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High expression of DHX9 promotes the growth and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.24052

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DHX9; epithelial-mesenchymal transition; hepatocellular carcinoma; metastasis; prognosis

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  1. Medical Science and Technology Program of Henan Province [SB201901045, SBGJ2018002]

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The study found that DHX9 is highly expressed in HCC and is associated with patient prognosis. Knockdown of DHX9 can inhibit proliferation, migration, invasion, and EMT in HCC cells, and increase cell apoptosis.
Background DHX9, an NTP-dependent RNA helicase, is closely associated with the proliferation and metastasis of some tumor cells and the prognosis of patients, but its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is not well-known. This study was performed to explore the expression and role of DHX9 in HCC. Methods The expression of DHX9 in HCC tissues and cell lines was detected by TCGA database, qPCR, western blotting, and immunohistochemistry. The relationship between the DHX9 expression level and the prognosis of patients with HCC was accessed. Then, the function of DHX9 knockdown in HCC cells was examined by CCK-8, scratch, Transwell, and apoptosis assays. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) was detected by western blotting. Results DHX9 was highly expressed in HCC tissues by analyzing both TCGA database and clinical samples. High DHX9 expression level was associated with TNM stage, vascular invasion and metastasis of HCC patients, and was an independent adverse prognostic factor. DHX9 knockdown significantly inhibited cell proliferation, migration, invasion and EMT and increased cell apoptosis in HCC cells. Conclusion Our findings suggest that DHX9 participates in the progression of HCC as an oncogene and may be a potential target for the clinical diagnosis and therapy of HCC.

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