BEX2 is poor prognostic factor and required for cancer stemness in gastric cancer.
BEX2
CHRNB2
Gastric cancer
Journal
Biochemical and biophysical research communications
ISSN: 1090-2104
Titre abrégé: Biochem Biophys Res Commun
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0372516
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 05 2023
07 05 2023
Historique:
received:
27
02
2023
accepted:
09
03
2023
medline:
3
4
2023
pubmed:
19
3
2023
entrez:
18
3
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Gastric cancer is the fifth most common malignancy worldwide. However, targeted therapy for advanced gastric cancer is still limited. Here, we report BEX2 (Brain expressed X-linked 2) as a poor prognostic factor in two gastric cancer cohorts. BEX2 expression was increased in spheroid cells, and its knockdown decreased aldefluor activity and cisplatin resistance. BEX2 was found to upregulate CHRNB2 (Cholinergic Receptor Nicotinic Beta 2 Subunit) expression, a cancer stemness-related gene, in a transcriptional manner, and the knockdown of which also decreases aldefluor activity. Collectively, these data are suggestive of the role of BEX2 in the malignant process of gastric cancer, and as a promising therapeutic target.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36933308
pii: S0006-291X(23)00302-9
doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.03.025
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
BEX2 protein, human
0
Nerve Tissue Proteins
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
59-67Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.