A role of TTI1 in the colorectal cancer by promoting proliferation
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In vitro Organoid Culture of Primary Mouse Colon Tumors
Published on: May 17, 2013
Peng Xu1, Guangsheng Du1, Haidi Guan1
1Department of General Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Background:
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most malignant cancer worldwide, which leads to a high incidence and mortality. The molecular mechanism in CRC is still limited. The aim of this study was to identify hub genes and its related function in CRC.
Methods:
The expression dataset (GSE44076) was downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) analysis was done using R 'limma' packages. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was done and tumor-specific modules were picked up for Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis. The hub gene was selected with higher inter-connectivity. Expression levels of TTI1 were verified by in clinical CRC tissues. The cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay was to measure the proliferative ability of TTI1.
Results:
Eight hundred and eight up-regulated and 929 down-regulated DEGs were screened out. Up-regulated genes enriched in cell proliferation and down-regulated genes enriched in oxidation-reduction process. After WGCNA, the yellow module was found to be the most significant tumor-specific module. Function analysis showed genes in the yellow module enriched in oxidation-reduction, cell proliferation and extracellular matrix (ECM)-receptor interaction. TTI1 was demonstrated as the hub gene. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription((qRT-PCR) results showed TTI1 significantly expressed higher in CRC tissues than adjacent normal tissues. TTI1 dramatically correlated with proliferation in CRC.
Conclusions:
These findings regarded TTI1 as a vital promoting factor in CRC development and provided a potential biomarker for CRC treatment.
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