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Correlation of 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate synthase 1 (PAPSS1) expression with clinical parameters and prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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Authors
Zhu, Xuyou ; Zhu, Peipei ; Chen, Xue ; Zhang, Long ; Wu, Caixia, ; Zhang, Haoyang ; Shen, Xiaoying ; Qi, Yao ; Chen, Mingmin ; Wang, Shunli ; Yi, Xianghua
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Universidad de Murcia, Departamento de Biologia Celular e Histiologia
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.14670/HH-18-590
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Abstract
Background. In recent years, 3'- phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate synthase 1 (PAPSS1) has been found to be highly expressed in some cancers and significantly associated with prognosis. Nevertheless, the role of PAPSS1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is poorly understood. Methods. In this study, PAPSS1 expression in ESCC samples was researched through real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), immunohistochemistry (IHC), and western blot (WB) techniques. siRNA technology was then used to inhibit PAPSS1 expression in ESCC cells, and cytologic tests were conducted to research gene affection on cell apoptosis, proliferation, and migration. Then, the expression of Bcl2, Ki67, and Snail was detected using qPCR and WB tests. These experimental data were analyzed by GraphPad software, where the P-value <0.05 was statistically significant. Results. The results showed that PAPSS1 expression level in ESCC tissues was higher than in the adjacent tissues. The data also showed that PAPSS1 was significantly correlated with N stage, and that the patients with high expressions had longer survival time. After transfection for 48 hours, the cell apoptosis rate of siRNA-PAPSS1 transfected groups decreased significantly, whereas the cell proliferation rate and migration ability increased relative to the control. At the same time, the expression levels of Bcl2, Ki67 and Snail were all upregulated by siRNA-PAPSS1. PAPSS1, however, was suppressed. Conclusions. PAPSS1 may be an ESCC suppressor gene, and its specific molecular mechanism in ESCC needs to be further studied.
Citation
Histology and Histopathology Vol. 38, nº11 (2023)
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