NDLI: Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of lymph node metastasis in ovarian cancer: focus on MEOX1

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Author	Li, Jiajia Sun, Yihua Zhi, Xiuling Sun, Yating Abudousalamu, Zulimire Lin, Qianhan Li, Bin Yao, Liangqing Chen, Mo
Abstract	Background Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is a major factor contributing to the high mortality rate of ovarian cancer, making the treatment of this disease challenging. However, the molecular mechanism underlying LNM in ovarian cancer is still not well understood, posing a significant obstacle to overcome. Results Through data mining from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases, we have identified MEOX1 as a specific gene associated with LNM in ovarian cancer. The expression of MEOX1 was found to be relatively high in serous ovarian adenocarcinoma, and its higher expression were associated with increased tumor grade and poorer clinical prognosis for ovarian cancer patients. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that MEOX1 exhibited the highest mRNA levels among all cancer types in ovarian cancer tissues and cell lines. Furthermore, gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and pathway analysis demonstrated that MEOX1 was involved in various LNM-related biological activities, such as lymphangiogenesis, lymphatic vessel formation during metastasis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), G2/M checkpoint, degradation of extracellular matrix, and collagen formation. Additionally, the expression of MEOX1 was positively correlated with the expression of numerous prolymphangiogenic factors in ovarian cancer. To validate our findings, we conducted experiments using clinical tissue specimens and cell lines, which confirmed that MEOX1 was highly expressed in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) tissues and various ovarian cancer cell lines (A2780, SKOV3, HO8910, and OVCAR5) compared to normal ovarian tissues and normal ovarian epithelial cell line IOSE-80, respectively. Notably, we observed a higher protein level of MEOX1 in tumor tissues of LNM-positive HGSOC compared to LNM-negative HGSOC. Moreover, our fundamental experiments demonstrated that suppression of MEOX1 led to inhibitory effects on ovarian cancer cell proliferation and EMT, while overexpression of MEOX1 enhanced the proliferation and EMT capacities of ovarian cancer cells. Conclusions The results of our study indicate that MEOX1 plays a role in the lymph node metastasis of ovarian cancer by regulating multiple biological activities, including the proliferation and EMT of ovarian cancer, lymphangiogenesis, and ECM remodeling. Our findings suggest that MEOX1 could serve as a potential biomarker for the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer with LNM.
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Page Count	18
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ISSN	17572215
DOI	10.1186/s13048-024-01384-6
Journal	Journal of Ovarian Research
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	17
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2024-03-14
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Gynecology Reproductive Medicine Ovarian cancer Lymph node metastasis MEOX1 Lymphangiogenesis Bioinformatics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Oncology Obstetrics and Gynecology
Journal Impact Factor	3.8/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	4.2/2023

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