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Xie A, Wang J, Liu Y, Li G, Yang N. Impacts of β-1, 3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferases (B3GNTs) in human diseases. Mol Biol Rep 2024; 51:476. [PMID: 38553573 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-024-09405-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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Glycosylation modification of proteins is a common post-translational modification that exists in various organisms and has rich biological functions. It is usually catalyzed by multiple glycosyltransferases located in the Golgi apparatus. β-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferases (B3GNTs) are members of the glycosyltransferases and have been found to be involved in the occurrence and development of a variety of diseases including autoimmunity diseases, cancers, neurodevelopment, musculoskeletal system, and metabolic diseases. The functions of B3GNTs represent the glycosylation of proteins is a crucial and frequently life-threatening step in progression of most diseases. In this review, we give an overview about the roles of B3GNTs in tumor, nervous system, musculoskeletal and metabolic diseases, describing the recent results about B3GNTs, in order to provide a research direction and exploration value for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of these diseases.
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- Anna Xie
- The Hengyang Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- The Hengyang Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- The Hengyang Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- The Hengyang Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- The Hengyang Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China.
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Zhou Z, Wu B, Chen J, Shen Y, Wang J, Chen X, Fei F, Li L. ETV4 facilitates proliferation, migration, and invasion of liver cancer by mediating TGF-β signal transduction through activation of B3GNT3. Genes Genomics 2023; 45:1433-1443. [PMID: 37523127 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-023-01428-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Metastasis of liver cancer (LC) is the main cause of its high mortality. ETV4 is a critical regulatory factor in promoting LC progression, but the mechanism that ETV4 impacts LC proliferation, migration, and invasion is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE Investigation of the molecular mechanism of LC metastasis is conducive to developing effective drugs that prevent LC metastasis. METHODS Expression of ETV4 and its target gene B3GNT3 in LC tissue was analyzed by bioinformatics, and the result was further verified in LC cells by qRT-PCR. In vitro cellular assays evaluated the impact of ETV4 on the proliferation, migration, and invasion of LC cells. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and dual-luciferase reporter gene assay were conducted to analyze the interaction between B3GNT3 and ETV4. SB525334 suppressor was used to treat and access the activation of ETV4 on the TGF-β pathway. RESULTS We discovered that ETV4 and B3GNT3 were evidently up-regulated in LC, and high expression of ETV4 was coupled to the increase of proliferation, migration, and invasion of LC cells and epithelial-mesenchymal transition ability. Besides, ETV4 could bind to the B3GNT3 promoter and activate its transcription. Knockdown of B3GNT3 could prominently suppress the effect of up-regulated ETV4 on LC cells. Meanwhile, ETV4 could activate the TGF-β signaling pathway via B3GNT3, while SB525334 treatment notably repressed the functions of ETV4. CONCLUSION ETV4 emerges as a driven oncogene in LC, and the ETV4/B3GNT3-TGF-β pathway promotes proliferation, migration, invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition progress of LC. Inhibition of the pathway may provide an underlying method for the prevention and treatment of LC metastasis.
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- Zhongcheng Zhou
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, 1518 Huancheng North Road, Jiaxing, 314000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, 1518 Huancheng North Road, Jiaxing, 314000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, 1518 Huancheng North Road, Jiaxing, 314000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, 1518 Huancheng North Road, Jiaxing, 314000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, 1518 Huancheng North Road, Jiaxing, 314000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, 1518 Huancheng North Road, Jiaxing, 314000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, 1518 Huancheng North Road, Jiaxing, 314000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, No 1882 Zhonghuan south road, Jiaxing, 314000, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Dai ZT, Wu YL, Li XR, Liao XH. MKL-1 suppresses ferroptosis by activating system Xc- and increasing glutathione synthesis. Int J Biol Sci 2023; 19:4457-4475. [PMID: 37781038 PMCID: PMC10535709 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.80666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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Chemotherapy is a standard method in traditional treatment for gastric cancer. It is well known that the anti-tumor effects of chemotherapy are achieved mainly through the direct killing of cancer cells via apoptosis. However, chemotherapy often fails due to drug resistance. Therefore, non-apoptotic cell death induction by ferroptosis has recently been proposed as a new therapeutic modality to ablate cancer. In this study, we determined the role of MKL-1 in ferroptosis. In vitro and in vivo experiments showed that inhibition of MKL-1 expression significantly enhanced cell sensitivity to ferroptosis-inducing agents. It functions by targeting system Xc- to affect the synthesis of GSH in cells. Therefore, we developed an exosome-based therapeutic approach targeting MKL-1, which provides a novel insight into the treatment of gastric cancer.
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- Zhou-Tong Dai
- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- National Clinical Research Centre for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cancer Biology Research Centre (Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education), Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Institute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life and Health Science, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life and Health Science, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Duca M, Malagolini N, Dall’Olio F. The Mutual Relationship between Glycosylation and Non-Coding RNAs in Cancer and Other Physio-Pathological Conditions. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415804. [PMID: 36555445 PMCID: PMC9781064 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Glycosylation, which consists of the enzymatic addition of sugars to proteins and lipids, is one of the most important post-co-synthetic modifications of these molecules, profoundly affecting their activity. Although the presence of carbohydrate chains is crucial for fine-tuning the interactions between cells and molecules, glycosylation is an intrinsically stochastic process regulated by the relative abundance of biosynthetic (glycosyltransferases) and catabolic (glycosidases) enzymes, as well as sugar carriers and other molecules. Non-coding RNAs, which include microRNAs, long non-coding RNAs and circRNAs, establish a complex network of reciprocally interacting molecules whose final goal is the regulation of mRNA expression. Likewise, these interactions are stochastically regulated by ncRNA abundance. Thus, while protein sequence is deterministically dictated by the DNA/RNA/protein axis, protein abundance and activity are regulated by two stochastic processes acting, respectively, before and after the biosynthesis of the protein axis. Consequently, the worlds of glycosylation and ncRNA are closely interconnected and mutually interacting. In this paper, we will extensively review the many faces of the ncRNA-glycosylation interplay in cancer and other physio-pathological conditions.
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Shen Y, Zhao N, Zhao N, Hu X, He X, Xu Y, Chen J, Chen W, Liu X, Zhou Z, Cao D, Xu X. Tumor-Suppressive and Oncogenic Roles of microRNA-149-5p in Human Cancers. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:10823. [PMID: 36142734 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Malignant tumors are always a critical threat to human health, with complex pathogenesis, numerous causative factors, and poor prognosis. The features of cancers, such as gene mutations, epigenetic alterations, and the activation and inhibition of signaling pathways in the organism, play important roles in tumorigenesis and prognosis. MicroRNA (miRNA) enables the control of various molecular mechanisms and plays a variety of roles in human cancers, such as radiation sensitivity and tumor immunity, through the regulation of target genes. MiR-149-5p participates in the process and is closely related to lipogenesis, the migration of vascular endothelial cells, and the expression of stem-cell-related proteins. In recent years, its role in cancer has dramatically increased. In this review, we summarize the regular physiological roles of miRNAs, specifically miR-149-5p, in the organism and discuss the tumor-suppressive or oncogenic roles of miR-149-5p in different human cancers with respect to signaling pathways involved in regulation. Possible clinical applications of miR-149-5p in future targeted therapies and prognosis improvement in oncology are suggested.
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Xu J, Guo Z, Yuan S, Li H, Luo S. Upregulation of B3GNT3 is associated with immune infiltration and activation of NF-κB pathway in gynecologic cancers. J Reprod Immunol 2022; 152:103658. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2022.103658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Qu M, Li J, Hong Z, Jia F, He Y, Yuan L. The role of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomal microRNA-431-5p in survival and prognosis of colorectal cancer patients. Mutagenesis 2022; 37:164-171. [PMID: 35460420 PMCID: PMC9071100 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geac007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We aim to discuss the role of miR-431-5p in colorectal cancer (CRC) progression via regulating peroxiredoxin 1 (PRDX1). miR-431-5p and PRDX1 expression were detected in CRC tissues and cells, and the relationship between miR-431-5p expression and prognosis of CRC patients was analyzed. Exosomes were extracted from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) and co-cultured with LoVo cells. MTT assay, flow cytometry and Transwell assay were implemented to test cell viability, apoptosis and invasion and migration ability, respectively. The tumor growth was determined as well, and the binding relation between miR-431-5p and PRDX1 was confirmed. miR-431-5p was downregulated and PRDX1 was upregulated in CRC, and miR-431-5p downregulation was associated with poor prognosis. hUCMSC-Exos suppressed the malignant behaviors of LoVo cells, and overexpression of miR-431-5p further aggravated the inhibitory effect of hUCMSC-Exos on LoVo cells. hUCMSC-Exos inhibited PRDX1 expression via miR-431-5p. PRDX1 was targeted by miR-431-5p. miR-431-5p serves as a prognostic biomarker in CRC, and hUCMSC-Exos transfer of miR-431-5p decelerates CRC cell growth by inhibiting PRDX1.
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- Muwen Qu
- Anorectal Department of Guang’anmen Hospital of Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 5, Beixiange, Xicheng District, 100053 Beijing, China
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- Surgical Department of Guang’anmen Hospital of Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 5, Beixiange, Xicheng District, 100053 Beijing, China
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- Anorectal Department of Guang’anmen Hospital of Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 5, Beixiange, Xicheng District, 100053 Beijing, China
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- Anorectal Department of Guang’anmen Hospital of Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 5, Beixiange, Xicheng District, 100053 Beijing, China
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- Anorectal Department of Guang’anmen Hospital of Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No. 5, Beixiange, Xicheng District, 100053 Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 5, Haiyuncang, Dongcheng District, 100700 Beijing, China
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Pucci M, Duca M, Malagolini N, Dall'Olio F. Glycosyltransferases in Cancer: Prognostic Biomarkers of Survival in Patient Cohorts and Impact on Malignancy in Experimental Models. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14. [PMID: 35565254 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14092128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background: Glycosylation changes are a main feature of cancer. Some carbohydrate epitopes and expression levels of glycosyltransferases have been used or proposed as prognostic markers, while many experimental works have investigated the role of glycosyltransferases in malignancy. Using the transcriptomic data of the 21 TCGA cohorts, we correlated the expression level of 114 glycosyltransferases with the overall survival of patients. Methods: Using the Oncolnc website, we determined the Kaplan−Meier survival curves for the patients falling in the 15% upper or lower percentile of mRNA expression of each glycosyltransferase. Results: Seventeen glycosyltransferases involved in initial steps of N- or O-glycosylation and of glycolipid biosynthesis, in chain extension and sialylation were unequivocally associated with bad prognosis in a majority of cohorts. Four glycosyltransferases were associated with good prognosis. Other glycosyltransferases displayed an extremely high predictive value in only one or a few cohorts. The top were GALNT3, ALG6 and B3GNT7, which displayed a p < 1 × 10−9 in the low-grade glioma (LGG) cohort. Comparison with published experimental data points to ALG3, GALNT2, B4GALNT1, POFUT1, B4GALT5, B3GNT5 and ST3GAL2 as the most consistently malignancy-associated enzymes. Conclusions: We identified several cancer-associated glycosyltransferases as potential prognostic markers and therapeutic targets.
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Wu Y, Luo J, Li H, Huang Y, Zhu Y, Chen Q. B3GNT3 as a prognostic biomarker and correlation with immune cell infiltration in lung adenocarcinoma. Ann Transl Med 2022; 10:295. [PMID: 35434016 PMCID: PMC9011202 DOI: 10.21037/atm-22-493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the most common malignant cancer in humans and because of low long-term survival rates, exploration of the molecular mechanisms underlying its progression, as well as novel prognostic predictors, is urgently needed. B3GNT3, a type II transmembrane protein located in the Golgi apparatus, is essential for forming extended core 1 oligosaccharides and is reportedly involved in malignant transformation. Methods The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and GSE68465 were used to analyze the expression of B3GNT3 in LUAD and normal tissues and overall survival. Real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and western blot were conducted to measure the mRNA and protein levels of B3GNT3, respectively. Functional enrichment of differentially expressed genes was explored using Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analyses. We performed univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses and a meta-analysis to reveal an independent factor for LUAD. We evaluated the correlation between immune infiltration levels and cumulative survival in the TIMER database. The correlation between B3GNT3 and immune cell infiltration was assessed via Cell-type Identification by Estimating Relative Subsets of RNA Transcripts (CIBERSORT). The association of DNA methylation of B3GNT3 and prognosis was determined. A nomogram that incorporated expression and clinical features was additionally built for prognostic prediction. Cell proliferation, cloning, and invasion were conducted to validate the roles of B3GNT3 in LUAD. Results B3GNT3 was more highly expressed in LUAD tissues than in normal lung tissues, consistent with the mRNA and protein levels in LUAD cells. B3GNT3 was an independent factor for LUAD. Moreover, the levels of B3GNT3 were related to immune cell infiltration in LUAD microenvironments. DNA methylation of B3GNT3 correlated with the mRNA of B3GNT and overall survival of LUAD patients. The expression of B3GNT3 was highly valuable for the prediction of diagnosis. Knockdown of B3GNT3 inhibited LUAD cell viability and cloning ability, and hindered invasion. Conclusions B3GNT3 was highly associated with immune cell infiltration, acting as an important biomarker for the prognosis and diagnosis of LUAD.
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- Yuanzhou Wu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Li C, Tian C, Zeng Y, Liang J, Yang Q, Gu F, Hu Y, Liu L. Integrated Analysis of MATH-Based Subtypes Reveals a Novel Screening Strategy for Early-Stage Lung Adenocarcinoma. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:769711. [PMID: 35211471 PMCID: PMC8861524 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.769711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is a frequently diagnosed cancer type, and many patients have already reached an advanced stage when diagnosed. Thus, it is crucial to develop a novel and efficient approach to diagnose and classify lung adenocarcinoma at an early stage. In our study, we combined in silico analysis and machine learning to develop a new five-gene–based diagnosis strategy, which was further verified in independent cohorts and in vitro experiments. Considering the heterogeneity in cancer, we used the MATH (mutant-allele tumor heterogeneity) algorithm to divide patients with early-stage LUAD into two groups (C1 and C2). Specifically, patients in C2 had lower intratumor heterogeneity and higher abundance of immune cells (including B cell, CD4 T cell, CD8 T cell, macrophage, dendritic cell, and neutrophil). In addition, patients in C2 had a higher likelihood of immunotherapy response and overall survival advantage than patients in C1. Combined drug sensitivity analysis (CTRP/PRISM/CMap/GDSC) revealed that BI-2536 might serve as a new therapeutic compound for patients in C1. In order to realize the application value of our study, we constructed the classifier (to classify early-stage LUAD patients into C1 or C2 groups) with multiple machine learning and bioinformatic analyses. The 21-gene–based classification model showed high accuracy and strong generalization ability, and it was verified in four independent validation cohorts. In summary, our research provided a new strategy for clinicians to make a quick preliminary assisting diagnosis of early-stage LUAD and make patient classification at the intratumor heterogeneity level. All data, codes, and study processes have been deposited to Github and are available online.
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- Chang Li
- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Ghafouri-Fard S, Khoshbakht T, Hussen BM, Kadkhoda S, Taheri M, Tafrishinejad A. A Review on the Role of miR-149-5p in the Carcinogenesis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 23:415. [PMID: 35008841 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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miR-149 is an miRNA with essential roles in carcinogenesis. This miRNA is encoded by the MIR149 gene on 2q37.3. The miR-149 hairpin produces miR-149-5p and miR-149-3p, which are the “guide” and the sister “passenger” strands, respectively. Deep sequencing experiments have shown higher prevalence of miR-149-5p compared with miR-149-3p. Notably, both oncogenic and tumor suppressive roles have been reported for miR-149-5p. In this review, we summarize the impact of miR-149-5p in the tumorigenesis and elaborate mechanisms of its involvement in this process in a variety of neoplastic conditions based on three lines of evidence, i.e., in vitro, in vivo and clinical settings.
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Ren FJ, Yao Y, Cai XY, Cai YT, Su Q, Fang GY. MiR-149-5p: An Important miRNA Regulated by Competing Endogenous RNAs in Diverse Human Cancers. Front Oncol 2021; 11:743077. [PMID: 34722295 PMCID: PMC8554335 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.743077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) consist of a large family of small, non-coding RNAs with the ability to result in gene silencing post-transcriptionally. With recent advances in research technology over the past several years, the physiological and pathological potentials of miRNAs have been gradually uncovered. MiR-149-5p, a conserved miRNA, was found to regulate physiological processes, such as inflammatory response, adipogenesis and cell proliferation. Notably, increasing studies indicate miR-149-5p may act as an important regulator in solid tumors, especially cancers in reproductive system and digestive system. It has been acknowledged that miR-149-5p can function as an oncogene or tumor suppressor in different cancers, which is achieved by controlling a variety of genes expression and adjusting downstream signaling pathway. Moreover, the levels of miR-149-5p are influenced by several newly discovered long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and circular RNAs (circRNAs). However, there is blank about systematic function and mechanism of miR-149-5p in human cancers. In this review, we firstly summarize the present comprehension of miR-149-5p at the molecular level, its vital role in tumor initiation and progression, as well as its potential roles in monitoring diverse reproductive and digestive malignancies.
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- Fu-jia Ren
- Department of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Women’s Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Women’s Hospital School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Clinical Cancer Pharmacology and Toxicology Research of Zhejiang Province, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Women’s Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Women’s Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Women’s Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, China
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Chen Z, Xie Y, Chen W, Li T, Chen X, Liu B. microRNA-6785-5p-loaded human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes suppress angiogenesis and metastasis in gastric cancer via INHBA. Life Sci 2021; 284:119222. [PMID: 33609542 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Exosomes (Exos) are known to transfer microRNAs (miRNAs) to participate in human diseases. We aim to identify the role of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUCMSCs)-derived Exos (HUCMSC-Exos) conveying miR-6785-5p in gastric cancer (GC). METHODS MiR-6785-5p and inhibin subunit beta A (INHBA) expression in GC tissues and cells were determined. GC cells were transfected with the vectors that altered miR-6785-5p or INHBA expression. HUCMSCs were transfected with altered miR-6785-5p or INHBA vectors, and the HUCMSC-Exos were extracted. Then, HUCMSC-Exos were co-cultured with GC cells. The proliferation, migration, invasion, apoptosis and angiogenesis of GC cells were assessed. The binding relationship between miR-6785-5p and INHBA was verified. RESULTS MiR-6785-5p was down-regulated and INHBA was up-regulated in GC tissues and cells. Elevation of miR-6785-5p or inhibition of INHBA restricted the malignant development of GC cells. HUCMSC-Exos suppressed malignant episodes of GC cells, which could be further enhanced by up-regulated miR-6785-5p or down-regulated INHBA. Elevated INHBA abolished the impacts of up-regulated miR-6785-5p in HUCMSC-Exos on GC cells. INHBA was confirmed as a target gene of miR-6785-5p. CONCLUSION HUCMSC-Exos containing elevated miR-6785-5p suppress angiogenesis and metastasis in GC via inhibiting INHBA. This study may further the understanding on molecular mechanisms of GC.
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- Zonglin Chen
- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China
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Li M, Chi C, Zhou L, Chen Y, Tang X. Circular PVT1 regulates cell proliferation and invasion via miR-149-5p/FOXM1 axis in ovarian cancer. J Cancer 2021; 12:611-621. [PMID: 33391456 PMCID: PMC7738991 DOI: 10.7150/jca.52234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Long non-coding RNA plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (PVT1) is a dysregulated gene in malignancy and is associated with oncogenesis. In this study, we found PVT1 RNA was an ovarian specific expressing gene, and overexpressed in multiple cancer types, including ovarian cancer (OV). Higher expression levels of PVT1 are related to shorter survival time in OV patients, especially in patients with advanced stage and grade. Recent studies indicated circular PVT1 also had an important role in cancer progression, whose roles in OV remain unclear. Knockdown of circular PVT1 significantly suppressed OV cell proliferation, migration and invasion. Bioinformatics analysis demonstrated that circular PVT1 was involved in regulating angiogenesis, osteoblast differentiation, regulation of cell growth, type B pancreatic cell proliferation, negative regulation of apoptotic process, phospholipid homeostasis, regulation of neurogenesis, definitive hemopoiesis, cell migration, regulation of glucose metabolic process, central nervous system development and type 2 immune response. Our data showed miR-149-5p targeted FOXM1, which was regulated by circular PVT1. Forkhead Box M1 (FOXM1) expression in ovarian cancer exhibited high level when compared with normal tissues, and had relation with relatively poor survival. FOXM1 promoted cell viability and reduced FOXM1 could rescue circular influence of circular PVT1-caused carcinoma induction. In conclusion, circular PVT1 increased FOXM1 level via binding to miR-149-5p and thus affected ovarian cancer cell viability and migration.
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- Min Li
- Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
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Yao J, Li R, Liu X, Zhou X, Li J, Liu T, Huo C, Qu Y. Prognostic implication of glycolysis related gene signature in non-small cell lung cancer. J Cancer 2021; 12:885-898. [PMID: 33403045 PMCID: PMC7778529 DOI: 10.7150/jca.50274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Abnormal glycolysis is one of the hallmarks of cancer and plays an important role in its development. This study was devoted to identify glycolysis related genes as prognostic biomarkers for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The mRNA expression profile and clinical follow-up data were obtained using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. The validation set was obtained by bootstrap method of random repeated sampling. A total of 200 glycolysis-related genes were obtained from Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) and 46 genes were significantly associated with overall survival (OS). Five genes (PKP2, LDHA, HMMR, COL5A1 and B3GNT3) were eventually identified to calculate risk score of NSCLC patients. The univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that the risk score was an independent prognostic factor (training set: HR=2.126, 95% CI [1.605, 2.815], p<0.001; validation set: HR=2.298, 95%CI [1.450, 3.640], p<0.001). Patients assigned to the high-risk group were associated with poor OS compared with patients in the low-risk group (training set: P=7.946e-06; validation set: P=6.368e-07). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and stratification analysis also demonstrated the potential prognostic performance. In conclusion, we constructed a novel glycolysis related risk signature which might contribute to predicting the prognosis of NSCLC.
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- Jie Yao
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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Wang N, Zhou P, Chen Y, Qu H, Lu K, Xia J. MicroRNA-149: A review of its role in digestive system cancers. Pathol Res Pract 2020; 216:153266. [PMID: 33197838 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2020.153266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of highly conserved, short (18-25 nucleotide long) non-coding RNAs which play important functional roles in cellular differentiation, biological development, pathogenesis and disease susceptibility and have been linked to both tumorigenesis and the malignant progression of various cancers. miRNAs primarily exert their function through the negative regulation of their target gene's transcription via the specific recognition of their 3' untranslated region. A single miRNA can regulate multiple target genes and most miRNAs are controlled by several factors. Recent studies have shown that microRNA-149 (miR-149) plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of digestive system cancers and may act as a potential diagnostic marker and therapeutic target. In this review, we summarize and discuss the most recent reports describing miR-149 in digestive system cancers, including its single nucleotide polymorphisms, expression levels, target genes, drug sensitivity and clinical significance.
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- Ning Wang
- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi NO.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wu Xi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi NO.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wu Xi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi NO.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wu Xi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi NO.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wu Xi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi NO.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wu Xi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi NO.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wu Xi, Jiangsu, China.
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