The Identification of RNA Modification Gene <i>PUS7</i> as a Potential Biomarker of Ovarian Cancer

Huimin Li; Lin Chen; Yunsong Han; Fangfang Zhang; Yanyan Wang; Yali Han; Yange Wang; Qiang Wang; Xiangqian Guo

doi:10.3390/biology10111130

Biology (Nov 2021)

The Identification of RNA Modification Gene <i>PUS7</i> as a Potential Biomarker of Ovarian Cancer

Huimin Li,
Lin Chen,
Yunsong Han,
Fangfang Zhang,
Yanyan Wang,
Yali Han,
Yange Wang,
Qiang Wang,
Xiangqian Guo

Affiliations

Huimin Li: Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
Lin Chen: Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
Yunsong Han: Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
Fangfang Zhang: Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
Yanyan Wang: Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
Yali Han: Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
Yange Wang: Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
Qiang Wang: School of Software, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
Xiangqian Guo: Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10111130
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 11
p. 1130

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RNA modifications are reversible, dynamically regulated, and involved in a variety of diseases such as cancers. Given the lack of efficient and reliable biomarkers for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer (OV), this study was designed to explore the role of RNA modification genes (RMGs) in the diagnosis of OV. Herein, 132 RMGs were retrieved in PubMed, 638 OV and 18 normal ovary samples were retrieved in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), and GSE18520 cohorts were collected for differential analysis. Finally, PUS7 (Pseudouridine Synthase 7) as differentially expressed RMGs (DEGs-RMGs) was identified as a diagnostic biomarker candidate and evaluated for its specificity and sensitivity using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis in TCGA and GEO data. The protein expression, mutation, protein interaction networks, correlated genes, related pathways, biological processes, cell components, and molecular functions of PUS7 were analyzed as well. The upregulation of PUS7 protein in OV was confirmed by the staining images in HPA and tissue arrays. Collectively, the findings of the present study point towards the potential of PUS7 as a diagnostic marker and therapeutic target for ovarian cancer.

Published in Biology

ISSN: 2079-7737 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
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