Co-overexpression of self-renewal markers SALL4 and HIWI is correlated with depth of tumor invasion and metastasis in colorectal cancer

Abstract Background SALL4 and HIWI are involved in the maintenance of self-renewal capacity of stem cells. Several scrutinizes have demonstrated that SALL4 and HIWI play a key role in cancer development. However, the correlation between these genes regarding different clinicopathological features of...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Mahdi Forghanifard, Somayeh Salehi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-08-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43042-022-00333-6
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description Abstract Background SALL4 and HIWI are involved in the maintenance of self-renewal capacity of stem cells. Several scrutinizes have demonstrated that SALL4 and HIWI play a key role in cancer development. However, the correlation between these genes regarding different clinicopathological features of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) is still unclear. Methods The expression of SALL4 and HIWI in different clinicopathological features of 46 CRC patients was analyzed using relative comparative real-time PCR. Results mRNA expression levels of SALL4 and HIWI genes were significantly correlated with each other in CRC (P = 0.013, Pearson correlation = 0.364). HIWI expression was notably increased in tumors with overexpression of SALL4 in comparison with other samples. This correlation was significant in non-metastatic CRCs compared to the metastatic tumors and in invaded tumors to the serosa (T3/T4) in comparison with non-invaded tumors (T1/T2). Conclusions Based on the significant association of SALL4 and HIWI in different indices of CRC poor prognosis, it may be concluded that simultaneous expression of these genes is notably contributed to the growth and development of the disease, and therefore, their co-overexpression may be considered for prognosis of aggressive CRCs.
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spelling doaj.art-c7cae9b85d3f4aaebbb514f65377331d2022-12-22T01:35:41ZengSpringerOpenEgyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics2090-24412022-08-012311710.1186/s43042-022-00333-6Co-overexpression of self-renewal markers SALL4 and HIWI is correlated with depth of tumor invasion and metastasis in colorectal cancerMohammad Mahdi Forghanifard0Somayeh Salehi1Department of Biology, Islamic Azad UniversityDepartment of Biology, Islamic Azad UniversityAbstract Background SALL4 and HIWI are involved in the maintenance of self-renewal capacity of stem cells. Several scrutinizes have demonstrated that SALL4 and HIWI play a key role in cancer development. However, the correlation between these genes regarding different clinicopathological features of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) is still unclear. Methods The expression of SALL4 and HIWI in different clinicopathological features of 46 CRC patients was analyzed using relative comparative real-time PCR. Results mRNA expression levels of SALL4 and HIWI genes were significantly correlated with each other in CRC (P = 0.013, Pearson correlation = 0.364). HIWI expression was notably increased in tumors with overexpression of SALL4 in comparison with other samples. This correlation was significant in non-metastatic CRCs compared to the metastatic tumors and in invaded tumors to the serosa (T3/T4) in comparison with non-invaded tumors (T1/T2). Conclusions Based on the significant association of SALL4 and HIWI in different indices of CRC poor prognosis, it may be concluded that simultaneous expression of these genes is notably contributed to the growth and development of the disease, and therefore, their co-overexpression may be considered for prognosis of aggressive CRCs.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43042-022-00333-6SALL4HIWIColorectal cancerOncogene
spellingShingle Mohammad Mahdi Forghanifard
Somayeh Salehi
Co-overexpression of self-renewal markers SALL4 and HIWI is correlated with depth of tumor invasion and metastasis in colorectal cancer
Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
SALL4
HIWI
Colorectal cancer
Oncogene
title Co-overexpression of self-renewal markers SALL4 and HIWI is correlated with depth of tumor invasion and metastasis in colorectal cancer
title_full Co-overexpression of self-renewal markers SALL4 and HIWI is correlated with depth of tumor invasion and metastasis in colorectal cancer
title_fullStr Co-overexpression of self-renewal markers SALL4 and HIWI is correlated with depth of tumor invasion and metastasis in colorectal cancer
title_full_unstemmed Co-overexpression of self-renewal markers SALL4 and HIWI is correlated with depth of tumor invasion and metastasis in colorectal cancer
title_short Co-overexpression of self-renewal markers SALL4 and HIWI is correlated with depth of tumor invasion and metastasis in colorectal cancer
title_sort co overexpression of self renewal markers sall4 and hiwi is correlated with depth of tumor invasion and metastasis in colorectal cancer
topic SALL4
HIWI
Colorectal cancer
Oncogene
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s43042-022-00333-6
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