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ArticleCancer medicine2024

MCM8 promotes gastric cancer progression through RPS15A and predicts poor prognosis.

Lixian Ding, Mingjun Sun, Yanyan Sun, Jinxing Li, Zhicheng Zhang, Shuwei Dang, Jinning Zhang, Bang Yang, Youlin Dai, Qinghao Zhou and 4 more

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Lixian DingDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Mingjun SunDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Yanyan SunDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Jinxing LiDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Zhicheng ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Shuwei DangDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Jinning ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Bang YangDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Youlin DaiDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Qinghao ZhouDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Dazhi ZhouDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-1573-2880
Encheng LiDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Shuqi PengDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Guodong LiDepartment of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-0526-3427

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82072673Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province LH2022H032
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Abstract

backgroundGastric cancer (GC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Minichromsome maintenance proteins family member 8 (MCM8) assists DNA repair and DNA replication. MCM8 exerts tumor promotor function in multiple digestive system tumors. MCM8 is also considered as a potential cancer therapeutic target.

methodsBioinformatics methods were used to analyze MCM8 expression and clinicopathological significance. MCM8 expression was detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining and qRT-PCR. MCM8 functions in GC cell were explored by Celigo cell counting, colony formation, wound-healing, transwell, and annexin V-APC staining assays. The target of MCM8 was determined by human gene expression profile microarray. Human phospho-kinase array kit evaluated changes in key proteins after ribosomal protein S15A (RPS15A) knockdown. MCM8 functions were reassessed in xenograft mouse model. IHC detected related proteins expression in mouse tumor sections.

resultsMCM8 was significantly upregulated and predicted poor prognosis in GC. High expression of MCM8 was positively correlated with lymph node positive (p < 0.001), grade (p < 0.05), AJCC Stage (p < 0.001), pathologic T (p < 0.01), and pathologic N (p < 0.001). MCM8 knockdown inhibited proliferation, migration, and invasion while promoting apoptosis. RPS15A expression decreased significantly after MCM8 knockdown. It was also the only candidate target, which ranked among the top 10 downregulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in sh-MCM8 group. RPS15A was identified as the target of MCM8 in GC. MCM8/RPS15A promoted phosphorylation of P38α, LYN, and p70S6K. Moreover, MCM8 knockdown inhibited tumor growth, RPS15A expression, and phosphorylation of P38α, LYN, and p70S6K in vivo.

conclusionsMCM8 is an oncogene and predicts poor prognosis in GC. MCM8/RPS15A facilitates GC progression.

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Cell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticRibosomal ProteinsStomach NeoplasmsAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorCell MovementDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, NudeMiddle AgedBiomarkers, TumorMCM8 protein, humanMinichromosome Maintenance ProteinsRibosomal ProteinsRPS15A protein, humangastric cancerMCM8prognosisproliferationRPS15A

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PMCPMC11236911

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