FOXM1/lncRNA TYMSOS/miR-214-3p-Mediated High Expression of NCAPG Correlates With Poor Prognosis and Cell Proliferation in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Lung cancer is the most common cancer with high mortality. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that nonstructural maintenance of chromosomes condensin I complex subunit G (NCAPG) plays a crucial role in the progression of human cancers. However, the biological function and underlying mechanism of NCAPG in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are still unclear. Here, we utilized diverse public databases to analyze the expression of NCAPG in pan-cancer. We found that NCAPG was highly expressed in various human cancers, especially in NSCLC. NCAPG expression was significantly positively correlated with poor clinical-pathological features, poor prognosis, tumor mutational burden, DNA microsatellite instability, and immune cell infiltration in NSCLC. In addition, our results showed that depletion of NCAPG significantly inhibited NSCLC cell proliferation, migration, and self-renewal abilities, yet these could be reversed by adding microRNA (miRNA)-214-3p. Knockdown of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) thymidylate synthetase opposite strand (TYMSOS) also inhibits the NSCLC cell proliferation, migration, and self-renewal abilities. In summary, our findings demonstrated that the crucial roles of the FOXM1/lncRNA-TYMSOS/miRNA-214-3p/NCAPG axis in NSCLC may shed light on how NCAPG may act as a therapeutic target for NSCLC.

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This study found that NCAPG is highly expressed in various human cancers, especially in NSCLC. NCAPG expression is significantly correlated with poor clinical-pathological features, poor prognosis, tumor mutational burden, DNA microsatellite instability, and immune cell infiltration in NSCLC. Additionally, NCAPG and other related molecules (such as miRNA-214-3p and lncRNA-TYMSOS) play important roles in the development and treatment of NSCLC.