ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021
CCNB2, CDC20, AURKA, TOP2A, MELK, NCAPG, KIF20A, UBE2C, PRC1, and ASPM May Be Potential Therapeutic Targets for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Integrated Bioinformatic Analysis.
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- The neurological and non-neurological roles of the primary microcephaly-associated protein ASPM.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
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- ASPM promotes ATR-CHK1 activation and stabilizes stalled replication forks in response to replication stress.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly malignant, recurrent and drug-resistant tumor, and patients often lose the opportunity for surgery when they are diagnosed. Abnormal gene expression is closely related to the occurrence of HCC. The aim of the present study was to identify the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between tumor tissue and non-tumor tissue of HCC samples in order to investigate the mechanisms of liver cancer.
methodsThe gene expression profile (GSE62232, GSE89377, and GSE112790) was downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and analyzed using the online tool GEO2R to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Gene Ontology (GO) function and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis were performed using the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) of these DEGs was analyzed based on the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes database and visualized by Cytoscape software. In addition, we used the online Kaplan-Meier plotter survival analysis tool to evaluate the prognostic value of hub genes expression. HPA database was used to reveal the differences in protein level of hub genes.
resultsA total of 50 upregulated DEGs and 122 downregulated DEGs were identified. Among them, ten hub genes with a high degree of connectivity were picked out. Overexpression of these hub genes was associated with unfavorable prognosis of HCC.
conclusionOur study suggests that CCNB2, CDC20, AURKA, TOP2A, MELK, NCAPG, KIF20A, UBE2C, PRC1, and ASPM were overexpressed in HCC compared with normal liver tissue. Overexpression of these genes was an unfavorable prognostic factor of HCC patients. Further study is needed to explore the value of them in the diagnosis and treatment of HCC.
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