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ArticleBioMed research international2021

UGT1A Gene Family Members Serve as Potential Targets and Prognostic Biomarkers for Pancreatic Cancer.

Lei Feng, Yi Wang, Jiasheng Qin, Yu Fu, Zeyi Guo, Jianmin Zhang, Guolin He, Zesheng Jiang, Xiaoping Xu, Chenjie Zhou and 1 more

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Article in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lei FengDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery II, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Yi WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery II, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Jiasheng QinDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery II, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Yu FuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery II, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Zeyi GuoDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery II, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Jianmin ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery II, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Guolin HeDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery II, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Zesheng JiangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery II, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Xiaoping XuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery II, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Chenjie ZhouDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery II, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8774-6846
Yi GaoDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery II, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4536-6191
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide, with high mortality. The UGT1A gene family plays important roles in pharmacology and toxicology, contributing to interindividual differences in drug disposition. However, mRNA expression and prognostic value of the UGT1A gene family in PC have not been identified.

methodsOncomine, GEPIA2, DAVID 6.8, Metascape, Kaplan-Meier plotter, cBioPortal, GeneMANIA, TRRUST v2, TIMER, and R software were used in our study.

resultsThe transcriptional levels of UGT1A1/3/6/8/9/10 in PC tissues were significantly higher than those in normal tissues. These results were further validated using five pairs of PC tumor tissues and adjacent nontumor tissues. A significant correlation was found between the expression of UGT1A1/6/10 and the pathological stage of PC. PC patients with lower transcriptional levels of UGT1A1/4/5/6/10 were associated with a better prognosis. The differentially expressed UGT1A gene family functions were primarily related to the glucuronidation pathway, cytokine-cytokine receptor interactions, and the ILK signaling pathway. Our data suggest that HNF1A, AHR, and CDX2 are key transcription factors for the UGT1A gene family. Furthermore, the expression levels of UGT1A1/3/8/9/10 were positively correlated with the activities of tumor-infiltrating immune cells, especially B cells. The expression levels of UGT1A6/9 were negatively correlated with macrophage infiltration levels.

conclusionsThese results suggest that the UGT1A gene family could serve as a potential prognostic biomarker and target for PC. However, future studies are required to validate our findings and promote the clinical utility of the UGT1A gene family in PC.

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Multigene FamilyBiomarkers, TumorGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlucuronosyltransferaseHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingPancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisProtein BindingProtein Interaction MapsReproducibility of ResultsRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticBiomarkers, TumorGlucuronosyltransferaseRNA, Messenger

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