The developmental gene Chordin is amplified and expressed in human cancers

Autor: Eric Sosa, Edward M. De Robertis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Molecular & Cellular Oncology, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2372-3556
23723556
DOI: 10.1080/23723556.2023.2218147
Popis: Chordin (CHRD) is a secreted protein important in early development, yet a role for CHRD in human disease has not been identified. In this study we investigated CHRD in cancer and normal adult tissues using the wealth of genome-wide data available in public databases. We found that Chordin is amplified in the DNA of specific cancers such as lung squamous cell and others, although copy number variation did not strictly correlate with higher mRNA expression. In some cancers, such as renal and stomach carcinomas, increased CHRD expression significantly correlated with poor survival. In normal adult human tissues, CHRD mRNA was highest in hepatocytes. Crossveinless-2/BMPER, a component of the Chordin morphogenetic pathway expressed at the opposite side in embryos, was expressed in liver stellate cells. This raises the intriguing possibility that a BMP gradient might be established in the extracellular matrix of the space of Disse that surrounds portal sinusoid capillaries.
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