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Effect of NUF2 knockdown on gene expression in OVCAR3 cells

ABSTRACT: Ovarian cancer is the fifth most lethal malignancy in women, and epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most common histological type. Due to the absence of specific symptoms and diagnostic biomarkers, greater than 70% of EOC patients are diagnosed with clinical stage Federation International of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) III or IV, which has a five-year survival rate of only 20% to 30%. Thus, it is crucial to identify novel molecular biomarkers and therapeutic targets for EOC. NDC80 kinetochore complex component (NUF2) is upregulated and plays an important role in various human cancers. Our results showed that NUF2 was significantly upregulated in EOC tissues. Downregulation of NUF2 decreased cell proliferation, migration, invasion and tumor growth in nude mice. However, the mechanism of NUF2 in EOC remains unclear. The mechanisms by which NUF2 regulates EOC progression were detected by RNA sequencing. Thus, OVCAR3 cells after transfection with shNC (control) and shNUF2 (NUF2i) were added puromycin for establishing stable cell lines. RNA-seq was performed to analyze the differentially expressed genes in OVCAR3 cells after NUF2 knockdown.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE213611 | GEO | 2023/01/11

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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