Aberrant Expressions of PSMD14 in Tumor Tissue are the Potential Prognostic Biomarkers for Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Curative Resection

Yi-Mei Xiong; Fang Zhou; Jia-Wen Zhou; Fei Liu; Si-Qi Zhou; Bo Li; Zhong-Jian Liu; Yang Qin

doi:10.2174/0113892029277262231108105441

Aberrant Expressions of PSMD14 in Tumor Tissue are the Potential Prognostic Biomarkers for Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Curative Resection

Curr Genomics. 2023 Dec 28;24(6):368-384. doi: 10.2174/0113892029277262231108105441.

Authors

Yi-Mei Xiong¹, Fang Zhou¹, Jia-Wen Zhou¹, Fei Liu², Si-Qi Zhou², Bo Li², Zhong-Jian Liu¹, Yang Qin¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610 041, China.
² Division of Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610 041, China.

PMID: 38327651
PMCID: PMC10845065 (available on 2024-06-28)
DOI: 10.2174/0113892029277262231108105441

Abstract

Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has a high mortality rate, with curative resection being the primary treatment. However, HCC patients have a large possibility of recurrence within 5 years after curative resection.

Methods: Thus, identifying biomarkers to predict recurrence is crucial. In our study, we analyzed data from CCLE, GEO, and TCGA, identifying eight oncogenes associated with HCC. Subsequently, the expression of 8 genes was tested in 5 cases of tumor tissues and the adjacent non-tumor tissues. Then ATP6AP1, PSMD14 and HSP90AB1 were selected to verify the expression in 63 cases of tumor tissues and the adjacent non-tumor tissues. The results showed that ATP6AP1, PSMD14, HSP90AB1 were generally highly expressed in tumor tissues. A five-year follow-up of the 63 clinical cases, combined with Kaplan-Meier Plotter's relapse-free survival (RFS) analysis, found a significant correlation between PSMD14 expression and recurrence in HCC patients. Subsequently, we analyzed the PSMD14 mutations and found that the PSMD14 gene mutations can lead to a shorter disease-free survival time for HCC patients.

Results: The results of enrichment analysis indicated that the differentially expressed genes related to PSMD14 are mainly enriched in the signal release pathway.

Conclusion: In conclusion, our research showed that PSMD14 might be related to recurrence in HCC patients, and the expression of PSMD14 in tumor tissue might be a potential prognostic biomarker after tumor resection in HCC patients.

Keywords: ATP6AP1; HCC; HSP90AB1; PSMD14; prognostic biomarker; recurrence.