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ArticleBMC cancer2021

SNX10 and PTGDS are associated with the progression and prognosis of cervical squamous cell carcinoma.

Pinping Jiang, Ying Cao, Feng Gao, Wei Sun, Jinhui Liu, Ziyan Ma, Manxin Xie, Shilong Fu

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Article in BMC cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Pinping Jiang *Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Ying Cao *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changzhou Second People's Hospital, Changzhou, 213000, Jiangsu, China.
Feng Gao *Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Wei SunDepartment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Jinhui LiuDepartment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Ziyan MaUniversity of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Manxin XieDepartment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China. doxmx@hotmail.com.
Shilong FuDepartment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China. docfusl@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7416-3070
Jiangsu Province Hospital · CNSoochow University · CNUNSW Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCervical cancer (CC) is the primary cause of death in women. This study sought to investigate the potential mechanism and prognostic genes of CC.

methodsWe downloaded four gene expression profiles from GEO. The RRA method was used to integrate and screen differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between CC and normal samples. Functional analysis was performed by clusterprofiler. We built PPI network by Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes Database (STRING) and selected hub modules via Molecular COmplex Detection (MCODE). CMap database was used to find molecules with therapeutic potential for CC. The hub genes were validated in GEO datasets, Gene Expession Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA), immunohistochemistry, Cox regression analysis, TCGA methylation analysis and ONCOMINE were carried out. ROC curve analysis and GSEA were also performed to describe the prognostic significance of hub genes.

resultsFunctional analysis revealed that 147 DEGs were significantly enriched in binding, cell proliferation, transcriptional activity and cell cycle regulation. PPI network screened 30 hub genes, with CDK1 having the strongest connectivity with CC. Cmap showed that apigenin, thioguanine and trichostatin A might be used to treat CC(P < 0.05). Eight genes (APOD, CXCL8, MMP1, MMP3, PLOD2, PTGDS, SNX10 and SPP1) were screened out through GEPIA. Of them, only PTGDS and SNX10 had not appeared in previous studies about CC. The validation in GEO showed that PTGDS showed low expression while SNX10 presented high expression in tumor tissues. Their expression profiles were consistent with the results in immunohistochemistry. ROC curve analysis indicated that the model had a good diagnostic efficiency (AUC = 0.738). GSEA analysis demonstrated that the two genes were correlated with the chemokine signaling pathway (P < 0.05). TCGA methylation analysis showed that patients with lowly-expressed and highly-methylated PTGDS had a worse prognosis than those with highly-expressed and lowly-methylated PTGDS (p = 0.037). Cox regression analysis showed that SNX10 and PTGDS were independent prognostic indicators for OS among CC patients (P = 0.007 and 0.003).

conclusionsPTGDS and SNX10 showed abnormal expression and methylation in CC. Both genes might have high prognostic value of CC patients.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansIntramolecular OxidoreductasesPrognosisSorting NexinsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsIntramolecular OxidoreductasesPTGDS protein, humanSNX10 protein, humanSorting NexinsCervical squamous cell carcinomaMethylationPrognosisPTGDSRisk modelSNX10

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