Spindle and Kinetochore-Associated Complex Is Associated With Poor Prognosis in Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Shoukai Yu1, Jun Ma1
1Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Tongren Hospital and Clinical Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Introduction:
The spindle and kinetochore-associated (SKA) complex, composed of three subunits (SKA1, SKA2, and SKA3), stabilizes spindle microtubule attachment to the kinetochore (KT) in the middle stage of mitosis. High expression of this complex is associated with poor prognosis for several tumors. However, the potential role of SKA complex overexpression in rare malignant diseases, such as adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), has not been well investigated.
Materials And Methods:
In this study, we used several databases to explore the relationship between SKA subunit expression and prognosis in ACC patients. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genome (KEGG) databases were used to analyze enriched pathways in ACC.
Results:
The results suggest that each of the three SKA subunits are overexpressed in ACC and that high expression is correlated with poor patient prognosis. Overexpression of the SKA complex is associated with the expression of organelle fission, nuclear division, and chromosome segregation pathways. Furthermore, differential expression of hub genes for proteins that interact physically or functionally with the SKA complex (CCNB2, UBE2C, BUB1B, TPX2, CCNA2, CDCA8, CCNB1, MELK, TOP2A, and KIF2C) revealed additional potential biomarkers for ACC.
Conclusions:
Our findings provide additional understanding of the mechanisms of ACC and suggest an approach for biomarker discovery using publicly available resources.
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