期刊
LIFE SCIENCES
卷 272, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119227
关键词
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); Minichromosome maintenance (MCM); Bioinformatics; Prognosis; Cell proliferation
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81772610, 81702396, 81800547, 81772607]
Systematic analysis revealed that overexpression of MCM in HCC is significantly associated with poor prognosis, with main function enriched in DNA replication. MCM is also linked to cancer pathways and drug sensitivity in HCC.
Aims: The minichromosome maintenance (MCM) complex is highly conserved, which has drawn increasing attention on physiology and pathology process. However, the role of MCM in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains largely unclear. We aimed to conduct systematic analysis of expression patterns, prognostic values and potential functions of nine MCM genes in HCC, thus identifying their role in HCC. Main methods: In our study, we systemically analyzed the role of MCM in prognosis and HCC progression by several bioinformatics analysis tools. Immunohistochemical (IHC) assays were utilized to valid the protein expression of MCM in HCC and in vitro experiments were used to confirm the functions of MCMs in HCC proliferation. Key findings: Overexpression of MCM2-8 and MCM10 were found to be significantly associated with clinical parameters and poor prognosis of HCC patients. The function of MCM was mainly enriched in DNA replication. Moreover, MCM were also associated with several cancer pathway and drug sensitivity in HCC. Close correlations were observed between immune cell infiltration and MCM in HCC. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and clone formation assays suggested the role of MCM2-8 and MCM10 in HCC proliferation. Significance: These results have implied that deregulated MCM played an important role in HCC progression and might be considered as potential therapeutic and prognostic targets for HCC.
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