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Yingchen Qian1, Xiaoxue Li2, Jin Qiu3
1Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No.169, HuShan Road, 211100, Nanjing, China.
Background:
The incidence of cervical adenocarcinoma (CA) as a malignant tumor has increased over the past few decades due to its low detection rate and malignant biological behaviors. Insulin-induced gene 2 (INSIG2), a membrane protein of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), plays a crucial role in cancer progression. However, there is little known about the connection between INSIG2 and CA.
Methods:
The Human Protein Atlas (HPA) and the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Cervical Cancer (CESC) data were applied to study the alteration in INSIG2 expression. Biological functions were performed to test the change of malignant behavior. Bioinformatics analysis was conducted to explore the potential affection of INSIG2 in CA progression.
Results:
Our study confirmed that the high INSIG2 expression levels had a poor prognosis. INSIG2-knockdown inhibited the CA cell proliferation, migration, and invasion of CA cells while downregulating the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-associated gene expression levels. Moreover, the enrichment analysis of DEGs showed more potential functions of INSIG2 in the CA progression.
Conclusion:
We found that INSIG2 knockdown may play a suppressor role in the CA progression, and may provide the potential functional influence in inhibiting of CA development.
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