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ArticleBiomedicines2023

The Clinical and Biological Effects of Receptor Expression-Enhancing Protein 6 in Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Chung-Chih Tseng, Chung-Ching Hung, Chih-Wen Shu, Cheng-Hsin Lee, Chun-Feng Chen, Mei-Shu Kuo, Yu-Ying Kao, Chun-Lin Chen, Luo-Ping Ger, Pei-Feng Liu

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Chung-Chih TsengInstitute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-5791-5928
Chung-Ching HungDepartment of Otolaryngology, Zuoying Branch of Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81342, Taiwan.
Chih-Wen ShuInstitute of BioPharmaceutical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7774-0002
Cheng-Hsin LeeDepartment of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
Chun-Feng ChenDepartment of Stomatology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81362, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-9222-1550
Mei-Shu KuoDepartment of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University, Tainan 71710, Taiwan.
Yu-Ying KaoDepartment of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University, Tainan 71710, Taiwan.
Chun-Lin ChenDepartment of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-1519-2642
Luo-Ping GerDepartment of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81362, Taiwan.
Pei-Feng LiuDepartment of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7849-8940
National Sun Yat-sen University · TWChia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science · TWKaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital · TWKaohsiung Medical University · TWKaohsiung Veterans General Hospital · TW

Funding

Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital KAFGH-ZY-A-109022, KAFGH-ZY-A-110022Kaohsiung Medical University Research Center Grant KMU-TC108A04National Sun Yat-sen University-KMU Joint Research Project NSYSU-KMU- 111-P12, NSYSU-KMU-112-P02The Ministry of Science and Technology MOST 109-2320-B-037-015-MY3
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Abstract

There are currently no effective biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC), which causes a poor 5-year overall survival rate. Thus, it is crucial to identify more effective diagnostic/prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for TSCC patients. The receptor expression-enhancing protein 6 (REEP6), a transmembrane endoplasmic reticulum resident protein, controls the expression or transport of a subset of proteins or receptors. Although it was reported that REEP6 plays a role in lung and colon cancers, its clinical impact and biological role in TSCC are still unknown. The present study aimed to identify a novel effective biomarker and therapeutic target for TSCC patients. Expression levels of REEP6 in specimens from TSCC patients were determined with immunohistochemistry. Gene knockdown was used to evaluate the effects of REEP6 in cancer malignancy (colony/tumorsphere formation, cell cycle regulation, migration, drug resistance and cancer stemness) of TSCC cells. The clinical impact of REEP6 expression and gene co-expression on prognosis were analyzed in oral cancer patients including TSCC patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas database. Tumor tissues had higher levels of REEP6 compared to normal tissues in TSCC patients. Higher REEP6 expression was related to shorter disease-free survival (DFS) in oral cancer patients with poorly differentiated tumor cells. REEP6-knocked-down TSCC cells showed diminished colony/tumorsphere formation, and they also caused G1 arrest and decreased migration, drug resistance and cancer stemness. A high co-expression of REEP6/epithelial-mesenchymal transition or cancer stemness markers also resulted in poor DFS in oral cancer patients. Thus, REEP6 is involved in the malignancy of TSCC and might serve as a potential diagnostic/prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for TSCC patients.

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malignancyprognosisreceptor expression-enhancing protein 6tongue squamous cell carcinoma

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