Osteosarcoma (OS) is a commonly observed malignant tumor in orthopedics that has a very poor prognosis. The endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) is important for the development and progression of cancer and may be a significant target for cancer therapy. First, we built a prognostic signature using 7 ESCRT-related genes (ERGs) to predict OS patient prognosis. Analysis of internal and external datasets revealed that the ERG signature has good predictive ability and reproducibility. Immune analysis demonstrated a significant correlation between OS patient immune status and ERG signature score. Moreover, ERG signature score was found to be associated with the response of OS patients to immunotherapy and anticancer drugs. Additionally, we constructed a prognostic signature consisting of 10 ESCRT-related long noncoding RNAs (ERLs) that effectively predicted the prognosis of OS patients. Furthermore, two subgroups of OS patients with distinct prognoses (clusters 1 and 2) were identified. Finally, LMO7-AS1 was chosen for functional experimental validation. The knockdown of LMO7-AS1 suppressed the malignant progression of OS cells. Furthermore, transcriptome sequencing was performed on OS cells and revealed a correlation between LMO7-AS1 and the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway. In conclusion, our ESCRT transcriptome-associated signatures can act as prognostic biomarkers for OS, and LMO7-AS1 is a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of OS.
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Cancer Cell Int
January 2025
Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, China.
Osteosarcoma (OS) is a commonly observed malignant tumor in orthopedics that has a very poor prognosis. The endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) is important for the development and progression of cancer and may be a significant target for cancer therapy. First, we built a prognostic signature using 7 ESCRT-related genes (ERGs) to predict OS patient prognosis.
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December 2024
CeRePP, 75020 Paris, France.
Purpose: To identify molecular changes during PCa invasion of adipose space using Spatial Transcriptomic Profiling of PCa cells.
Methods: This study was performed on paired intraprostatic and extraprostatic samples obtained from radical prostatectomy with pT3a pathological stages.
Results: Differential gene expression revealed upregulation of heat shock protein genes: DNAJB1, HSPA8, HSP90AA1, HSPA1B, HSPA1A in PCa PanCK+ cells from the adipose periprostatic space.
Medicine (Baltimore)
January 2025
Department of Breast, Haining Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Haining, Zhejieng, China.
Endosomes play a pivotal role in cellular biology, orchestrating processes such as endocytosis, molecular trafficking, signal transduction, and recycling of cellular materials. This study aims to construct an endosome-related gene (ERG)-derived risk signature for breast cancer prognosis. Transcriptomic and clinical data were retrieved from The Cancer Genome Atlas and the University of California Santa Cruz databases to build and validate the model.
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Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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December 2024
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