TSR2 overexpression inhibits proliferation and invasion of gastric cancer cells by downregulating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway
10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2024.05.13
- VernacularTitle:过表达TSR2通过下调PI3K/AKT信号通路抑制胃癌细胞的增殖和侵袭
- Author:
Yongsheng XIA
1
,
2
;
Lian WANG
;
Xiaohua CHEN
;
Yulu ZHANG
;
Aofei SUN
;
Deli CHEN
Author Information
1. 蚌埠医科大学 第一附属医院胃肠外科,安徽 蚌埠 233004
2. 蚌埠医科大学 炎症相关性疾病基础与转化研究安徽省重点实验室,安徽 蚌埠 233004
- Keywords:
gastric cancer;
TSR2 ribosome maturation factor;
PI3K/AKT;
proliferation;
invasion
- From:
Journal of Southern Medical University
2024;44(5):913-919
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the expression of TSR2 in gastric cancer and explore its correlation with progression of gastric cancer and the possible mechanism.Methods We retrospectively analyzed TSR2 expression in clinical specimens from 105 gastric cancer patients and the impact of TSR2 expression level on disease progression and 5-year postoperative survival of the patients.GO and KEGG enrichment analyses were used to predict the biological functions and mechanisms of TSR2.In gastric cancer MGC-803 cells with lentivirus-mediated TSR2 overexpression or knockdown,the changes in cell proliferation,invasion,and migration were assessed with CCK-8 and Transwell assays,and the expressions of p-PI3K and p-AKT were detected using Western blotting.Results TSR2 expression was significantly lower in gastric cancer tissues than in the adjacent tissues with significant correlations with CEA level,CA19-9 level,and T and N staging(P<0.05).A low TSR2 expression,CEA≥5 μg/L,CA19-9≥37 kU/L,T3-T4 stages,and N2-N3 staged were identified as independent risk factors affecting 5-year survival rate of the patients following radical surgery(P<0.05),and a high TSR2 expression was associated with a higher 5-year survival rate of the patients(P<0.001).Bioinformatics analysis suggested the functional involvement of TSR2 with the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.MGC-803 cells overexpressing TSR2 showed significantly lowered proliferation,migration,and invasion capacities(P<0.05),while TSR2 knockdown produced the opposite effects(P<0.05).Western blotting showed that TSR2 overexpression reduced the phosphorylation of PI3K and AKT,and TSR2 knockdown caused the opposite changes in MGC-803 cells(P<0.05).Conclusion TSR2 is lowly expressed in gastric cancer tissues to adversely affect the patients'prognosis,and its overexpression inhibits gastric cancer cell proliferation,invasion,and migration possibly by downregulating the PI3K/AKT pathway.
