The positive correlation of TIPRL with LC3 and CD133 contributes to cancer aggressiveness: potential biomarkers for early liver cancer

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Title
The positive correlation of TIPRL with LC3 and CD133 contributes to cancer aggressiveness: potential biomarkers for early liver cancer
Author(s)
Soo Young Jun; Su Jin Jeon; Ji Yong YoonJeong Ju LeeHyang Ran Yoon; Min Hyeok Choi; D Halder; K Lee; Nam-Soon Kim
Bibliographic Citation
Scientific Reports, vol. 9, pp. 16802-16802
Publication Year
2019
Abstract
Studies have reported dysregulation of TIPRL, LC3 and CD133 in liver cancer tissues. However, their respective relationships to liver cancer and roles as biomarkers for prognosis and diagnosis of liver cancer have never been studied. Here we report that the level of TIPRL is significantly correlated with levels of LC3 (Spearman r=0.9) and CD133 (r=0.7) in liver cancer tissues. We observed significant upregulations of TIPRL, LC3 and CD133 in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) compared with adjacent normal tissues. Importantly, TIPRL, tested among additional variables, showed a significant impact on the prognosis of HCC patients. TIPRL knockdown significantly reduced expressions of LC3, CD133, stemness-related genes, as well as viability and stemness of liver cancer cell-lines, which were promoted by ectopic TIPRL expression. Either alone or as a combination, TIPRL, LC3 and CD133 showed significant values of area under the curve (AUC) and sensitivity/specificity in early liver cancer tissues. Furthermore, the statistical association and the diagnostic efficacies of TIPRL, LC3 and CD133 in HCC tissues were confirmed in a different IHC cohort. This data demonstrates that the complex involvement of TIPRL/LC3/CD133 in liver cancer aggressiveness can together or individually serve as potential biomarkers for the early detection of liver cancer.
ISSN
2045-2322
Publisher
Springer-Nature Pub Group
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53191-5
Type
Article
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Division of Biomedical Research > Rare Disease Research Center > 1. Journal Articles
Division of Biomedical Research > Immunotherapy Research Center > 1. Journal Articles
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