Integrated Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches Identified the Role of NPPA in the Proliferation and the Malignant Behavior of Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the 3rd most common type of malignant tumor worldwide with high heterogeneity, frequent recurrence, and high metastasis tendency. In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the value of extracellular matrix- (ECM-) related genes in breast cancer patients. The overall expression of ECM i...

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Main Authors: Aijun Sun, Xiaonan Sheng, Jinhai Tang, Zhenfeng Yu, Jian Zhang
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Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7876489
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Xiaonan Sheng
Jinhai Tang
Zhenfeng Yu
Jian Zhang
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Xiaonan Sheng
Jinhai Tang
Zhenfeng Yu
Jian Zhang
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description Breast cancer is the 3rd most common type of malignant tumor worldwide with high heterogeneity, frequent recurrence, and high metastasis tendency. In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the value of extracellular matrix- (ECM-) related genes in breast cancer patients. The overall expression of ECM is assessed with a novel SC3 clustering method, and patients were divided into two clusters with diverse recurrence rate. We established the Cox regression model in breast cancer patients and identified NPPA as an independent prognostic marker. The NPPA expression is downregulated in breast cancer patients, independent of the ER status, PR status, stemness score, and immune infiltrating condition. And we observed the enhanced proliferation, migration, and invasion potential of breast cancer cells after NPPA depletion. Further, we predicted the transcription modulation of NPPA with PROMO and JASPAR. And we further validated the binding of MZF1 to the -318 bp~-452 bp region of the NPPA promoter with chromatin immunoprecipitation and dual luciferase assay. Together, our study identified NPPA as a potential prognostic biomarker for breast cancer patients, whose downregulation is associated with an enhanced malignant behavior of breast cancer cells both in vivo and in vitro and identified the transcription regulation of NPPA by MZF1.
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spelling doaj-art-0bc3e57a3f4446c5bbb85875de1dd6332025-02-03T05:44:08ZengWileyJournal of Immunology Research2314-88612314-71562021-01-01202110.1155/2021/78764897876489Integrated Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches Identified the Role of NPPA in the Proliferation and the Malignant Behavior of Breast CancerAijun Sun0Xiaonan Sheng1Jinhai Tang2Zhenfeng Yu3Jian Zhang4The First Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xianlin Road 138, Nanjing 210023, ChinaRenji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 1630 Dongfang Shanghai 200127, ChinaThe First Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xianlin Road 138, Nanjing 210023, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Fengxian Central Hospital, 6600 NanFeng Road, 201499, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, ChinaBreast cancer is the 3rd most common type of malignant tumor worldwide with high heterogeneity, frequent recurrence, and high metastasis tendency. In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the value of extracellular matrix- (ECM-) related genes in breast cancer patients. The overall expression of ECM is assessed with a novel SC3 clustering method, and patients were divided into two clusters with diverse recurrence rate. We established the Cox regression model in breast cancer patients and identified NPPA as an independent prognostic marker. The NPPA expression is downregulated in breast cancer patients, independent of the ER status, PR status, stemness score, and immune infiltrating condition. And we observed the enhanced proliferation, migration, and invasion potential of breast cancer cells after NPPA depletion. Further, we predicted the transcription modulation of NPPA with PROMO and JASPAR. And we further validated the binding of MZF1 to the -318 bp~-452 bp region of the NPPA promoter with chromatin immunoprecipitation and dual luciferase assay. Together, our study identified NPPA as a potential prognostic biomarker for breast cancer patients, whose downregulation is associated with an enhanced malignant behavior of breast cancer cells both in vivo and in vitro and identified the transcription regulation of NPPA by MZF1.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7876489
spellingShingle Aijun Sun
Xiaonan Sheng
Jinhai Tang
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Jian Zhang
Integrated Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches Identified the Role of NPPA in the Proliferation and the Malignant Behavior of Breast Cancer
Journal of Immunology Research
title Integrated Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches Identified the Role of NPPA in the Proliferation and the Malignant Behavior of Breast Cancer
title_full Integrated Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches Identified the Role of NPPA in the Proliferation and the Malignant Behavior of Breast Cancer
title_fullStr Integrated Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches Identified the Role of NPPA in the Proliferation and the Malignant Behavior of Breast Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Integrated Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches Identified the Role of NPPA in the Proliferation and the Malignant Behavior of Breast Cancer
title_short Integrated Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches Identified the Role of NPPA in the Proliferation and the Malignant Behavior of Breast Cancer
title_sort integrated bioinformatics and experimental approaches identified the role of nppa in the proliferation and the malignant behavior of breast cancer
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