High expression of transforming acidic coiled coil-containing protein 3 strongly correlates with aggressive characteristics and poor prognosis of gastric cancer

  • Authors:
    • Miao Yun
    • Jian Rong
    • Zhi-Rui Lin
    • Yu-Long He
    • Jia-Xing Zhang
    • Zhen-Wei Peng
    • Lin-Quan Tang
    • Mu-Sheng Zeng
    • Qian Zhong
    • Sheng Ye
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  • Published online on: June 30, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2015.4093
  • Pages: 1397-1405
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Abstract

Transforming acidic coiled coil-containing protein 3 (TACC3) is well understood to regulate mitotic spindle dynamics and centrosome integrity during mitosis. TACC3 has been suggested to be deregulated in a variety of human malignancies and may be involved in the process of cancer progression. The aim of the present study was to determine the status of TACC3 expression in gastric cancer (GC) and to clarify its clinical/prognostic significance. In the present study, we applied quantitative PCR (qPCR) and western blotting to examine TACC3 mRNA/protein expression in paired GC tissues and matched adjacent non-malignant tissues. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed on a large cohort of 186 postoperative GC samples. Chi-square test, Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression modelling were used to analyse the data. Upregulated mRNA and protein expression levels of TACC3 were observed in the majority of the GC tissues based on qPCR and western blotting compared to the adjacent non-cancerous gastric tissues. Specific IHC staining for TACC3 was predominantly identified in the cytoplasm of the cancer cells. A high expression of TACC3 was detected in 102 of the 186 (54.8%) tissue samples and was significantly associated with the extracapsular extension of the tumour (P<0.001), tumour relapse (P<0.001) and shortened overall survival in GC (P<0.001). Further analysis demonstrated that the TACC3 expression level stratified the patient outcome in stage II (P=0.040), stage III (P<0.001), T3/4 (P<0.001), N positive (P<0.001) and poorly differentiated/undifferentiated tumour subgroups (P<0.001). The Cox regression analysis suggested that a high expression of TACC3 was an independent prognostic factor for GC patients. The measurement of TACC3 protein expression may be beneficial for predicting clinical outcomes for GC patients.
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Yun M, Rong J, Lin Z, He Y, Zhang J, Peng Z, Tang L, Zeng M, Zhong Q, Ye S, Ye S, et al: High expression of transforming acidic coiled coil-containing protein 3 strongly correlates with aggressive characteristics and poor prognosis of gastric cancer. Oncol Rep 34: 1397-1405, 2015.
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Yun, M., Rong, J., Lin, Z., He, Y., Zhang, J., Peng, Z. ... Ye, S. (2015). High expression of transforming acidic coiled coil-containing protein 3 strongly correlates with aggressive characteristics and poor prognosis of gastric cancer. Oncology Reports, 34, 1397-1405. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2015.4093
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Yun, M., Rong, J., Lin, Z., He, Y., Zhang, J., Peng, Z., Tang, L., Zeng, M., Zhong, Q., Ye, S."High expression of transforming acidic coiled coil-containing protein 3 strongly correlates with aggressive characteristics and poor prognosis of gastric cancer". Oncology Reports 34.3 (2015): 1397-1405.
Chicago
Yun, M., Rong, J., Lin, Z., He, Y., Zhang, J., Peng, Z., Tang, L., Zeng, M., Zhong, Q., Ye, S."High expression of transforming acidic coiled coil-containing protein 3 strongly correlates with aggressive characteristics and poor prognosis of gastric cancer". Oncology Reports 34, no. 3 (2015): 1397-1405. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2015.4093