui N, Su B, Yang M. LPCAT1 acts as an independent prognostic biomarker correlated with immune infiltration in hepatocellular carcinoma. Eur J Med Res 2022; 27:216. [PMID: 36307879 PMCID: PMC9617428 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-022-00854-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1 (LPCAT1) is overexpressed in multiple human tumors. However, the role of LPCAT1 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has not been understood. We aim to explore the relationships between LPCAT1 expression and prognosis, clinicopathological features, tumor microenvironment (TME), immune cell infiltration, immune checkpoint gene expression, and related signaling pathways in HCC. Furthermore, we also explored the relationship between LPCAT1 expression and drug sensitivity to HCC treatment. Methods The expression profiles were acquired from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the Human Protein Atlas (THPA). Immune status and infiltration in cancer tissues were explored using the single sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) and CIBERSORT algorithm. Results LPCAT1 was overexpressed in HCC, and its expression was related to poor prognosis, LPCAT1 was an independent prognostic biomarker in HCC. Expression of LPCAT1 increased statistically with the increase of clinical stage and grade of HCC patients. GO and KEGG network analysis revealed that LPCAT1 positively associated molecules were mostly enriched in functions related to cell adhesion. The TME score of high-LPCAT1 group was significantly higher than that of low-LPCAT1 group. Immune infiltrating cells positively correlated with LPCAT1 expression were Macrophages M0, B cells memory, Dendritic cells activated, T cells regulatory and T cells gamma delta in HCC. We found a positive correlation between LPCAT1 and most immune checkpoint gene expression. The IC50 of 5-Fluorouracil, Gemcitabine, Mitomycin C, Sorafenib and Cabozantinib in patients with high-LPCAT1 expression was lower than that in patients with low-LPCAT1 expression. Our findings provide a wealth of information for further understanding of the biological functions and signaling pathways of LPCAT1 in HCC. Conclusions LPCAT1 is an independent prognostic biomarker and associated with tumor microenvironment, immune cell infiltration, immune checkpoint expression and drug sensitivity in hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Zhang L, Sun T, Wu XY, Fei FM, Gao ZZ. Delineation of a SMARCA4-specific competing endogenous RNA network and its function in hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10:10501-10515. [PMID: 36312469 PMCID: PMC9602240 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i29.10501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Revised: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy worldwide, and the mortality rate continues to rise each year. SMARCA4 expression has been associated with poor prognosis in various types of cancer; however, the specific mechanism of action of SMARCA4 in HCC needs to be fully elucidated.
AIM To explore the specific mechanism of action of SMARCA4 in HCC.
METHODS Herein, the expression level of SMARCA4 as well as its association with HCC prognosis were evaluated using transcriptome profiling and clinical data of 18 different types of cancer collected from The Cancer Genome Atlas database. Furthermore, SMARCA4-high and -low groups were identified. Thereafter, gene ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analyses were performed to identify the function of SMARCA4, followed by construction of a SMARCA4-specific competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network using starBase database. The role of SMARCA4 in immunotherapy and its association with immune cells were assessed using correlation analysis.
RESULTS It was observed that SMARCA4 was overexpressed and negatively correlated with prognosis in HCC. Further, SMARCA4 expression was positively associated with tumor mutational burden, microsatellite stability, and immunotherapy efficacy. The SNHG3/THUMP3-AS1-miR-139-5p-SMARCA4 ceRNA network was established and could be assumed to serve as a stimulatory mechanism in HCC.
CONCLUSION The findings of this study demonstrated that SMARCA4 plays a significant role in progression and immune infiltration in HCC. Moreover, a ceRNA network was detected, which was found to be correlated with poor prognosis in HCC. The findings of this study could contribute towards the identification of predictive markers for immunotherapy and a novel mechanism of action for HCC treatment.
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Jiaxing Second Hospital, Jiaxing 314000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Jiaxing Second Hospital, Jiaxing 314000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Jiaxing Second Hospital, Jiaxing 314000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, Zhejiang Province, China
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Noncoding RNAs-mediated overexpression of KIF14 is associated with tumor immune infiltration and unfavorable prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma. Aging (Albany NY) 2022; 14:8013-8031. [PMID: 36227151 PMCID: PMC9596199 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kinesin family member 14 (KIF14) is potentially oncogenic and acts as a chromokinesin via binding to microtubules and chromatin during the bipolar spindle formation. KIF14 overexpression is a significant prognostic biomarker in various cancers. However, the expression, prognosis, mechanism, and tumor immune regulation of KIF14 in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remain obscure. Our results demonstrated that KIF14 was upregulated in a variety of cancers, including LUAD. High-expression of KIF14 in LUAD was associated with pathological tumor stage, N stage and unfavorable prognosis. Both univariate and multivariate Cox regression results demonstrated that KIF14 was a significant independent risk factor influencing the prognosis of LUAD patients. The most promising upstream ncRNA-associated pathway of KIF14 in LUAD was determined to be GSEC/TYMSOS-hsa-miR-101-3p axis according to the starBase and The Cancer Genome Atlas databases. Furthermore, upregulation of KIF14 in LUAD was positively correlated with tumor mutation burden, microsatellite instability, immune checkpoint-related gene expression, immune cell biomarkers, and tumor immune cell infiltration. This study reveals that ncRNAs-mediated overexpression of KIF14 is associated with tumor immune infiltration and unfavorable prognosis in LUAD.
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Fu H, Li K, Wang S, Li Y. High expression of CCNB1 driven by ncRNAs is associated with a poor prognosis and tumor immune infiltration in breast cancer. Aging (Albany NY) 2022; 14:6780-6795. [PMID: 36040381 PMCID: PMC9467392 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUNDS Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent cancer diagnosed in women throughout the world. The purpose of this study was to explore new biomarkers for breast cancer diagnosis. CyclinB1 (CCNB1) is found in abundance in a wide range of human malignancies. MATERIAL AND METHODS We evaluated the transcriptional, survival data and expression levels in tissue data of CCNB1 in patients with breast cancer from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), The Human Protein Atlas (THAP) and Genome Tissue Expression (GTEx) database. A series of in silico analyses were used to investigate at noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs), gene ontology (GO) annotation analysis, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), and the Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) network. A quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to validate CCNB1 in BC cell lines. RESULTS CCNB1 expression was higher in BC tissues than in normal breast tissues. It was significantly related to survival time, tumor mutation burden (TMB), methylated, immune cell infiltration, and the expressed in estrogen receptor (ER) (-), lymphnode (+), and p53 (+) groups in BC. Moreover, The AC026401.3/CCNB1-miR-139-5p axis was discovered as the most promising upstream ncRNA-related pathway of CCNB1 in BC. CONCLUSION CCNB1 can be used as an independent predictive factor for BC, indicating that this would be a target for highly precise therapy and a biomarker for the disease.
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- Hongtao Fu
- Department of Breast Surgery, Jiangsu Province Hospital, The First Hospital Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of emergency, Changsha Central Hospital, The Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital of Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha 410004, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Jiangsu Province Hospital, The First Hospital Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410006, China
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Wang Y, Sun Z, Lu S, Zhang X, Xiao C, Li T, Wu J. Identification of PLAUR-related ceRNA and immune prognostic signature for kidney renal clear cell carcinoma. Front Oncol 2022; 12:834524. [PMID: 36052236 PMCID: PMC9424644 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.834524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) represents one of the most fatal cancers, usually showing malignant progression and a high tumor recurrence rate. The urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (PLAUR) plays a critical role in the initiation and progression of several cancers, including KIRC. However, the function and mechanism of PLAUR in patients with KIRC are still unclear and require further investigation. In the present study, we first explored the expression profile and prognostic values of PLAUR in pan-cancer based on The Cancer Genome Atlas and Genotype-Tissue Expression databases. PLAUR was upregulated in multiple cancers and was significantly associated with poor overall survival and disease-free survival only in patients with KIRC. Subsequently, the PVT1/SNHG15-hsa-miR-532-3p axis was identified as the most potential upstream regulatory network of PLAUR in KIRC. In addition, PLAUR expression was closely associated with tumor-infiltrating immune cells, tumor immunity biomarkers, and immunomodulator expression. Furthermore, we constructed a multiple-gene risk prediction signature according to the PLAUR-related immunomodulators (PRIs). A prognostic nomogram was then developed to predict the 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival probabilities of individuals. In conclusion, our study identified the PVT1/SNHG15-hsa-miR-532-3p-PLAUR axis and a prognostic signature of PRIs, which could be a reference for future clinical research.
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- Yu Wang
- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Tengcheng Li, ; Jieying Wu,
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Tengcheng Li, ; Jieying Wu,
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Li X, Ma Z, Mei L. Cuproptosis-related gene SLC31A1 is a potential predictor for diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic response of breast cancer. Am J Cancer Res 2022; 12:3561-3580. [PMID: 36119835 PMCID: PMC9442001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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Cuproptosis is a recently reported novel way of cell death. A comprehensive study regarding expression, function and mechanism of cuproptosis-related genes in breast cancer is still absent. In this work, a series of in silico analyses were employed and SLC31A1 was selected as the most potential cuproptosis-related gene in breast cancer, which was statistically upregulated and possessed significant abilities to predict diagnosis, prognosis and drug response. Moreover, SLC31A1 was significantly positively correlated with different immune cell infiltration levels, immune cell biomarkers or immune checkpoints in breast cancer. Upstream G2E3-AS1/let-7a-5p and CDKN2B-AS1/let-7b-5p pathways were found to be responsible for SLC31A1 upregulation in breast cancer based on competing endogenous RNA mechanism. Furthermore, we found that SLC31A1 overexpression might be also induced by its high copy number level in breast cancer. Collectively, our current data elucidated that cuproptosis-related SLC31A1 might be a promising diagnostic/prognostic biomarker and drug responsive predictor in breast cancer.
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- Xiao Li
- Emergency Department, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical UniversityTaizhou 317000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Oncological Surgery, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical UniversityTaizhou 317000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Oncological Surgery, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical UniversityTaizhou 317000, Zhejiang, China
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Huang X, Cao Y, Bao P, Zhu B, Cheng Z. High expression of PI4K2A predicted poor prognosis of colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) and correlated with immunity. Cancer Med 2022; 12:837-851. [PMID: 35634680 PMCID: PMC9844633 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND PI4K2A has been found to have a tumor-promoting role in various solid tumors and be involved in various biological procedures. In this article, we aim to investigate the prognostic values of PI4K2A and provide new insights in colon adenocarcinoma (COAD). METHODS The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, Human Protein Atlas online database, and UALCAN database were used to analyze the expression of PI4K2A in COAD and the survival of patients. Univariate and multifactorial Cox regression analyses were used to assess the prognosis of PI4K2A on COAD. GSEA was used to explore PI4K2A-related signaling pathways. In addition, the effect of PI4K2A on immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) treatment was investigated by constructing a TIDE model and predicting the association between PI4K2A and anticancer drug sensitivity through the CellMiner database. RESULTS In the TCGA database, PI4K2A was highly expressed in COAD and the similar results were verified by qRT-PCR. Survival analysis, utilizing Kaplan-Meier curves, revealed that COAD patients with high PI4K2A expression had a worse prognosis. In addition, PI4K2A expression was discovered to have been associated with T-stage, N-stage, and pathological stage by logistic analysis. Next, we utilized univariate and multifactorial Cox regression analyses to identify PI4K2A as an independent predictor. Additionally, GSEA analysis indicates that PI4K2A is enriched in MAPK signaling pathway, Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, etc. In COAD, PI4K2A was remarkably associated with the tumor immune microenvironment. In addition, by constructing a TIDE model, we discovered that COAD patients in the PI4K2A low-expression cohort were better treated with ICI. Finally, analysis of the CellMiner database predicted that PI4K2A was adversely correlated with the sensitivity of various anticancer drugs. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that PI4K2A may be a potential predictor of poor prognosis in COAD and a potential biomarker for early diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.
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- Xinkun Huang
- Department of General SurgeryAffiliated Hospital of NantongNantongJiangsu ProvinceChina
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- Department of OperationAffiliated Hospital of NantongNantongJiangsu ProvinceChina
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- Department of Critical Care MedicineAffiliated Hospital of Nantong UniversityNantongJiangsu ProvinceChina
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- Department of UrologyAffiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University/The Sixth People's Hospital of NantongNantongJiangsu ProvinceChina
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- Department of General SurgeryAffiliated Hospital of NantongNantongJiangsu ProvinceChina
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Bai X, Chen H, Oliver BG. miRNAs-mediated overexpression of Periostin is correlated with poor prognosis and immune infiltration in lung squamous cell carcinoma. Aging (Albany NY) 2022; 14:3757-3781. [PMID: 35508298 PMCID: PMC9134939 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lung cancer is one of the most common malignancies with a high mortality rate worldwide. POSTN has been shown to be strongly correlated with the poor prognosis of lung cancer patients. However, the function and mechanism of action of POSTN in lung cancer remain unclear. Here, we carried out a pan-cancer analysis to assess the clinical prognostic value of POSTN based on the TCGA, TIMER, Oncomine, Kaplan-Meier, and UALCAN databases. We found that upregulated POSTN can be a promising biomarker to predict the prognosis of patients with lung cancer. High levels of POSTN correlated with immune cell infiltration in lung cancer, especially lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), which was further confirmed based on the results from the TISIDB database. Moreover, the expression analysis, correlation analysis, and survival analysis revealed that POSTN-targeted miRNAs, downregulation of has-miR-144-3p and has-miR-30e-3p, were significantly linked to poor prognosis in patients with LUSC. Taken together, we identified that POSTN can act as a novel biomarker for determining the prognosis related to immune infiltration in patients with LUSC and deserves further research.
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- Xu Bai
- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.,Respiratory Cellular and Molecular Biology, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW 2037, Australia
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Wang K, Gu Y, Ni J, Zhang H, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Sun X, Xu T, Mao W, Peng B. Noncoding-RNA mediated high expression of zinc finger protein 268 suppresses clear cell renal cell carcinoma progression by promoting apoptosis and regulating immune cell infiltration. Bioengineered 2022; 13:10467-10481. [PMID: 35735115 PMCID: PMC9161828 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2022.2060787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is one of the most common malignant kidney tumors with a poor prognosis. Accumulating evidence proves that zinc finger protein 268 (ZNF268) is associated with tumor progression, but the detailed regulatory functions of ZNF268 in ccRCC require further exploration. Thus, here we aim to characterize the role of ZNF268 in ccRCC. The clinical significance of ZNF268 was evaluated using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) databases. Subsequently, tumor-infiltrating immune cells, as well as upstream noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) related to the tumor-suppressing function of ZNF268, were identified by in silico analyses. The expression of ZNF268 was significantly decreased in ccRCC samples compared with adjacent normal tissues. In addition, ZNF268 expression was negatively correlated with tumor progression and positively correlated with overall and disease-specific survival. TCGA and GTEx databases proved the potential tumor-suppressing function, which was measured both in vitro and in vivo after ZNF268 over-expression. Overexpression of ZNF268 effectively inhibited the proliferation, migration, invasion and promotied apoptosis of the Caki-1. The level of ZNF268 was positively related to the immune cell infiltration in the tumor. Moreover, we determined that the AC093157.1/miR-27a-3p axis can potentially regulate ZNF268 function in ccRCC. Our work describes a novel ncRNA-mediated ZNF268 function in ccRCC. ZNF268 acts as a tumor suppressor, and it is associated with apoptosis and immune cell infiltration in ccRCC.
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- Keyi Wang
- Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, Zha Bei Qu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, Zha Bei Qu, China
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- Shanghai Clinical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, Zha Bei Qu, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, Zha Bei Qu, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, Zha Bei Qu, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, Zha Bei Qu, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, Zha Bei Qu, China
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, Zha Bei Qu, China
- Shanghai Clinical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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Ferroptosis-related lncRNA signature predicts the prognosis and immune microenvironment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6642. [PMID: 35459272 PMCID: PMC9033801 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10508-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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This study aimed to construct a ferroptosis-related lncRNA signature to probe the prognosis and immune infiltration of HCC patients. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database was randomly divided into two parts, with two-thirds training and one-third testing sets. Univariate, multivariate, and least absolute selection operator (LASSO) Cox regression analyses were performed to establish a ferroptosis-related lncRNA signature. The prognostic signature was constructed by 6 ferroptosis-related lncRNAs (PCAT6, MKLN1-AS, POLH-AS1, LINC00942, AL031985.3, LINC00942) shows a promising clinical prediction value in patients with HCC. Patients with high-risk score indicated a poorer prognosis than patients with low-risk score were shown in the training set (p < 0.001) and testing set (p = 0.024). Principal component analysis (PCA) and nomogram were performed to verify the value of the prognostic signature. The area under curves (AUCs) for 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival rates were 0.784, 0.726, 0.699, respectively. Moreover, TCGA revealed that immune cell subpopulations and related functions, including cytolytic activity, MHC class I, type I and type II IFN response, were significantly different between the two risk groups. Immune checkpoints such as PDCD1, CTLA4, CD44, VTCN1 were also abnormally expressed between the two risk groups. This prognostic signature based on the ferroptosis-related lncRNAs may be promising for the clinical prediction of prognosis and immunotherapeutic responses in patients with HCC.
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Jin D, Yuan L, Li F, Wang S, Mao Y. GINS4 might be a novel prognostic immune-related biomarker of not only esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and other cancers. BMC Med Genomics 2022; 15:75. [PMID: 35365175 PMCID: PMC8976371 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-022-01223-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Immunotherapy using immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), such as antibody of programmed death-1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) has showed as a promising treatment for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), but resistance is unavoidable. This study aimed to find more immune-related genes to promote the efficiency of immunotherapy. Materials and methods Three datasets were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Gene differential analysis was performed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs), then ceRNA network was constructed based on differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs. Next, Functional enrichment analysis and protein–protein interaction (PPI) network were built to reveal the potential function of mRNAs in ceRNA network. Survival analysis and immune cell infiltration level analysis were utilized to identify prognostic immune-related genes. Finally, pan-cancer analysis was performed to show the role of immune-related genes in other cancers. Results The data of 215 samples in total were obtained from GEO database (98 normal tissues and 117 tumor tissues), and 1685 differentially expressed mRNAs (176 downregulated and 1509 upregulated) and 3 upregulated lncRNAs (MCM3AP-AS1, HCP5 and GUSBP11, all upregulated) were found. ceRNA network was constructed to reveal some special correlation. Function enrichment showed some potential functions of mRNAs in ceRNA network such as mitotic cell cycle process, negative regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity, ossification, VEGFA-VEGFR2 signaling pathway, epithelial to mesenchymal transition, embryonic morphogenesis and so on. PPI network showed the physical interactions between each mRNA in ceRNA network. Through survival analysis and immune cell infiltration level analysis, GINS4 was confirmed as an immune-related prognostic gene in ESCC. GSEA showed some potential functions such as negative regulation of monocyte chemotaxis, antigen processing and presentation of endogenous peptide antigen via MHC class I via ER pathway, positive regulation of antigen processing and presentation, dendritic cell antigen processing and presentation and so on. Finally, pan-cancer analysis revealed that GINS4 might be a novel immune-related prognostic gene in ESCC and other cancers. Conclusion Our study suggested that GINS4 was correlated with prognosis and immune cell infiltration level of ESCC and other cancers. It may deserve further investigation as a potential immune-related prognostic biomarker of ESCC and other cancers.
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- Donghui Jin
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China.
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Wu S, Liu S, Cao Y, Chao G, Wang P, Pan H. Downregulation of ZC3H13 by miR-362-3p/miR-425-5p is associated with a poor prognosis and adverse outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma. Aging (Albany NY) 2022; 14:2304-2319. [PMID: 35278064 PMCID: PMC8954979 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is notorious for its poor prognosis. Previous studies identified several N6-methyladenosine (m6A)-related genes that play key roles in the initiation and progression of HCC patients. In particular, the N6-methyladenosine RNA methylation regulator ZC3H13 could be a candidate as a novel biomarker and therapeutic target for hepatocellular carcinoma. In HCC, low expression of ZC3H13 was reported, but the molecular reason is unclear. In this study, we performed pan cancer analysis for ZC3H13 expression and prognosis using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) data and found that ZC3H13 might be a potential tumor suppressor gene in HCC. Subsequently, miRNAs contributing to ZC3H13 downregulation were identified by a series of in silico analyses, including expression analysis, correlation analysis, and survival analysis. Finally, the miR-362-3p/miR-425-5p-ZC3H13 axis was identified as the most likely upstream miRNA-related pathway of ZC3H13 in HCC. Additionally, miR-362-3p/miR-425-5p mimic and inhibitor results were detected by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) analysis and western blotting. We identified an upstream regulatory mechanism of ZC3H13 in HCC, namely, the miR-362-3p/miR-425-5p-ZC3H13 axis. Moreover, the ZC3H13 level was significantly positively associated with tumor immune cell infiltration, biomarkers of immune cells, and immune checkpoint expression. Collectively, our findings elucidated that ncRNA-mediated downregulation of ZC3H13 was correlated with a poor prognosis and tumor immune infiltration in HCC. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that ZC3H13 is a direct target of miR-362-3p/miR-425-5p in liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC) that regulates immune modulation in the microenvironment of LIHC.
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- Shuang Wu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong, People's Republic of China.,Department of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Medical Animal Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Weifang Yidu Central Hospital, Qingzhou 262509, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Mao G, Shan C, Li W, Liang B, Ma L, Zhang S. High Expression of RRM1 Mediated by ncRNAs Correlates with Poor Prognosis and Tumor Immune Infiltration of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Int J Gen Med 2022; 15:2607-2620. [PMID: 35282644 PMCID: PMC8910518 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s353362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of several tumors with poor prognosis and causes a significant social burden. A growing number of studies have shown that RRM1 plays a crucial role in the development and progression of multiple human cancers. However, the specific role and mechanism of RRM1 have not been fully defined in HCC. Methods TCGA and GTEx data were used for the first time to conduct a pan-cancer analysis of RRM1 expression and prognosis, and identified RRM1 as a possible potential oncogene in HCC. At the same time, a combination of analyses (including expression analysis, correlation analysis or survival analysis) identified non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that contribute to RRM1 overexpression. Results MIR4435-2HG/miR-22-3p and SNHG6/miR-101-3p were identified as the most promising RRM1 upstream ncRNA-related pathways in HCC. In addition, RRM1 levels were significantly and positively correlated with tumor immune cell infiltration, immune cell biomarker or immune checkpoint expression. Conclusion These results suggest that high expression of RRM1 mediated by ncRNAs is associated with poor prognosis and tumor immune infiltration in HCC.
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- Guochao Mao
- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710000, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Shuqun Zhang, Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 157 Xiwu Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8613891841249, Fax +862987679512, Email
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Liu J, Xiao S, Chen J. Development of an Inflammation-Related lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA Network Based on Competing Endogenous RNA in Breast Cancer at Single-Cell Resolution. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:839876. [PMID: 35145966 PMCID: PMC8821924 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.839876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The role and mechanism of inflammation in breast cancer is unclear. This study aims to probe the relationship between inflammation and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and to stablish an inflammation-related competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network in breast cancer. Inflammation-related lncRNAs and target genes were screened based on the data from four single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) studies and miRNAs were bioinformatically predicted according to ceRNA hypothesis. A series of in silico analyses were performed to construct an inflammation-related ceRNA network in breast cancer. Consequently, a total of seven inflammation-related lncRNAs were selected, after which LRRC75A-AS1 was identified as the most potential lncRNA in view of its expression and prognostic predictive value in breast cancer. Finally, an inflammation-related ceRNA network in breast cancer at the single cell level was established based on lncRNA LRRC75A-AS1, miR-3127-5p, miR-2114-3p, RPL36 and RPL27A mRNAs. Collectively, the lncRNA LRRC75A-AS1 and the LRRC75A-AS1-based on ceRNA network may exert crucial roles in modulating inflammation response during the initiation and progression of breast cancer.
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- Jingxing Liu
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Changxing People's Hospital of Zhejiang, Huzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China
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Wang L, Zeng D, Wang Q, Liu L, Lu T, Gao Y. Screening and Identification of Novel Potential Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Brain Metastases. Front Oncol 2022; 11:784096. [PMID: 35096583 PMCID: PMC8792448 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.784096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Brain metastases represent a major cause of mortality among patients with breast cancer, and few effective targeted treatment options are currently available. Development of new biomarkers and therapeutic targets for breast cancer brain metastases (BCBM) is therefore urgently needed. In this study, we compared the gene expression profiles of the brain metastatic cell line MDA-MB-231-BR (231-BR) and its parental MDA-MB-231, and identified a total of 84 genes in the primary screening through a series of bioinformatic analyses, including construction of protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks by STRING database, identification of hub genes by applying of MCODE and Cytohubba algorithms, identification of leading-edge subsets of Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA), and identification of most up-regulated genes. Eight genes were identified as candidate genes due to their elevated expression in brain metastatic 231-BR cells and prognostic values in patients with BCBM. Then we knocked down the eight individual candidate genes in 231-BR cells and evaluated their impact on cell migration through a wound-healing assay, and four of them (KRT19, FKBP10, GSK3B and SPANXB1) were finally identified as key genes. Furthermore, the expression of individual key genes showed a correlation with the infiltration of major immune cells in the brain tumor microenvironment (TME) as analyzed by Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER) and Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA), suggesting possible roles of them in regulation of the tumor immune response in TME. Therefore, the present work may provide new potential biomarkers for BCBM. Additionally, using GSEA, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) Enrichment Analysis, we determined the top enriched cellular functions or pathways in 231-BR cells, which may help better understand the biology governing the development and progression of BCBM.
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- Lulu Wang
- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Research, Beijing, China.,Cancer Institute of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Experimental Center for Basic Medical Teaching, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Research, Beijing, China.,Cancer Institute of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Nai A, Zeng H, Wu Q, He Z, Zeng S, Bashir S, Ma F, He J, Wan W, Xu M. lncRNA/miR-29c-Mediated High Expression of LOX Can Influence the Immune Status and Chemosensitivity and Can Forecast the Poor Prognosis of Gastric Cancer. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 9:760470. [PMID: 35047494 PMCID: PMC8762233 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.760470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Gastric carcinoma is the fourth most prevalent cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide because of dismal prognosis and few therapeutic options. Accumulated studies have indicated that targeting lysyl oxidase (LOX) family members may serve as an anticancer strategy. Nevertheless, the specific mechanisms of LOX in stomach carcinoma are still unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that LOX is significantly different in 13 types of cancers and may act as a potential therapeutic target, especially in stomach carcinoma. Moreover, overexpression of LOX in gastric carcinoma was validated by multiple databases and contributed to the poor overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and post-progression survival (PPS) of stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) patients. Next, based on the ceRNA hypothesis, the HIF1A-AS2/RP11-366L20.2-miR-29c axis was characterized as the upstream regulatory mechanism of LOX gene overexpression in gastric cancer by combining correlation analysis, expression analysis, and survival analysis. Finally, we illustrated that LOX gene overexpression leads to dismal prognosis of gastric cancer, perhaps through promoting M2 macrophage polarization and tumor immune escape and enhancing drug resistance of tumor cells to chemotherapeutic drugs. Our research demonstrate that LOX may be potentially applied as a novel prognostic marker and targeting inhibition of LOX holds promise as a treatment strategy for gastric cancer.
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- Aitao Nai
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Brain Science Research and Transformation in Tropical Environment of Hainan Province, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Brain Science Research and Transformation in Tropical Environment of Hainan Province, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Brain Science Research and Transformation in Tropical Environment of Hainan Province, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Dong X, Yang Y, Yuan Q, Hou J, Wu G. High Expression of CEMIP Correlates Poor Prognosis and the Tumur Microenvironment in Breast Cancer as a Promisingly Prognostic Biomarker. Front Genet 2021; 12:768140. [PMID: 34966410 PMCID: PMC8710689 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.768140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Cell migration-inducing hyaluronidase 1 (CEMIP), a Wnt-related protein and also known as KIAA1199, is implicated in the process of metastatic colonization in a variety of malignant tumors, including breast cancer (BC), which is one of the most frequently diagnosed tumors in women worldwide. In this study, multiple public databases, online analytical tools, and bioinformatics approaches were applied to explore the expression levels, regulatory mechanisms, and biological functions of CEMIP in BC. We illustrated that CEMIP was highly expressed in various kinds of carcinomas, including BC, especially advanced subtypes, and predicted less favorable prognosis (negatively associated with overall survival) in BC patients, which might be an independent prognostic factor. Then, we revealed that the mutation and high expression of CEMIP might lead to it as an oncogene. We also demonstrated that TP53 mutation, DNA hypo-methylation, and the expression changes of three potential upstream transcription factors (EZH2, EGR1, and JUN) of CEMIP were likely to cause the hyperexpression of CEMIP in BC. Moreover, our findings suggested that CEMIP might exert its carcinogenic roles in the tumor microenvironment via participation in the extracellular matrix formation, increasing cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF), M2 macrophage, and neutrophil infiltration and decreasing CD8+ T cell infiltration. In summary, our study provided more solid evidence for CEMIP as a prognostic and metastatic biomarker and a potential therapeutic target in BC. Of course, these findings also need more confirmations of basic experiments and further clinical trials in the future.
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- Xingxing Dong
- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Yang H, Li G, Qiu G. Bioinformatics Analysis Using ATAC-seq and RNA-seq for the Identification of 15 Gene Signatures Associated With the Prediction of Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Front Oncol 2021; 11:726551. [PMID: 34760691 PMCID: PMC8573251 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.726551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Gene expression (RNA-seq) and overall survival (OS) in TCGA were combined using chromosome accessibility (ATAC-seq) to search for key molecules affecting liver cancer prognosis. Methods We used the assay for transposase-accessible chromatin with high-throughput sequencing (ATAC-seq) to analyse chromatin accessibility in the promoter regions of whole genes in liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC) and then screened differentially expressed genes (DEGs) at the mRNA level by transcriptome sequencing technology (RNA-seq). We obtained genes significantly associated with overall survival (OS) by a one-way Cox analysis. The three were screened by taking intersection and further using a Kaplan–Meier (KM) for validation. A prognostic model was constructed using the obtained genes by LASSO regression analysis.The expression of these genes in hepatocellular carcinomas was then analysed. The protein expression of these genes was verified using the Human Protein Atlas(HPA) online datasets and immunohistochemistry. Results ATAC-seq, RNA-seq and survival analysis, combined with a LASSO prediction model, identified signatures of 15 genes (PRDX6, GCLM, HTATIP2, SEMA3F, UCK2, NOL10, KIF18A, RAP2A, BOD1, GDI2, ZIC2, GTF3C6 SLC1A5, ERI3 and SAC3D1), all of which were highly expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma. The LASSO prognostic model showed that this risk score had high predictive accuracy for the survival prognosis at 1, 3 and 5 years. A KM curve analysis showed that high expression of all 15 gene signatures was significantly associated with a poor prognosis in LIHC patients. HPA analysis of protein expression showed that PRDX6, GCLM, HTATIP2, NOL10, KIF18A, RAP2A and GDI2 were highly expressed in the hepatocellular carcinoma tissues compared with normal control tissues. Conclusions PRDX6, GCLM, HTATIP2, SEMA3F, UCK2, NOL10, KIF18A, RAP2A, BOD1, GDI2, ZIC2, GTF3C6, SLC1A5, ERI3 and SAC3D1 may affect the prognosis of LIHC.
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- Hui Yang
- Department of Interventional Therapy, Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Ningbo, China
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BOP1 Used as a Novel Prognostic Marker and Correlated with Tumor Microenvironment in Pan-Cancer. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2021; 2021:3603030. [PMID: 34603446 PMCID: PMC8481050 DOI: 10.1155/2021/3603030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Previous studies have indicated the important role of block of proliferation 1 (BOP1) in the progression of several malignant tumors; no comprehensive pan-cancer analysis of BOP1 has been performed. Here, we aim to systematically identify the expression, prognostic value, and potential immunological functions of BOP1 in 33 malignancies. We obtained the gene expression data and clinical information from multiple public databases to assess the expression level and prognostic value of BOP1 in 33 cancers. We also analyzed the relationship between BOP1 expression and DNA methylation, tumor microenvironment (TME), microsatellite instability (MSI), tumor mutational burden (TMB), and immune checkpoints. Moreover, we conducted gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) to investigate the biological function and signal transduction pathways of BOP1 in different types of tumors. Finally, we validated the expression of BOP1 in lung cancer cell line and detected the influence of BOP1 on lung cancer cell migration and the expression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition- (EMT-) related genes. Collectively, our findings elucidated that BOP1 has the potential to be a promising molecular prognostic biomarker for predicting poor survival in various malignant tumors, as well as a cancer-promoting gene involved in tumorigenesis and tumor immunity.
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