Positive Expression of Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Is Related to the Malignant Clinical Features Leading to Poor Prognosis of Glioblastoma

作者全名："Deng, Xinqing; Ren, Jian; Bi, Zhongsheng; Fu, Zhenghao"

作者地址："[Deng, Xinqing; Bi, Zhongsheng; Fu, Zhenghao] Guangdong 999 Brain Hosp, Guangzhou 510000, Peoples R China; [Ren, Jian] Chongqing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 3, Gener Hosp, Dept Neurol Dis Ctr, Chongqing 401120, Peoples R China"

通信作者："Ren, J (通讯作者)，Chongqing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 3, Gener Hosp, Dept Neurol Dis Ctr, Chongqing 401120, Peoples R China."

来源：GENETICS RESEARCH

ESI学科分类：MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS

WOS号：WOS:000908906800001

JCR分区：Q4

影响因子：1.5

年份：2022

卷号：2022

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摘要："Backgrounds. Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) is a monomeric-binding protein belonging to the lipocalin protein family, which has been reported to be dysregulated in several malignancies such as breast cancer and lung cancer. However, the expression and function of RBP4 in glioblastoma (GBM) are completely unknown. Materials and Methods. TCGA datasets were used for analyzing the mRNA level of RBP4 in GBM and its clinical relevance. A retrospective GBM cohort (n = 73) was enrolled from our hospital to test the protein expression profile of RBP4 in GBM tissues as well as its correlation with patients' prognoses. Two human GBM cell lines, LN229 and U251, were collected to conduct overexpression and knockdown experiments targeting RBP4. The tumor-related effects of RBP4 in GBM were finally evaluated by proliferation and invasion assays. Results. Both the higher mRNA level and protein level of RBP4 in GBM tissues were significantly correlated with poorer patients' overall survival. Multivariate analysis identified RBP4 as a novel independent prognostic predictor in GBM patients. Overexpression of RBP4 resulted in enhanced GBM proliferation capacity, which was consistent with clinical findings on the positive correlation between RBP4 level and tumor size. Meanwhile, overexpressing RBP4 promoted GBM cell migration and invasion, while silencing RBP4 led to the opposite results. Conclusions. RBP4 overexpression in tumor tissues is correlated with poorer prognosis of GBM patients, which functions by promoting GBM proliferation and invasion, thus, may serve as an invaluable predictive biomarker and therapeutic target."

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