Association of mitochondrial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase with prognosis and immune regulation in hepatocellular carcinoma

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作者
Li, Chenxuan [1 ]
Zhang, En-di [1 ]
Ye, Youzhi [1 ]
Xiao, Zhongyun [1 ]
Huang, Hanfei [2 ]
Zeng, Zhong [2 ]
机构
[1] Kunming Med Univ, Kunming, Yunnan, Peoples R China
[2] Kunming Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Kunming, Yunnan, Peoples R China
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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2024年 / 14卷 / 01期
关键词
PCK2; Prognosis; Immune infiltrates; Immune checkpoints; Epithelial-mesenchymal transition; Hepatocellular carcinoma; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; T-CELL; PEPCK; EMT; PROGRESSION; METASTASIS; ADAPTATION; METABOLISM; HEPATITIS; HEDGEHOG;
D O I
10.1038/s41598-024-64907-7
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Mitochondrial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PCK2), a mitochondrial isoenzyme, supports the growth of cancer cells under glucose deficiency conditions in vitro. This study investigated the role and potential mechanism of PCK2 in the occurrence and development of Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), and other databases distinguish the expression of PCK2 and verified by qRT-PCR and Western blotting. Kaplan-Meier was conducted to assess PCK2 survival in HCC. The potential biological function of PCK2 was verified by enrichment analysis and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). The correlation between PCK2 expression and immune invasion and checkpoint was found by utilizing Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER). Lastly, the effects of PCK2 on the proliferation and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells were evaluated by cell tests, and the expressions of Epithelial mesenchymal transformation (EMT) and apoptosis related proteins were detected. PCK2 is down-regulated in HCC, indicating a poor prognosis. PCK2 gene mutation accounted for 1.3% of HCC. Functional enrichment analysis indicated the potential of PCK2 as a metabolism-related therapeutic target. Subsequently, we identified several signaling pathways related to the biological function of PCK2. The involvement of PCK2 in immune regulation was verified and key immune checkpoints were predicted. Ultimately, after PCK2 knockdown, cell proliferation and migration were significantly increased, and N-cadherin and vimentin expression were increased. PCK2 has been implicated in immune regulation, proliferation, and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma, and is emerging as a novel predictive biomarker and metabolic-related clinical target.
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