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Identification of EMT-related alternative splicing event of TMC7 to promote invasion and migration of pancreatic cancer

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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1089008

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pancreatic adenocarcinoma; EMT; alternative splicing; TMC7; organoid

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This study aimed to identify the alternative splicing (AS) events related to epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in pancreatic cancer. Key gene AS events associated with liver metastasis were identified and evaluated in cell lines and organoid models. The AS events of TMC7 and CHECK1 were found to be associated with liver metastasis in pancreatic cancer, and exon 17 of TMC7 could be a potential therapeutic target.
ObjectiveEpithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is tightly associated with the invasion and metastasis of pancreatic cancer with rapid progression and poor prognosis. Notably, gene alternative splicing (AS) event plays a critical role in regulating the progression of pancreatic cancer. Therefore, this study aims to identify the EMT-related AS event in pancreatic cancer. MethodsThe EMT-related gene sets, transcriptomes, and matched clinical data were obtained from the MSigDB, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC), and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases. Key gene AS events associated with liver metastasis were identified by prognostic analysis, gene set variation analysis (GSVA), and correlation analysis in pancreatic cancer. The cell line and organoid model was constructed to evaluate these key gene AS events in regulating pancreatic cancer in vitro. Furthermore, we established an EMT-related gene set consisting of 13 genes by prognostic analysis, the role of which was validated in two other databases. Finally, the human pancreatic cancer tissue and organoid model was used to evaluate the correlation between the enrichment of this gene set and liver metastasis. ResultsPrognostic analysis and correlation analysis revealed that eight AS events were closely associated with the prognosis of pancreatic cancer. Furthermore, the expression of TMC7 and CHECK1 AS events was increased in the metastatic lesions of the human tissue and organoid model. Additionally, the knockdown of exon 17 of TMC7 significantly inhibited the proliferation, invasion, and migration of pancreatic cancer cells in 2D and 3D cell experiments. Finally, the expression of exon 17 of TMC17 exhibited a significant correlation with the poor prognosis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). ConclusionThe AS events of TMC7 and CHECK1 were associated with liver metastasis in pancreatic cancer. Moreover, exon 17 of TMC7 could be a potential therapeutic target in pancreatic cancer.

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