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ArticleJournal of endocrinological investigation2025

UBC9: a novel therapeutic target in papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Hui Zhang, Jingjing Wu, Huaiyuan Hu, Heng Tang, Kemeng Tan, Mengxue Hu, Genbao Zhu

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Hui Zhang *Department of pathology, Anhui Wanbei Coal-Electricity Group General Hospital, Suzhou, 234000, China.
Jingjing Wu *Department of pathology, Anhui Wanbei Coal-Electricity Group General Hospital, Suzhou, 234000, China.
Huaiyuan HuDepartment of pathology, Anhui Wanbei Coal-Electricity Group General Hospital, Suzhou, 234000, China.
Heng TangGeneral Clinical Research Center, Anhui Wanbei Coal-Electricity Group General Hospital, Suzhou, 234000, China.
Kemeng TanGeneral Clinical Research Center, Anhui Wanbei Coal-Electricity Group General Hospital, Suzhou, 234000, China.
Mengxue HuGeneral Clinical Research Center, Anhui Wanbei Coal-Electricity Group General Hospital, Suzhou, 234000, China.
Genbao ZhuInternational Joint Research Center of National Animal Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China. ahauzhugenbao@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4312-7832

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Health Commission of Suzhou Foundation SZWJ2023a061Suzhou Science and Technology Bureau Foundation SZZCZJ202209
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPapillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid cancer. Despite the favorable prognosis in some patients, there remains a risk of lymph node metastasis and death in some patients. Therefore, new therapeutic strategies are required to improve PTC outcomes.

methodsIn this study, we performed differential expression analysis using data from patients with PTC collected from the Cancer Genome Atlas program database, and prognostic analysis of differential genes. To understand the effects of ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 9 (UBC9) on drug therapy, immunotherapy, immune relevance, and gene mutations in tumor cells of patients with PTC, we performed cancer drug susceptibility genomics, computed tumor immune dysfunction and exclusion, tertiary lymphoid tissues, cytolytic activity, immune infiltration, immune modulators, genomic signature differences, and gene ontology and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes enrichment analysis. Moreover, we investigated the function of UBC9 in tumor cells using a knockdown assay.

resultsUBC9 expression level was significantly elevated in the tumor tissues of patients with PTC, and in vitro experiments demonstrated that UBC9 knockdown inhibited tumor proliferation and migration and promoted apoptosis. UBC9 is closely linked to immunity in PTC, and UBC9 may be a potential therapeutic target.

conclusionsOur study demonstrated that UBC9 is a novel therapeutic target for PTC and may be a potential strategy for its treatment.

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Biomarkers, TumorThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsUbiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesApoptosisCell MovementCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMalePrognosisUbiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme UBC9Biomarkers, TumorUbiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesUbiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme UBC9

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PMCPMC12049315

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