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ArticleMolecular oncology2025

A bioinformatics screen identifies TCF19 as an aggressiveness-sustaining gene in prostate cancer.

Amaia Ercilla, Jana R Crespo, Saioa Garcia-Longarte, Marta Fidalgo, Sara Del Palacio, Natalia Martin-Martin, Onintza Carlevaris, Ianire Astobiza, Sonia Fernández-Ruiz, Marc Guiu and 6 more

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Amaia ErcillaCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8999-7131
Jana R CrespoCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain.
Saioa Garcia-LongarteCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain.
Marta FidalgoEndothelial Pathobiology and Microenvironment Group, Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), Barcelona, Spain.
Sara Del PalacioCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain.ORCID 0009-0002-8557-1883
Natalia Martin-MartinCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain.
Onintza CarlevarisCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain.
Ianire AstobizaCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7142-7066
Sonia Fernández-RuizCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain.
Marc GuiuCancer Science Program, Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Spain.
Laura BárcenaCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain.
Isabel MendizabalCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9018-3474
Ana M AransayCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain.
Mariona GrauperaCentro de Investigación Biomédica En Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4608-4185
Roger R GomisCentro de Investigación Biomédica En Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain.
Arkaitz CarracedoCenter for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5957-1260

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate cancer is a prevalent tumor type that, despite being highly curable, progresses to metastatic disease in a fraction of patients, thus accounting for more than 350 000 annual deaths worldwide. In turn, uncovering the molecular insights of metastatic disease is instrumental in improving the survival rate of prostate cancer patients. By means of gene expression meta-analysis in multiple prostate cancer patient cohorts, we identified a set of genes that are differentially expressed in aggressive prostate cancer. Transcription factor 19 (TCF19) stood out as an unprecedented epithelial gene upregulated in metastatic disease, with prognostic potential and negatively associated with the activity of the androgen receptor. By combining computational and empirical approaches, our data revealed that TCF19 is required for full metastatic capacity, and its depletion influences core cancer-related processes, such as tumor growth and vascular permeability, supporting the role of this gene in the dissemination of prostate tumor cells.

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Computational BiologyProstatic NeoplasmsAnimalsCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleNeoplasm MetastasisReceptors, AndrogenReceptors, Androgenandrogen signalingmeta‐analysismetastatic prostate cancertranscription factor 19vascular permeability

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PMID40952912
PMCPMC12688178

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