Journal
BIOMEDICINES
Volume 11, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11092472
Keywords
PKP3; pancreatic cancer; prognosis; immune infiltration; biomarker
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PKP3 is upregulated in pancreatic cancer tissues and is associated with a negative prognosis. It promotes the progression, migration, and invasive capacity of pancreatic cancer cells, and is involved in the regulation of the PI3K-Akt and MAPK signaling pathways. It inhibits CD8+ T-cell infiltration and immune cytokine expression in the tumor microenvironment. PKP3 is identified as a prospective independent predictive indicator and a potential target for immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer.
Plakophilin 3 (PKP3) affects cell signal transduction and cell adhesion and performs a crucial function in tumorigenesis. The current investigation evaluated the predictive significance and underlying processes of PKP3 within pancreatic cancer (PC) tissues. The assessment of differences in PKP3 expression was conducted through an analysis of RNA-seq data acquired from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases. Additionally, clinical samples were collected to validate the findings. The predictive significance of PKP3 was investigated by analyzing survival data derived from TCGA and clinical specimens. PKP3 & PRIME;s biological function was assessed via phenotypic experiments after the suppression of PKP3 expression within PC cells. Functional enrichment analysis, encompassing KEGG, GO, and GSEA, was employed to assess the underlying mechanism of PKP3. Immune infiltration analysis was conducted in the present investigation to determine the association between PKP3 and tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TICs). In PC tissues, PKP3 expression was abnormally upregulated and correlated with a negative prognosis in individuals with PC. PKP3 can promote the progression, migration, and invasive capacity of PC cells and is relevant to the regulation of the PI3K-Akt and MAPK signaling pathways. Immune infiltration analysis demonstrated that PKP3 impeded CD8+ T-cell infiltration and immune cytokine expression within the tumor microenvironment. The PKP3 protein was identified as a prospective independent predictive indicator and represents a viable approach for immunotherapy in the context of PC. PKP3 may impact prognosis by broadly inhibiting immune cell infiltration and promoting the activation of tumor-associated signaling pathways.
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