Putative dual roles of bone morphogenetic protein 8B (BMP8B) in disease progression of gastric cancer

Sun, Zhiwei, Cai, Shuo, Liu, Xiangyi, Jiang, Wen G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3283-1111 and Ye, Lin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0303-2409 2024. Putative dual roles of bone morphogenetic protein 8B (BMP8B) in disease progression of gastric cancer. Cancer Diagnosis & Prognosis 4 (5) , pp. 567-578. 10.21873/cdp.10365

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Abstract

Background/Aim: Increased expression of bone morphogenetic protein 8B (BMP8B) in bone marrow and primary tumors of patients with gastric cancer (GC) is associated with disease progression and poor prognosis. However, a reduced expression has also been seen in GCs due to histone acetylation. This study aimed to evaluate BMP8B transcript levels in a large GC cohort and its impact on cellular functions. Materials and Methods: BMP8B transcripts were determined in 319 gastric tumors and compared with 182 adjacent normal tissues using real time PCR, with a further analysis conducted in the TCGA database. Kaplan-Meier plotter analysis was performed to evaluate the correlation between BMP8B and prognosis of the disease. BMP8B knockdown model was employed to determine the effect of BMP8B on the function of GC cells (HGC27). Results: BMP8B mRNA levels were significantly up-regulated in the GC tissues compared with adjacent normal tissues in both TCGA database and our own database from Beijing Cancer Hospital, and high BMP8B expression was associated with poor prognosis. BMP8B is most likely to be involved in the differentiation of GC. Poorly differentiated GC samples presented a significantly reduced BMP8B expression in relation to well-differentiated and moderately differentiated GC. BMP8B knockdown inhibited proliferation of GC cells, while promoted invasion and migration of cancer cells. Conclusion: BMP8B was reduced in GCs, whereas higher BMP8B expression was associated with poor prognosis. BMP8B knockdown inhibited proliferation of GC cells, and promoted invasion and migration. Our results suggest that BMP8B plays dual roles in GC.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
ISSN:	2732-7787
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	19 September 2024
Date of Acceptance:	30 May 2024
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2024 13:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/172248

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