Dai Jing, Dong Xiang, Chen Yuxin, Xue Wanying, Wang Qingqing, Shang Feifei, Zhao Yunxia, Li Shujing, Gao Yu, Wang Yuanyuan
School of Life Science, Bengbu Medical College, No. 2600 Donghai Road, Bengbu, China.
Research Center of Clinical Laboratory Science, School of Laboratory Medicine, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China.
Open Life Sci. 2023 Oct 24;18(1):20220755. doi: 10.1515/biol-2022-0755. eCollection 2023.
Speckle type BTB/POZ protein (SPOP) may have cancer promoting or inhibiting effects. At present, the role of SPOP in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has rarely been studied. In this study, to investigate the effects of SPOP in HCC and elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms of its relationship with genes, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were classified through RNA sequencing. The gene ontology analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes functional pathway analysis were used to further predict the function of DEGs after the overexpression of SPOP. The biological function of SPOP-regulated alternative splicing events in cells is comprehensively assessed. The Cancer Genome Atlas database and Gene Expression Omnibus dataset were performed to evaluate the correlation between SPOP and HCC progression. Due to SPOP overexpression, 56 DEGs in the HCC related pathway were further identified. The results showed that SPOP overexpression facilitated the cell proliferation and changed the gene expression profiles of human normal hepatocytes. SPOP-regulated alternative splicing events were involved in pathways associated with cellular processes, metabolism, environmental information procession, organismal systems, and so on. In conclusion, SPOP may potentially exhibit tumor-promoting effects, necessitating further investigations to unveil its molecular mechanisms comprehensively.
斑点型BTB/POZ蛋白(SPOP)可能具有促癌或抑癌作用。目前,SPOP在肝细胞癌(HCC)中的作用鲜有研究。在本研究中,为了探究SPOP在HCC中的作用并阐明其与基因关系的潜在分子机制,通过RNA测序对差异表达基因(DEG)进行分类。在SPOP过表达后,利用基因本体分析和京都基因与基因组百科全书功能通路分析进一步预测DEG的功能。全面评估了SPOP调节的细胞内可变剪接事件的生物学功能。利用癌症基因组图谱数据库和基因表达综合数据集评估SPOP与HCC进展之间的相关性。由于SPOP过表达,进一步鉴定出HCC相关通路中的56个DEG。结果表明,SPOP过表达促进细胞增殖并改变人正常肝细胞的基因表达谱。SPOP调节的可变剪接事件涉及与细胞过程、代谢、环境信息处理、机体系统等相关的通路。总之,SPOP可能具有潜在的促癌作用,有必要进一步研究以全面揭示其分子机制。