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ArticleCell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)2024

Matrin-3 acts as a potential biomarker and promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by interacting with cell cycle-regulating genes.

Hengjing He, Muhammad Jamal, Xingruo Zeng, Yufei Lei, Di Xiao, Zimeng Wei, Chengjie Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Shan Pan, Qianshan Ding and 3 more

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Article in Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. MATR3 regulates METTL3-Mediated mJournal of bioenergetics and biomembranes · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hengjing HeDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Muhammad JamalDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Xingruo ZengDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Yufei LeiDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Di XiaoDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Zimeng WeiDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Chengjie ZhangDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Xiaoyu ZhangDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Shan PanSchool of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Qianshan DingSchool of Medicine, Northwest University, Xian, China.
Haiyan TanGastrointestinal Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Songping XieDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Qiuping ZhangDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Wuhan University · CNNorthwest University · CNRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University · CNWuhan University of Science and Technology · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide. The oncogenic role of Matrin-3 (MATR3), an a nuclear matrix protein, in HCC remains largely unknown. Here, we document the biological function of MATR3 in HCC based on integrated bioinformatics analysis and functional studies. According to the TCGA database, MATR3 expression was found to be positively correlated with clinicopathological characteristics in HCC. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and Kaplan-Meier (KM) curve displayed the diagnostic and prognostic potentials of MATR3 in HCC patients, respectively. Pathway enrichment analysis represented the enrichment of MATR3 in various molecular pathways, including the regulation of the cell cycle. Functional assays in HCC cell lines showed reduced proliferation of cells with stable silencing of MATR3. At the same time, the suppressive effects of MATR3 depletion on HCC development were verified by xenograft tumor experiments. Moreover, MATR3 repression also resulted in cell cycle arrest by modulating the expression of cell cycle-associated genes. In addition, the interaction of MATR3 with cell cycle-regulating factors in HCC cells was further corroborated with co-immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry (Co-IP/MS). Furthermore, CIBERSORT and TIMER analyses showed an association between MATR3 and immune infiltration in HCC. In general, this study highlights the novel oncogenic function of MATR3 in HCC, which could comprehensively address how aberrant changes in the cell cycle promote HCC development. MATR3 might serve as a prognostic predictor and therapeutic target for HCC patients.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsBiomarkersCell CycleCell DivisionHumansNuclear Matrix-Associated ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsBiomarkersMATR3 protein, humanNuclear Matrix-Associated ProteinsRNA-Binding Proteinscell cyclehepatocellular carcinomaimmune infiltrationMATR3prognosis

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PMID38252499
PMCPMC11005806
OpenAlexW4391101046

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