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Identification of autophagy related genes in predicting the prognosis and aiding 5-fluorouracil therapy of colorectal cancer

Journal

HELIYON
Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages -

Publisher

CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e0903

Keywords

Colorectal cancer; Autophagy; HSPB8; 5-Fluorouracil resistance; Colorectal cancer; Autophagy; HSPB8; 5-Fluorouracil resistance

Funding

  1. National Nature Science Foundation of China [81903034]
  2. development of Nanjing medical science and technology foundation [YKK17123]

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HSPB8 plays a significant role in CRC 5-FU resistance by acting together with its co-chaperone BAG3 in autophagy-driven resistance. Additionally, the expression level of HSPB8 is significantly correlated with immune cell infiltration.
The emergence of 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) resistance is the barrier to effective clinical outcomes for colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Autophagy was found to be involved in protecting tumor cells from 5-FU. However, the specific role of autophagy-related genes in CRC 5-FU resistance remains unclear. In this study, HSPB8 among 34 differentially expressed ARGs in CRC was identified to be the hub ARGs in 5-FU resistant which was downregulated in CRC samples when compared with normal samples but up-regulated in CRC samples with relatively higher lymphatic invasion, later stages and poor prognosis of CRC. Mechanistic analysis demonstrated that due to the recruitment of CAFs, HSPB8 expression was enhanced in CRC cells so that HSPB8 could act together with its co-chaperone BAG3 in autophagy drived 5-FU resistance. Furthermore, the augmented expression level of HSPB8 was found to be significantly correlated to the immune cell infiltration such as Treg cells, macrophages, monocyte and dendritic cells and so on. Our results suggested CAFs driving HSPB8 induced CRC 5-FU resistance by promoting tumor autophagy would provide a new strategy in seeking potential CRC therapeutic target.

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