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ArticleBMC cancer2022

Identification and clinical validation of NUSAP1 as a novel prognostic biomarker in ovarian cancer.

Rui Gou, Mingjun Zheng, Yuexin Hu, Lingling Gao, Shuang Wang, Ouxuan Liu, Xiao Li, Liancheng Zhu, Juanjuan Liu, Bei Lin

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rui Gou *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning, 110004, China.
Mingjun Zheng *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning, 110004, China.
Yuexin HuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning, 110004, China.
Lingling GaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning, 110004, China.
Shuang WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning, 110004, China.
Ouxuan LiuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning, 110004, China.
Xiao LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning, 110004, China.
Liancheng ZhuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning, 110004, China.
Juanjuan LiuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning, 110004, China.
Bei LinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning, 110004, China. linbei88@hotmail.com.
China Medical University · CNLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

Funding

Key R&D Guidance Plan Project in Liaoning Province 2019JH8/10300022the Beijing Kanghua Foundation for the Development of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Gynecological Oncology Special Research Fund KH-2021-LLZX-010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNucleolar and spindle-associated protein 1 (NUSAP1) was shown to be involved in cell cycle regulation in cancer. However, its prognostic value and underlying mechanism in ovarian cancer remain unclear.

methodsOncomine, TCGA, CCLE, and UALCAN databases were used to analyze the expression level of NUSAP1 in ovarian cancer. The Kaplan-Meier plotter database was used to evaluate its prognostic value. The results from these analyses were further validated using immunohistochemical assay. The potential molecular mechanism of NUSAP1 in ovarian cancer was assessed with respect to homologous recombination repair, mismatch repair, and immunology using different databases.

resultsDatabase analyses and experimental results demonstrated that NUSAP1 was highly expressed in ovarian cancer, its levels being correlated with the FIGO stage. High NUSAP1 expression was an independent risk factor affecting the prognosis of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. Moreover, NUSAP1 was associated with cell cycle, DNA replication, homologous recombination, and p53 signaling pathway. A positive correlation was identified between the expression of NUSAP1 and BRCA1/2 in ovarian cancer. In addition, NUSAP1 was associated with the expression of DNA mismatch repair genes and immune cell infiltration.

conclusionsNUSAP1 may be a valuable prognostic marker, as well as a novel biomarker for evaluating the response to immunotherapy of patients with ovarian cancer.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsOvarian NeoplasmsFemaleHumansPrognosisMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNUSAP1 protein, humanImmune infiltrationImmunohistochemistryNUSAP1Ovarian cancerPrognostic biomarker

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