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Yuhui Zhou1, Yunxia Zhao2, Wei Ma1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, 324 Jingwu Road, Jinan, 250021, People's Republic of China.
Background:
This study aimed to identify genes related to lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and investigate the effects and molecular mechanisms of coiled-coil-helix-coiled-coil-helix domain containing 4 (CHCHD4) in the progression of LUAD.
Methods:
The GEPIA database was used to evaluate the differential expression of CHCHD4 and the survival data of LUAD patients compared to controls. TCGA-LUAD database, JASPAR website, and GSEA were used to analyse the relationship between CHCHD4 and the upstream stimulating factor 1 (USF1) or MYC pathways. The proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion of LUAD cells were evaluated using cell counting kit-8, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine, colony formation, flow cytometry, wound healing, and transwell assays. qRT-PCR, western blotting, and immunohistochemistry were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression, respectively. Furthermore, xenograft tumours from nude mice were used to verify the effect of CHCHD4 on LUAD in vivo.
Results:
CHCHD4 overexpression was found in LUAD tumor tissues and cells, and high CHCHD4 was associated with a poor prognosis. Interestingly, CHCHD4 knockdown suppressed the malignant phenotype of the LUAD cells. Moreover, we found that USF1 upregulated CHCHD4 and promoted LUAD progression. CHCHD4 knockdown also inhibited the progression of LUAD. In addition, CHCHD4 knockdown suppressed xenograft tumour growth.
Conclusion:
USF1-CHCHD4 axis can promote LUAD progress, which may be through activating MYC pathway.
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