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ArticleClinical and experimental medicine2025

The MTORC1 signaling pathway related gene POLR3G serves as a potential prognostic biomarker in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Zicheng Wang, Jianxiong Chen, Bao Zhang, Yao Rong, Dilin Wu, Ru Ji

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Zicheng Wang *Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, Guangzhou, 510010, China.
Jianxiong Chen *Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, Guangzhou, 510010, China.
Bao ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, Guangzhou, 510010, China.
Yao RongDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, Guangzhou, 510010, China.
Dilin WuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, Guangzhou, 510010, China.
Ru JiDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, Guangzhou, 510010, China. nzgdwk@yeah.net.

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This study aims to investigate the prognostic significance and potential biological functions of the MTORC1 signaling pathway-associated gene POLR3G in Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A prognostic risk model for HCC was developed by integrating HCC-related datasets and associated clinical data obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. The GSVA website was employed to analyze the model genes across pan-cancer datasets, focusing on copy number variations (CNV), single nucleotide variations (SNV), methylation differences, drug sensitivity and immune cell infiltration profiles. Subsequently, we examined the expression levels and prognostic significance of POLR3G in HCC. Utilizing Spearman correlation analysis, we identified genes associated with POLR3G. Furthermore, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) was employed to elucidate the potential signaling pathways in which POLR3G may be involved. The relationship between POLR3G expression and immune cell abundance in HCC samples was assessed using the ssGSEA algorithm. Finally, the impact of POLR3G on HCC cell proliferation was validated through CCK-8 and EDU cell proliferation assays. Through univariate Cox regression analysis and LASSO regression analysis, we established a prognostic risk model for HCC comprising 13 genes. The analysis revealed that individuals categorized in the low-risk group had a markedly improved overall survival probability relative to those in the high-risk group. POLR3G exhibited a markedly elevated expression in HCC tissues when compared to adjacent normal tissues. The expression of POLR3G was correlated with tumor grade, and elevated POLR3G expression was associated with poor prognosis in HCC patients. Furthermore, the expression level of POLR3G was found to be correlated with the level of immune cell infiltration. Knockdown of POLR3G significantly inhibited the proliferative capacity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells. The findings suggest that POLR3G may serve as a potential biomarker influencing the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma patients by modulating the tumor immune microenvironment.

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Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Signal TransductionCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1BiomarkerHCCImmune infiltrationmTORC1POLR3G

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PMCPMC12578778

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