Novel prognostic marker TGFBI affects the migration and invasion function of ovarian cancer cells and activates the integrin αvβ3-PI3K-Akt signaling pathway

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BACKGROUND: Individual patients with ovarian cancer show remarkably different prognosis. Present prognostic models for ovarian cancer mainly focus on clinico-pathological parameters, so quantifiable prognostic markers at molecular level are urgently needed. Platelets contribute to ovarian cancer progression, but have not been considered as biomarkers likely due to their instability. Here, we aimed to search for a stable prognostic marker from platelet-treated ovarian cancer cells, and explore its functions and mechanisms.

METHODS: Microarrays analysis was done with platelet-treated SKOV-3 ovarian cancer cells. Relevant studies were searched in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. The candidate genes were determined by differentially expressed genes (DEGs), Venn diagram drawing, protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, Cox proportional hazards model and Kaplan-Meier analysis. The expression of TGFBI in clinical samples was assessed by immunehistochemical staining (IHC), and the association of TGFBI levels with the clinic-pathological characteristics and prognosis in ovarian cancer patients was evaluated by univariate and multivariate analysis. The functions of TGFBI were predicted using data from TCGA, and validated by in vitro and in vivo experiments. The mechanism exploration was performed based on proteomic analysis, molecular docking and intervention study.

RESULTS: TGFBI was significantly higher expressed in the platelet-treated ovarian cancer cells. An analysis of bioinformatics data revealed that increased expression of TGFBI led to significant decrease of overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and post-progression survival (PPS) in ovarian cancer patients. Tissue microarray results showed that TGFBI was an independent factor for ovarian cancer, and TGFBI expression predict poor prognosis. Functionally, TGFBI affected the migration and invasion of ovarian cancer cells by regulation of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers (CDH1 and CDH2) and extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation proteins (MMP-2). Mechanistically, TGFBI phosphorylated PI3K and Akt by combining integrin αvβ3.

CONCLUSIONS: We found out TGFBI as a novel prognostic indicator for ovarian cancer patients. TGFBI could promote metastasis in ovarian cancer by EMT induction and ECM remodeling, which might be associated with the activation of integrin αvβ3-PI3K-Akt signaling pathway.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Journal of ovarian research - 17(2024), 1 vom: 23. Feb., Seite 50

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yin-Hai [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

148710-76-3
BetaIG-H3 protein
EC 2.7.1.-
EC 2.7.11.1
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
Integrin αvβ3
Integrin alphaVbeta3
Invasion
Journal Article
Metastasis
Migration
Ovarian cancer
PI3K-Akt signaling pathway
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
Prognosis
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
TGFBI
Transforming Growth Factor beta

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Date Completed 26.02.2024

Date Revised 08.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13048-024-01377-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368858901