ArticleOncology letters2017
High level of homeobox A9 and PBX homeobox 3 expression in gastric cancer correlates with poor prognosis.
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- Homeobox proteins are potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets in gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2020Pooled it
- HOXA9 orchestrates EMT and metastasis in oral cancer via transcriptional activation of vimentin and β-catenin signaling.Cell death & disease · 2026Article
- A Nomogram Integrating HOXA9 Expression and Clinicopathological Factors for Predicting Postoperative Recurrence in Gastric Cancer: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.OncoTargets and therapy · 2026Article
- HOXA9 drives lymphatic metastasis by activating the c-MYC-glycolysis-lactate axis in gastric cancer.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- HOXA9 transcription factor is a double-edged sword: from development to cancer progression.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2024Review
- The emerging role of MicroRNA-182 in tumorigenesis; a promising therapeutic target.Cancer cell international · 2023Review
- PBX3 promotes pentose phosphate pathway and colorectal cancer progression by enhancing G6PD expression.International journal of biological sciences · 2023Article
- CircRNA: A new class of targets for gastric cancer drug resistance therapy.Pathology oncology research : POR · 2023Review
- Circular RNA circFADS2 inhibits the progression of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by regulating miR-766-3p/HOXA9 axis.Histology and histopathology · 2022Article
- MiR-873-5p: A Potential Molecular Marker for Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Review
- PBX1 is a valuable prognostic biomarker for patients with breast cancer.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2020Article
- PBX3 in Cancer.Cancers · 2020Review
- Heterocyclic Diamidine DNA Ligands as HOXA9 Transcription Factor Inhibitors: Design, Molecular Evaluation, and Cellular Consequences in a HOXA9-Dependant Leukemia Cell Model.Journal of medicinal chemistry · 2019Article
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Abstract
The homeobox protein homeobox (HOXA9) is a transcriptional factor that regulates patterning during embryogenesis and controls cell differentiation. HOXA9 dysfunction has been implicated in certain cancers. However, the role of HOXA9 in gastric cancer is poorly understood. The present study investigated HOXA9 and its cofactor PBX homeobox 3 (PBX3) expression in patients with gastric cancer. Paired tissue samples from 24 patients and paraffin embedded tissues of gastric cancer patients (104 males and 24 females) were included. HOXA9 and PBX3 expression levels were determined by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction in fresh tissues, and by immunohistochemical staining in paraffin embedded tissues. The association between HOXA9/PBX3 expression and clinicopathological features was established. The results demonstrated that HOXA9 and PBX3 mRNA levels were significantly upregulated (P=0.032 for HOXA9 and P=0.031 for PBX3) in gastric cancer tissue. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that HOXA9 expression was associated with differentiation, lymph node metastasis and tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage, and PBX3 expression was associated with lymph node metastasis and TNM stage. Correlation analysis revealed a high coincidental expression of HOXA9 and PBX3 levels in gastric cancer (r=0.391; P<0.001). Survival analysis showed that high expression of HOXA9 or PBX3 was associated with poor survival of gastric cancer, and multivariate analysis using Cox's regression model showed that PBX3 expression was an independent prognostic factor in gastric cancer. There was elevated expression of HOXA9 and PBX3 in gastric cancer patients, and high-level expression of those proteins was associated with poor prognosis of gastric cancer. The present study underlines the significance of HOXA9/PBX3 in the development of gastric cancer.
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