Increased Expression of NOP14 is Associated with Improved Prognosis Due to Immune Regulation in Colorectal Cancer

Overview

Journal BMC Gastroenterol

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2022 Apr 27

PMID 35473611

Authors

Caijie Lu

Weihua Liao

Yiwen Huang

Yaoxing Huang

Yuqi Luo

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Abstract

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common of cancer-related deaths. Nucleolar protein 14 (NOP14) is known to play different roles in diverse types of cancers. However, little is known about its roles in CRC. Here, we assessed the prognostic value and functions of NOP14 in CRC using the data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and validated them based on the data from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO).

Methods: NOP14 mRNA and protein data in CRC was obtained from the TCGA, GEO, human protein atlas (HPA), and UALCAN databases. Survival and Cox regression analysis was performed to assess the prognostic value of NOP14 in CRC patients. Next, to evaluate the potential functions of NOP14, a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) of differential expression genes (DEGs) associated with dysregulated NOP14 was performed. Finally, to investigate the immune response associated with NOP14 expression in CRC, we analyzed the correlations between immune cells infiltration and NOP14 expression level. Additionally, the correlations between immune molecule expression levels with NOP14 expression level were analyzed.

Results: High NOP14 mRNA expression was observed in CRC tissues based on the data from TCGA and GEO datasets. Similarly, high NOP14 protein levels were found in CRC tissues according to the immunohistochemical images from HPA. Interestingly, high NOP14 expression level was associated with an improved prognosis in CRC patients. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that high NOP14 expression level was an independent protective factor for CRC patients. With the support of PPI network analysis, we found several risk genes interacted with NOP14. GSEA revealed that high NOP14 expression inhibited several signal pathways involved in tumor formation and development. Additionally, high NOP14 expression was positively associated with most kinds of immune cell infiltrations and the expression levels of some molecules related to immune activation.

Conclusion: Altogether, these results indicated that high NOP14 expression leads to improved prognosis in CRC patients by inhibiting the signaling pathways involved in tumor growth and promoting the immune responses.

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