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- Title
Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2C (UBE2C) is a prognostic indicator for cholangiocarcinoma.
- Authors
Ong, Khaa Hoo; Lai, Hong-Yue; Sun, Ding-Ping; Chen, Tzu-Ju; Huang, Steven Kuan-Hua; Tian, Yu-Feng; Chou, Chia-Lin; Shiue, Yow-Ling; Chan, Ti-Chun; Li, Chien-Feng; Kuo, Yu-Hsuan
- Abstract
Cholangiocarcinoma is the most common malignant bile duct tumor in Southeast Asia. The special location of cholangiocarcinoma leads to it being difficult to diagnose. Currently, the progress in clinical prognosis outcomes remains abysmal owing to the lack of definitive diagnostic criteria. Therefore, uncovering the potential markers for cholangiocarcinoma is a pressing issue. Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 C (UBE2C) is a critical ubiquitination enzyme; it is involved in the tumorigenesis of various malignancies and affects the patient's prognosis. However, there is currently no relevant literature to indicate whether UBE2C is related to the clinical survival outcome of cholangiocarcinoma patients. In this report, we mined the published cholangiocarcinoma transcriptome data set (GSE26566), compared it with the ubiquitination-associated gene (GO:0016567), and identified that UBE2C was highly expressed in cholangiocarcinoma tumor tissue. Moreover, high expression of UBE2C was markedly correlated with surgical margin, primary tumor, histological variants, and histological grade. More specifically, high expression of UBE2C was negatively associated with overall survival, disease-specific survival, local recurrence-free survival, and metastasis-free survival in patients with cholangiocarcinoma. Our findings demonstrate that UBE2C may provide a potential therapeutic marker and prognostic factor for cholangiocarcinoma patients.
- Subjects
SOUTHEAST Asia; UBIQUITIN-conjugating enzymes; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; SURGICAL margin; OVERALL survival; SURVIVAL rate
- Publication
European Journal of Medical Research, 2023, Vol 28, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0949-2321
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40001-023-01575-9