Identifying the mitochondrial ribosomal protein MRPL13 as an oncogenic RBP that promotes proliferation, migration, and anti-apoptotic effects in esophageal cancer cells

Purpose: The correct transcription, processing and function of RNAs are the prerequisites of cell life. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are responsible for coordinating the biogenesis of RNA in cells and play a central role in the cellular processes of many diseases. Esophageal cancer (ESCA) is a high i...

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Main Authors: Yaxi Song, Hui Wang, Shiyao Li, Weili Tao, Chunqing Li, Bin Wang, Caifeng Gong
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author Yaxi Song
Hui Wang
Shiyao Li
Weili Tao
Chunqing Li
Bin Wang
Caifeng Gong
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Hui Wang
Shiyao Li
Weili Tao
Chunqing Li
Bin Wang
Caifeng Gong
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description Purpose: The correct transcription, processing and function of RNAs are the prerequisites of cell life. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are responsible for coordinating the biogenesis of RNA in cells and play a central role in the cellular processes of many diseases. Esophageal cancer (ESCA) is a high incidence of human malignant tumor with a complex molecular mechanism. The purpose of this study was to investigate the important role of RBPs in ESCA. Methods: TCGA-ESCA, IMvigor-210 and GSE53624 repositories were used to obtain esophageal cancer omics data and clinical information. Differential expression analysis, protein-protein interaction and LASSO methods were used to construct the risk signature. Kaplan-Meier and ROC methods were used to analyze the relationship between risk and prognostic. XCell, QUANRISEQ, MCPcounter, EPIC, CIBERSORT, ssGSEA and Estimate algorithm were used to evaluate the abundance of various components of the immune microenvironment. Gene enrichment variation analysis (GSVA) was performed to analyze molecular differences. EdU, transwell and flow cytometry assays were performed to detected proliferation, migration and apoptosis level of ESCA cell lines. Results: We visualized the core internal protein-protein interaction of 279 differential expression RBPs, and a 7-RBP risk signature was established. Riskscore was negative correlated with survival time. Meanwhile, high risk groups portend advanced stage, more macrophage and less CD4+ T/master cell infiltration enriched, hyperactive proliferation signal, and different therapeutic response. Finally, we found that RBP MRPL13 is upregulated in esophageal cancer, and its expression is associated with patients’ prognostic. MRPL13 is closely correlated with multiple signaling pathways, as well MRPL13 could promote cell proliferation, migration and anti-apoptosis. Conclusion: RNA binding proteins are prognostic marker of esophageal cancer, which could provide clinical diagnosis and treatment strategies. RBP MRPL13 facilitated esophageal cancer progression.
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spelling doaj-art-4dd1f0c84f804c73a806fcf832891c932025-08-20T03:19:56ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-05-011110e3954610.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39546Identifying the mitochondrial ribosomal protein MRPL13 as an oncogenic RBP that promotes proliferation, migration, and anti-apoptotic effects in esophageal cancer cellsYaxi Song0Hui WangShiyao LiWeili TaoChunqing LiBin WangCaifeng GongCorresponding author. Xinxiang Medical University China.Purpose: The correct transcription, processing and function of RNAs are the prerequisites of cell life. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are responsible for coordinating the biogenesis of RNA in cells and play a central role in the cellular processes of many diseases. Esophageal cancer (ESCA) is a high incidence of human malignant tumor with a complex molecular mechanism. The purpose of this study was to investigate the important role of RBPs in ESCA. Methods: TCGA-ESCA, IMvigor-210 and GSE53624 repositories were used to obtain esophageal cancer omics data and clinical information. Differential expression analysis, protein-protein interaction and LASSO methods were used to construct the risk signature. Kaplan-Meier and ROC methods were used to analyze the relationship between risk and prognostic. XCell, QUANRISEQ, MCPcounter, EPIC, CIBERSORT, ssGSEA and Estimate algorithm were used to evaluate the abundance of various components of the immune microenvironment. Gene enrichment variation analysis (GSVA) was performed to analyze molecular differences. EdU, transwell and flow cytometry assays were performed to detected proliferation, migration and apoptosis level of ESCA cell lines. Results: We visualized the core internal protein-protein interaction of 279 differential expression RBPs, and a 7-RBP risk signature was established. Riskscore was negative correlated with survival time. Meanwhile, high risk groups portend advanced stage, more macrophage and less CD4+ T/master cell infiltration enriched, hyperactive proliferation signal, and different therapeutic response. Finally, we found that RBP MRPL13 is upregulated in esophageal cancer, and its expression is associated with patients’ prognostic. MRPL13 is closely correlated with multiple signaling pathways, as well MRPL13 could promote cell proliferation, migration and anti-apoptosis. Conclusion: RNA binding proteins are prognostic marker of esophageal cancer, which could provide clinical diagnosis and treatment strategies. RBP MRPL13 facilitated esophageal cancer progression.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024155776Esophageal cancerRNA-Binding proteinsPrognosticMRPL13
spellingShingle Yaxi Song
Hui Wang
Shiyao Li
Weili Tao
Chunqing Li
Bin Wang
Caifeng Gong
Identifying the mitochondrial ribosomal protein MRPL13 as an oncogenic RBP that promotes proliferation, migration, and anti-apoptotic effects in esophageal cancer cells
Heliyon
Esophageal cancer
RNA-Binding proteins
Prognostic
MRPL13
title Identifying the mitochondrial ribosomal protein MRPL13 as an oncogenic RBP that promotes proliferation, migration, and anti-apoptotic effects in esophageal cancer cells
title_full Identifying the mitochondrial ribosomal protein MRPL13 as an oncogenic RBP that promotes proliferation, migration, and anti-apoptotic effects in esophageal cancer cells
title_fullStr Identifying the mitochondrial ribosomal protein MRPL13 as an oncogenic RBP that promotes proliferation, migration, and anti-apoptotic effects in esophageal cancer cells
title_full_unstemmed Identifying the mitochondrial ribosomal protein MRPL13 as an oncogenic RBP that promotes proliferation, migration, and anti-apoptotic effects in esophageal cancer cells
title_short Identifying the mitochondrial ribosomal protein MRPL13 as an oncogenic RBP that promotes proliferation, migration, and anti-apoptotic effects in esophageal cancer cells
title_sort identifying the mitochondrial ribosomal protein mrpl13 as an oncogenic rbp that promotes proliferation migration and anti apoptotic effects in esophageal cancer cells
topic Esophageal cancer
RNA-Binding proteins
Prognostic
MRPL13
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024155776
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