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ArticleHeliyon2024

Comprehensive analysis of INTS family related to expression, prognosis, diagnosis and immune features in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Bingyu Wang, Zifei Du, ChongSen Lin, Dandan Liu, Jiewen Guo, Jiawei Shi, Xiaobo Wang

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Bingyu WangDepartment of Science and Education, The Affiliated TCM Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Zifei DuDepartment of Science and Education, The Affiliated TCM Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
ChongSen LinDepartment of Orthopedics, Huizhou Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Huicheng, Guangdong, China.
Dandan LiuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Taixing Hospital of TCM, Taixing, Jiangsu, China.
Jiewen GuoDepartment of Science and Education, The Affiliated TCM Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jiawei ShiDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xiaobo WangDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

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Abstract

Purpose: The integrator subunit (INTS) family, a group exclusive to metazoans, participates in various biologic processes. However, their roles in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain largely unexplored. Methods: Public databases were utilized to investigate the transcriptional and protein expression, and clinical relevance of the INTS family in HCC. Meanwhile, the effects of INTS13 knockdown and overexpression on cell proliferation and apoptosis were studied using HCC cell lines. Results: The mRNA expression of most INTSs were higher in tumor than normal tissues. Higher expression of INTS1/2/3/4/7/8/9/11/12/13 were correlated with poorer overall survival (OS) in Kaplan-Meier Survival Analysis. Multivariate analysis revealed higher level of INTS13 was an independent prognostic factor for shorter OS. Furthermore, genetic alteration of INTS3/6/7/8/9/10 were found in HCC patients and was associated with shorter disease-free survival and progression-free survival. INTS1/2/3/5/7/11/13/14 were associated with activation of tumor-induced immune response and immune infiltration in HCC. Knockdown of INTS13 inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis in HCC cell lines, while overexpression of INTS13 had the opposite effect. Conclusion: Our results indicate that INTS13 is an independent prognostic biomarker in HCC. Furthermore, INTS13 enhances cell proliferation and decreases cell apoptosis in HCC cell lines leading to a poorer OS in HCC patients.

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Hepatocellular carcinomaImmune infiltrationINTS familyPrognosisTranscription

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