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Prognostic value of MTA1, SOX4 and EZH2 expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages -

Publisher

SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.10154

Keywords

esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; immunohistochemistry; prognosis; metastasis-associated protein 1; SOX4; enhancer of zeste homolog 2

Funding

  1. Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region [2018D01C182]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81860422]
  3. State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia Fund [SKL-HIDCA-2020-4]
  4. Xinjiang Medical University Clinical Medicine Peak Discipline [33-0104006020801#]

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This study investigated the impact of MTA1, SOX4, and EZH2 on the prognosis of patients with ESCC. The results suggest that MTA1 may serve as a prognostic and diagnostic marker for ESCC, and that MTA1-SOX4 signaling is associated with prognosis in ESCC. However, no significant association was found between SOX4 and EZH2 in this study, indicating the need for further investigation into the function of the MTA1-SOX4-EZH2 axis and the interactions of the proteins involved.
Esophageal cancer has always been one of the major malignant tumor types affecting the health of the Chinese population. Metastasis-associated protein 1 (MTA1), SOX4 and enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) are all potent inducers of invasion and metastasis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However, the role of these signaling molecules and their implication in ESCC have remained largely elusive. In the present study, the effects of MTA1, SOX4 and EZH2 on the prognosis of patients with ESCC were explored. Immunohistochemistry was used to examine the expression levels of MTA1, SOX4 and EZH2. The chi(2) test was used to analyze the association between protein expression and clinicopathological parameters. Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards model survival analysis was performed to investigate the effects of the three proteins examined on disease prognosis. The results indicated that MTA1 may be used as a prognostic and diagnostic marker for ESCC. To the best of our knowledge, the present study was the first to demonstrate that MTA1-SOX4 signaling is associated with prognosis in ESCC. However, no significant association was noted between SOX4 and EZH2 in the present study, which was inconsistent with previously reported findings. The function of the MTA1-SOX4-EZH2 axis and the interactions of the proteins involved require further investigation.

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