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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022

A novel HCC prognosis predictor PDSS1 affects the cell cycle through the STAT3 signaling pathway in HCC.

Zuqin Rao, Heng Li, Wenchao Yao, Qiang Wang, Biao Ma, Dongbo Xue, Xianzhi Meng

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Zuqin RaoDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Heng LiDepartment of Comprehensive Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) West District/Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital, Hefei, China.
Wenchao YaoDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Qiang WangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Biao MaDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Dongbo XueDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Xianzhi MengDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Harbin Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CNUniversity of Science and Technology of China · CN

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Abstract

Decaprenyl diphosphate synthase subunit 1 (PDSS1) is closely related to a variety of human diseases, but its expression pattern and biological function in HCC have not been studied to date. Methods: The expression level of PDSS1 was analyzed using the TCGA and GEO databases. The relationships between PDSS1 and patient clinicopathological characteristics were verified based on TCGA clinical data. Additionally, the co-expressed genes of PDSS1were investigated and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) was conducted using LinkedOmics. Next, the association between PDSS1 and immune infiltration was determined using version 1.34.0 of the GSVA package. EdU assay, colony-formation assay, transwell assay, wound-healing assay, and flow cytometry analysis were used to assess the effect of PDSS1 on the cell phenotype. Results: PDSS1 was upregulated in HCC compared with adjacent tissues. High PDSS1 in HCC was associated with poor overall survival, disease-specific survival, and progress-free interval. Results suggested that PDSS1 may activate multiple oncogenic pathways in HCC, especially those involved in the cell cycle. The expression of PDSS1 was significantly related to Th2 cells, TFH, T helper cells, NK CD56bright cells, cytotoxic cells, DC, CD8 T cells, and neutrophils. PDSS1 knockdown inhibited cell proliferation, cell cycle, migration and invasion. Furthermore, PDSS1 acted as an oncogene through the STAT3 signaling pathway. Conclusion: Our study reveals that a high level of PDSS1 is significantly correlated with poor patient prognosis and immune cell infiltration in HCC. PDSS1 may be a novel biomarker and potential therapeutic target for HCC.

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cell cycleimmune infiltrationPDSS1prognosisSTAT3

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