DDX41 expression is associated with tumor necrosis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and in cooperation with VHL loss leads to worse prognosis.
DDX41
Prognostic predictor
Renal cell carcinoma
Tumor necrosis
VHL loss
Journal
Urologic oncology
ISSN: 1873-2496
Titre abrégé: Urol Oncol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9805460
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2022
10 2022
Historique:
received:
05
02
2022
revised:
21
06
2022
accepted:
04
07
2022
pubmed:
3
8
2022
medline:
28
9
2022
entrez:
2
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Histologic tumor necrosis (TN) is a well-established independent prognostic indicator in patients treated surgically for clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). However, the precise mechanisms by which TN alters disease progression remain unknown. The DEAD-box protein DDX41, a member of a large family of helicases, has been characterized as a pattern recognition receptor against an array of double-stranded (ds)DNA produced from bacteria, dsDNA viruses, and nearby cells that have released dsDNA fragments through necrosis. We hypothesized that DDX41 expression may be upregulated in ccRCC with TN, leading to worse prognosis. Relationship between the presence of TN and DDX41 expression were examined using The Cancer Genome Atlas data sets or using ccRCC samples in our institution. Further, the molecular functions of DDX41 were investigated with human ccRCC cells. The presence of TN was significantly associated with the upregulation of mRNA and protein expression of DDX41 in the 2different patient cohorts with ccRCC. In addition, the mRNA and protein expression levels of DDX41 revealed a worse prognosis. In vitro analyses with ccRCC cells revealed that DDX41 expression promotes tumor-promoting activity. Furthermore, VHL loss, 1of the most common features in ccRCC, was shown to play an extremely important role in increasing the expression of the CXCL family in DDX41-expressing ccRCC, leading to the acquisition of a worse malignant phenotype. DDX41 expression is associated with TN in ccRCC and leads to a worse prognosis in cooperation with VHL loss.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Histologic tumor necrosis (TN) is a well-established independent prognostic indicator in patients treated surgically for clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). However, the precise mechanisms by which TN alters disease progression remain unknown. The DEAD-box protein DDX41, a member of a large family of helicases, has been characterized as a pattern recognition receptor against an array of double-stranded (ds)DNA produced from bacteria, dsDNA viruses, and nearby cells that have released dsDNA fragments through necrosis. We hypothesized that DDX41 expression may be upregulated in ccRCC with TN, leading to worse prognosis.
METHODS
Relationship between the presence of TN and DDX41 expression were examined using The Cancer Genome Atlas data sets or using ccRCC samples in our institution. Further, the molecular functions of DDX41 were investigated with human ccRCC cells.
RESULTS
The presence of TN was significantly associated with the upregulation of mRNA and protein expression of DDX41 in the 2different patient cohorts with ccRCC. In addition, the mRNA and protein expression levels of DDX41 revealed a worse prognosis. In vitro analyses with ccRCC cells revealed that DDX41 expression promotes tumor-promoting activity. Furthermore, VHL loss, 1of the most common features in ccRCC, was shown to play an extremely important role in increasing the expression of the CXCL family in DDX41-expressing ccRCC, leading to the acquisition of a worse malignant phenotype.
CONCLUSIONS
DDX41 expression is associated with TN in ccRCC and leads to a worse prognosis in cooperation with VHL loss.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35918249
pii: S1078-1439(22)00258-7
doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2022.07.001
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Biomarkers, Tumor
0
RNA, Messenger
0
Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein
EC 2.3.2.27
DDX41 protein, human
EC 3.6.1.-
DEAD-box RNA Helicases
EC 3.6.4.13
VHL protein, human
EC 6.3.2.-
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
456.e9-456.e18Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest All authors declare no conflicts of interest.