Tianming Zhao, Hanlong Zhu, Tianhui Zou, Si Zhao, Lin Zhou, Muhan Ni, Feng Liu, Hao Zhu, Xiaotan Dou, Jian Di, Bing Xu, Lei Wang, Xiaoping Zou
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Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is recognized as the most aggressive and fatal malignancy. A previous study reported that PDAC patients who exhibit elevated levels of DDX3X have a poor prognosis and low overall survival rate. However, the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the specific roles of DDX3X in PDAC. Multiple bioinformatics analyses were used to evaluate DDX3X expression and its potential role in PDAC. In vitro and in vivo studies were performed to assess the effects of DDX3X on PDAC cell growth. Furthermore, Western blotting, quantitative PCR, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, mass spectrometry, coimmunoprecipitation and multiplexed immunohistochemical staining were conducted to identify the specific regulatory mechanism in PDAC. The results verified that DDX3X expression is notably upregulated in the tumor tissue vs. normal tissue of PDAC patients. DDX3X knockdown markedly suppressed the proliferation, invasion and migration of PDAC cells in vitro and inhibited tumor growth in vivo. Conversely, overexpression of DDX3X induced the opposite effect. Further studies supported that the DDX3X protein can associate with sirtuin 7 (SIRT7) to stimulate PDAC carcinogenesis and progression. Furthermore, SIRT7 inhibition significantly impeded DDX3X-mediated tumor growth both ex vivo and in vivo. The results also revealed that programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression is positively correlated with DDX3X expression. These results reveal significant involvement of the DDX3X-SIRT7 axis in the initiation and advancement of PDAC and offer previously undiscovered therapeutic options for PDAC management.
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Oncogenesis is a peer-reviewed open access online journal that publishes full-length papers, reviews, and short communications exploring the molecular basis of cancer and related phenomena. It seeks to promote diverse and integrated areas of molecular biology, cell biology, oncology, and genetics.
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