Journal
COMPUTATIONAL AND STRUCTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
Volume 21, Issue -, Pages 5174-5185Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2023.09.020
Keywords
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; Cancer stem like cells; HELLS; Cell senescence; Senescence-associated secretory phenotype
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This study investigated the relationship between the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) and stemness in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). The researchers identified senescence-related stemness genes (SRSGs) in ICC and established a classification based on these genes. They also developed a risk score model for ICC and found positive correlations between the risk score, stemness, immune infiltration, metabolism, and oncogenic signatures in ICC. Additionally, the study demonstrated the up-regulation of HELLS, a SRSG, in tumor-repopulating cells with stemness features and its role in colony size, migration, invasion, and SASP in ICC.
The senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) is closely associated with the tumorigenesis and progression of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). However, it remains unclear its relation to stemness of ICC. In the study, the stemness indices of ICC were calculated using one-class linear regression (OCLR) and single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) algorithms. A total of 14 senescence-related stemness genes (SRSGs) were identified using Pearson correlation analysis in ICC. Subsequently, a SRSGs-related classification was established using a consensus clustering for ICC. Different types of ICC exhibit distinct prognosis, immunity, metabolisms, and oncogenic signatures. Additionally, we constructed a risk score model for ICC using principal component analysis (PCA). The risk score was positively correlated with stemness, immune infiltration, metabolisms and oncogenic signatures, but negatively with prognosis in ICC. Patients with a high risk score may respond well to immunotherapy. Furthermore, we employed 3D fibrin gels to select tumor-repopulating cells (TRC) with stemness features. We found that HELLS, belonging to the 14 SRSGs, was up-regulated in ICC-TRC. And silencing HELLS significantly reduced the colony size, inhibited migration and invasion, and attenuated SASP in ICC-TRC. In summary, we provided a novel classification and risk score for ICC and uncovered a molecular mechanism via which CSLCs could obtain an active SASP.
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