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ArticleMedical molecular morphology2021

High G protein subunit beta 4 protein level is correlated to poor prognosis of urothelial carcinoma.

Tzu-Ju Chen, Seyedeh Zahra Dehghanian, Ti-Chun Chan, Hong-Lin He, Wan-Shan Li, Sina Abdollahi, Nai-Yu Chen, Chien-Feng Li, Yow-Ling Shiue

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Tzu-Ju Chen *Department of Pathology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Seyedeh Zahra Dehghanian *Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, 70 Lienhai Rd., 80424, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Ti-Chun Chan *Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, 901 Zhanghua Rd, 71004, Tainan, Taiwan.
Hong-Lin HeDepartment of Pathology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Wan-Shan LiDepartment of Pathology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Sina AbdollahiDepartment of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Nai-Yu ChenInstitute of Precision Medicine, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chien-Feng LiDepartment of Pathology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan. angelo.p@yahoo.com.tw.
Yow-Ling ShiueInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, 70 Lienhai Rd., 80424, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. shirley@imst.nsysu.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0798-5028
Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology · TWNational Sun Yat-sen University · TWKaohsiung Medical University · TWNational Cheng Kung University · TWNational Health Research Institutes · TW

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Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST-2314-B-110-001-MY3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Data mining on a public domain detected eight potential transcripts which were upregulated in advanced UBUCs, suggesting that they may take part in UC development or/and progression. Retrospectively, immunohistochemistry along with H-score recording was carried out to evaluate the GNB4 protein levels on tissues from UC patients. Correlations between GNB4 H-score and imperative clinicopathological factors, as well as the implication of GNB4 protein level on disease-specific and metastasis-free survivals were assessed. In UTUCs (n = 340) and UBUCs (n = 295), 170 (50.0%) and 148 (50.0%) cases, respectively, were identified to be of high GNB4 expression. The GNB4 protein levels were correlated to numerous clinicopathological features and patients' survivals. Upregulation of the GNB4 protein was significantly associated with primary tumor, nodal metastasis, histological grade, vascular invasion and mitotic rate. High GNB4 protein levels independently and significantly predicted poor disease-specific and metastasis-free in UTUC and UBUC, respectively. Ingenuity pathway analysis furthermore showed that multiple signaling pathways were enriched including 'Communication between Innate and Adaptive Immune Cells' and 'NFκB Signaling'. Our findings demonstrated that the upregulation of the GNB4 protein is an independent unfavorable prognosticator in UC. High GNB4 gene expression plays an important role in UC progression.

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Carcinoma, Transitional CellUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsGTP-Binding Protein beta SubunitsHumansImmunohistochemistryProtein SubunitsRetrospective StudiesGNB4 protein, humanGTP-Binding Protein beta SubunitsProtein SubunitsGNB4G protein subunit beta 4Molecular pathologyPrognostic markerUrothelial carcinoma

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