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ArticleCell division2023

SIRT4 is an independent prognostic factor in bladder cancer and inhibits bladder cancer growth by suppressing autophagy.

Jie Yin, Guohao Cai, Huaiwen Wang, Weijia Chen, Shan Liu, Guoyu Huang

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Article in Cell division, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Jie YinDepartment of Anorectal Surgery, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, Suzhou, 215200, China.
Guohao CaiDepartment of Anorectal Surgery, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, 570100, China.
Huaiwen WangDepartment of Anorectal Surgery, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, 570100, China.
Weijia ChenDepartment of Anorectal Surgery, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, 570100, China.
Shan LiuDepartment of Anorectal Surgery, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, 570100, China.
Guoyu HuangDepartment of Anorectal Surgery, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, 570100, China. huangguoyu.greg@gmail.com.
Hainan General Hospital · CNThe Fifth People’s Hospital of Suzhou · CN

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Abstract

backgroundNucleosome-localized sirtuin 4 (SIRT4) was found to function as an oncogene and tumor suppressor gene in different tumors. However, the clinical significance of SIRT4 in bladder urothelial carcinoma (BLCA) has not been assessed, nor has the function of SIRT4 in BLCA been analyzed.

methodsIn this study, we assessed the levels of SIRT4 protein in BLCA tissues and its association with clinicopathological parameters and overall survival time of BLCA patients by immunohistochemical staining of tissue microarrays containing 59 BLCA patients. Then, we constructed BLCA cell lines (T24) with overexpression or interference of SIRT4 by lentiviral infection. The effects of SIRT4 on the proliferation, migration and invasive ability of T24 cells were investigated using cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assays, wound healing assays, and migration and invasion assays. Moreover, we also investigated the effect of SIRT4 on the cell cycle and apoptosis of T24 cells. Mechanistically, we explored the relationship between SIRT4 and autophagy and its role in the inhibition of BLCA.

resultsWe found by immunohistochemistry that SIRT4 protein levels were reduced in BLCA and that lower SIRT4 levels were associated with larger tumor volumes, later T-staging and later AJCC staging in BLCA patients and were an independent prognostic factor in BLCA patients. Overexpression of SIRT4 significantly inhibited the proliferative viability, scratch healing capacity, migratory capacity, and invasive capacity of T24 cells, while interference with SIRT4 had the opposite effect. Moreover, overexpression of SIRT4 significantly inhibited the cell cycle and increased the apoptosis rate of T24 cells. Mechanistically, SIRT4 inhibits BLCA growth by suppressing autophagic flow.

conclusionsOur study suggests that SIRT4 is an independent prognostic factor for BLCA and that SIRT4 plays a tumor suppressor role in BLCA. This suggests a potential target for SIRT4 in the diagnosis and treatment of BLCA.

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ApoptosisAutophagyBladder urothelial carcinomaPrognosisSIRT4Sirtuin

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