Histone demethylase KDM4B contributes to advanced clear cell renal carcinoma and association with copy number variations and cell cycle progression

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Title: Histone demethylase KDM4B contributes to advanced clear cell renal carcinoma and association with copy number variations and cell cycle progression
Authors: Heting Tang, Yaping Guan, Zhihao Yuan, Tuanjie Guo, Xiangyin Tan, Yu Fan, Encheng Zhang, Xiang Wang
Source: Epigenetics, Vol 18, Iss 1 (2023)
Publisher Information: Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Genetics
Subject Terms: renal cancer, epigenetics, histone demethylase 4b, copy number variation, cell cycle, Genetics, QH426-470
More Details: Advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) poses a threat to patient survival. Epigenetic remodelling is the pathogenesis of renal cancer. Histone demethylase 4B (KDM4B) is overexpressed in many cancers through various pathways. However, the role of KDM4B in clear cell renal carcinoma has not yet been elucidated. The differential expression of KDM4B was first verified by analysing public databases. The expression of KDM4B in fresh tissues and pathology slides was further analysed by western blotting and immunohistochemical staining. KDM4B overexpression and knockdown cell lines were also established. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay was used to detect cell growth. Transwell assays were performed to assess cell migration. Xenografts were used to evaluate tumour growth and metastasis in vivo. Finally, KDM4B expression levels associated with copy number variation (CNV) and cell cycle stage were evaluated based on single-cell RNA sequencing data. KDM4B was expressed at higher levels in tumour tissues than in the adjacent normal tissues. High levels of KDM4B are associated with worse pathological features and poorer prognosis. KDM4B also promotes cell proliferation and migration in vitro, as well as tumour growth and metastasis in vivo. Tumour cells with high KDM4B expression exhibited higher CNV levels and a greater proportion of cells in the G1/S transition phase. Our results confirm that KDM4B promotes the progression of clear cell renal carcinoma, is correlated with poor prognosis, and may be related to high levels of CNV and cell cycle progression.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1559-2294
1559-2308
15592294
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1559-2294; https://doaj.org/toc/1559-2308
DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2023.2192319
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/9cb3f8f6fc734ff19163084e83c3c06c
Accession Number: edsdoj.9cb3f8f6fc734ff19163084e83c3c06c
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:15592294
15592308
DOI:10.1080/15592294.2023.2192319
Published in:Epigenetics
Language:English