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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2022

PSME4 Activates mTOR Signaling and Promotes the Malignant Progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Sijia Ge, Hua Huang, Wei Huang, Ran Ji, Jing Chen, Shuzhen Wu, Liyang Wang, Tianxin Huang, Yu Sheng, Haiou Yan and 2 more

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sijia Ge *Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Hua Huang *Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Wei HuangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Ran JiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Jing ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Shuzhen WuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-3554-4759
Liyang WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-8041-0434
Tianxin HuangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Yu ShengDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Haiou YanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Cuihua LuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Lin MaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Haian Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) having the second-highest mortality rate globally, the early diagnosis and prognosis of HCC have always been the focus of various studies. Although PSME4 has been reported to be closely related to several malignancies, its role in HCC remains unclear. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe TCGA-LIHC database and HCC tissues were used to explore the expression of PSME4 in HCC. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was used to forecast the biological behavior of HCC cells that PSME4 might be involved in regulation. In addition, CCK-8, colony formation and flow cytometry assays were used to explore the effect of PSME4 on HCC cells. Furthermore, the underlying PSME4-related signaling pathways in HCC were further confirmed using GSEA.

resultsWe found that the expression of PSME4 in HCC tissues was significantly higher than that in adjacent normal tissues, and patients with high PSME4 expression have a poor prognosis. CCK-8, colony formation and flow cytometry assays shown that knockdown of PSME4 inhibits HCC cell proliferation of HCC cells, promotes cell apoptosis and moves the cell cycle away from the S phase. Mechanistically, PSME4 may promote the development of HCC through mTOR signaling pathway.

conclusionThe high expression of PSME4 in HCC promotes the proliferation of HCC cells via the mTOR signalling pathway. Therefore, PSME4 is an emerging tumour marker for the early diagnosis and prognosis of HCC.

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hepatocellular carcinomaliver cancer prognosismTOR signalingPSME4

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PMID35115815
PMCPMC8801729
OpenAlexW4207047526

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