Guo Xin, Zhou Wei, Jin Jinmei, Lin Jiayi, Zhang Weidong, Zhang Lijun, Luan Xin
School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Biology (Basel). 2024 Jan 29;13(2):83. doi: 10.3390/biology13020083.
Several TMED protein family members are overexpressed in malignant tumors and associated with tumor progression. TMED1 belongs to the TMED protein family and is involved in protein vesicular trafficking. However, the expression level and biological role of TMED1 in colorectal cancer (CRC) have yet to be fully elucidated. In this study, the integration of patient survival and multi-omics data (immunohistochemical staining, transcriptomics, and proteomics) revealed that the highly expressed TMED1 was related to the poor prognosis in CRC. Crystal violet staining indicated the cell growth was reduced after knocking down TMED1. Moreover, the flow cytometry results showed that TMED1 knockdown could increase cell apoptosis. The expression of TMED1 was positively correlated with other TMED family members (TMED2, TMED4, TMED9, and TMED10) in CRC, and the protein-protein interaction network suggested its potential impact on immune regulation. Furthermore, TMED1 expression was positively associated with the infiltration levels of regulatory T cells (Tregs), cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), and endothelial cells and negatively correlated with the infiltration levels of CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, and B cells. At last, the CTRP and GDSC datasets on the GSCA platform were used to analyze the relationship between TMED1 expression and drug sensitivity (IC). The result found that the elevation of TMED1 was positively correlated with IC and implied it could increase the drug resistance of cancer cells. This research revealed that TMED1 is a novel prognostic biomarker in CRC and provided a valuable strategy for analyzing potential therapeutic targets of malignant tumors.
几种跨膜内质网蛋白(TMED)家族成员在恶性肿瘤中过表达,并与肿瘤进展相关。TMED1属于TMED蛋白家族,参与蛋白质囊泡运输。然而,TMED1在结直肠癌(CRC)中的表达水平和生物学作用尚未完全阐明。在本研究中,整合患者生存数据和多组学数据(免疫组织化学染色、转录组学和蛋白质组学)显示,高表达的TMED1与CRC的不良预后相关。结晶紫染色表明,敲低TMED1后细胞生长受到抑制。此外,流式细胞术结果显示,敲低TMED1可增加细胞凋亡。在CRC中,TMED1的表达与其他TMED家族成员(TMED2、TMED4、TMED9和TMED10)呈正相关,蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用网络表明其对免疫调节具有潜在影响。此外,TMED1表达与调节性T细胞(Tregs)、癌症相关成纤维细胞(CAFs)和内皮细胞的浸润水平呈正相关,与CD4+T细胞、CD8+T细胞和B细胞的浸润水平呈负相关。最后,利用GSCA平台上的CTRP和GDSC数据集分析TMED1表达与药物敏感性(IC)之间的关系。结果发现,TMED1的升高与IC呈正相关,这意味着它可能增加癌细胞的耐药性。本研究揭示了TMED1是CRC中一种新的预后生物标志物,并为分析恶性肿瘤潜在治疗靶点提供了有价值的策略。