HOXB and HOXD genes contribute to the carcinogenic processes in glioblastoma: evidence form a bioinformatics analysis

Q3 Medicine

Cancer treatment and research communications Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ctarc.2025.100923

Mohsen Ahmadi , Maryam Bazrgar , Saeedeh Akhavan , Mohadeseh Fathi , Pegah Mousavi , Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard

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Abstract

Purpose

Glioblastoma is an aggressive cancer that affects the brain. The Homeobox B and D (HOXB/D) family has been linked to tumor progression, but their exact mechanism remains unclear.

Material and methods

This study aimed to identify critical HOXB/D family members associated with glioblastoma and analyze their expression in glioblastoma using the GEPIA2 database. The study also assessed genetic alterations, their related transcription factors, miRNAs, gene-gene interactions, and correlations between their expression and immune infiltration using databases like cBioPortal, miRNet, GeneMANIA, and GSCA.

Results

We showed that HOXB2/3/7 and HOXD3/8/9/10/11/13 expression was higher in glioblastoma samples compared to normal samples. Increased expression of HOXB2/5/8/9/13 was associated with negative effects on overall survival (OS), disease-specific survival (DSS), and progression-free survival (PFS), while overexpression of HOXB2/5/9 was linked to inferior PFS. Heightened levels of HOXD4/9, HOXD9/11, and HOXD9/10/11 expression in glioblastoma patients were correlated with unfavorable outcomes in terms of OS, DSS, and PFS. HOXB/D genes were related to 20 different genes, mainly enriched in the Activation of HOX Genes During Differentiation R-HSA-5619507 pathway. Immune cells were linked to specific genes in glioblastoma, with HOXB2 and HOXD3 expression potentially causing resistance to Methotrexate and Z-LLNle-CHO, HOXB7 indicating sensitivity to Lapatinib but resistance to 18 other small molecules, HOXD8 leading to resistance against 5 small molecules, and upregulated HOXD9, HOXD10, and HOXD13 suggesting sensitivity to 2, 4, and 9 small molecules, respectively.

Conclusion

Taken together, we showed contribution of HOXB and HOXD genes in the carcinogenic processes and proposed them as possible targets for treatment options.

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HOXB和HOXD基因参与胶质母细胞瘤的致癌过程：来自生物信息学分析的证据

胶质母细胞瘤是一种影响大脑的侵袭性癌症。Homeobox B和D （HOXB/D）家族与肿瘤进展有关，但其确切机制尚不清楚。材料和方法本研究旨在利用GEPIA2数据库确定与胶质母细胞瘤相关的关键HOXB/D家族成员，并分析其在胶质母细胞瘤中的表达。该研究还评估了遗传改变、相关转录因子、miRNAs、基因-基因相互作用，以及它们的表达与免疫浸润之间的相关性，使用的数据库包括cbiopportal、miRNet、GeneMANIA和GSCA。结果HOXB2/3/7和HOXD3/8/9/10/11/13在胶质母细胞瘤组织中的表达高于正常组织。HOXB2/5/8/9/13的表达增加与总生存期（OS）、疾病特异性生存期（DSS）和无进展生存期（PFS）的负面影响相关，而HOXB2/5/9的过表达与较差的PFS相关。在胶质母细胞瘤患者中，HOXD4/9、HOXD9/11和HOXD9/10/11表达水平升高与OS、DSS和PFS方面的不利结果相关。HOXB/D基因与20个不同的基因相关，主要富集于分化过程中HOX基因的激活R-HSA-5619507通路。免疫细胞与胶质母细胞瘤中的特定基因相关，HOXB2和HOXD3的表达可能导致对甲氨蝶呤和Z-LLNle-CHO的耐药，HOXB7对拉帕替尼敏感，但对其他18个小分子有抗性，HOXD8导致对5个小分子的耐药，HOXD9、HOXD10和HOXD13的上调分别提示对2、4和9个小分子敏感。综上所述，我们发现HOXB和HOXD基因在致癌过程中的作用，并提出它们可能是治疗方案的靶点。

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Cancer treatment and research communications Medicine-Oncology

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4.30

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148

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56 days

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