ZNF385B and VEGFA Are Strongly Differentially Expressed in Serous Ovarian Carcinomas and Correlate with Survival
ZNF385B and VEGFA Are Strongly Differentially Expressed in Serous Ovarian Carcinomas and Correlate with Survival
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10.1371/journal.pone.0046317
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发表时间:
2012-09-28
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3.7
通讯作者:
Gautvik, Kaare M.
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Elgaaen, Bente Vilming;Olstad, Ole Kristoffer;Gautvik, Kaare M.
Background: The oncogenesis of ovarian cancer is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to identify mRNAs differentially expressed between moderately and poorly differentiated (MD/PD) serous ovarian carcinomas (SC), serous ovarian borderline tumours (SBOT) and superficial scrapings from normal ovaries (SNO), and to correlate these mRNAs with clinical parameters including survival.Methods: Differences in mRNA expression between MD/PD SC, SBOT and SNO were analyzed by global gene expression profiling (n = 23), validated by RT-qPCR (n = 41) and correlated with clinical parameters.Results: Thirty mRNAs differentially expressed between MD/PD SC, SBOT and SNO were selected from the global gene expression analyses, and 21 were verified (p < 0.01) by RT-qPCR. Of these, 13 mRNAs were differentially expressed in MD/PD SC compared with SNO (p, 0.01) and were correlated with clinical parameters. ZNF385B was downregulated (FC = -130.5, p = 1.2 x 10(-7)) and correlated with overall survival (p = 0.03). VEGFA was upregulated (FC = 6.1, p = 6.0 x 10(-6)) and correlated with progression-free survival (p = 0.037). Increased levels of TPX2 and FOXM1 mRNAs (FC = 28.5, p = 2.7 x 10(-10) and FC = 46.2, p = 5.6 x 10(-4), respectively) correlated with normalization of CA125 (p = 0.03 and p = 0.044, respectively). Furthermore, we present a molecular pathway for MD/PD SC, including VEGFA, FOXM1, TPX2, BIRC5 and TOP2A, all significantly upregulated and directly interacting with TP53.Conclusions: We have identified 21 mRNAs differentially expressed (p