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ArticleScientific reports2020

Expression and prognostic value of the transcription factors EGR1 and EGR3 in gliomas.

Arnon Møldrup Knudsen, Ida Eilertsen, Susanne Kielland, Mikkel Warming Pedersen, Mia Dahl Sørensen, Rikke Hedegaard Dahlrot, Henning Bünsow Boldt, Sune Munthe, Frantz Rom Poulsen, Bjarne Winther Kristensen

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Arnon Møldrup KnudsenDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. Arnon.knudsen@rsyd.dk.
Ida EilertsenDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Susanne KiellandDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Mikkel Warming PedersenDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Mia Dahl SørensenDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Rikke Hedegaard DahlrotDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Henning Bünsow BoldtDepartment of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Sune MuntheDepartment of Neurosurgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Frantz Rom PoulsenDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Bjarne Winther KristensenDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Odense University Hospital · DKUniversity of Southern Denmark · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most glioblastoma patients have a dismal prognosis, although some survive several years. However, only few biomarkers are available to predict the disease course. EGR1 and EGR3 have been linked to glioblastoma stemness and tumour progression, and this study aimed to investigate their spatial expression and prognostic value in gliomas. Overall 207 gliomas including 190 glioblastomas were EGR1/EGR3 immunostained and quantified. A cohort of 21 glioblastomas with high P53 expression and available tissue from core and periphery was stained with double-immunofluorescence (P53-EGR1 and P53-EGR3) and quantified.EGR1 expression increased with WHO-grade, and declined by 18.9% in the tumour periphery vs. core (P = 0.01), while EGR3 expression increased by 13.8% in the periphery vs. core (P = 0.04). In patients with high EGR1 expression, 83% had methylated MGMT-promoters, while all patients with low EGR1 expression had un-methylated MGMT-promoters. High EGR3 expression in MGMT-methylated patients was associated with poor survival (HR = 1.98; 95%CI 1.22-3.22; P = 0.006), while EGR1 high/EGR3 high, was associated with poor survival vs. EGR1 high/EGR3 low (HR = 2.11; 95%CI 1.25-3.56; P = 0.005). EGR1 did not show prognostic value, but could be involved in MGMT-methylation. Importantly, EGR3 may be implicated in cell migration, while its expression levels seem to be prognostic in MGMT-methylated patients.

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Biomarkers, TumorCell MovementDisease ProgressionDNA MethylationDNA Modification MethylasesDNA Repair EnzymesEarly Growth Response Protein 1Early Growth Response Protein 3FemaleGlioblastomaHumansMalePrognosisPromoter Regions, GeneticTumor Suppressor Protein p53Tumor Suppressor ProteinsBiomarkers, TumorDNA Modification MethylasesDNA Repair EnzymesEarly Growth Response Protein 1Early Growth Response Protein 3EGR1 protein, humanEGR3 protein, humanMGMT protein, humanTP53 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p53Tumor Suppressor Proteins

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