Research Paper Volume 12, Issue 24 pp 25304—25318
Identification of novel prognostic biomarkers in renal cell carcinoma
- 1 Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
Received: May 21, 2020 Accepted: August 29, 2020 Published: November 21, 2020
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.104131How to Cite
Copyright: © 2020 Zou et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Objective: To identify novel prognostic biomarkers in renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Results: 12 coding genes and one miRNA were finally identified as prognostic biomarkers. All of them were related to a poor prognosis. Lower expression levels of the coding genes were observed in higher clinical stages. Prognostic signatures including 7 biomarkers were identified. Patients in the high-risk group had worse survival than those in the low-risk group. The areas under the curves in different years indicated that it was a valuable signature in prognosis. It was found that elevated WDR72 inhibited the survival and invasion of 786-O and 769P cells in vitro.
Conclusions: Thirteen prognostic biomarkers of RCC were identified. Among them, 7 biomarkers comprised a signature to evaluate the RCC prognosis. WDR72 was a cancer suppressor and a potential therapeutic target in RCC.
Methods: Differentially expressed genes/miRNAs (DEGs/DEMs) and prognosis-related genes/miRNAs were acquired from public database. Prognostic biomarkers were identified by overlapping the significant DEGs/DEMs and prognosis-related genes/miRNAs. The associations between these biomarkers and the clinical stages were analyzed. All of these prognostic biomarkers were further investigated with multi-variable Cox regression. Finally, the inhibitory effect of WDR72 on the growth and invasion of RCC cells was studied.
Abbreviations
RCC: renal cell carcinoma; DEGs: differentially expressed genes; DEMs: differentially expressed miRNAs; OS: overall survival; DFS: disease-free survival.