Guanine nucleotide exchange factor H1 can be a new biomarker of melanoma

Jie Shi, Bingyu Guo, Yu Zhang, Qiang Hui, Peng Chang, Kai Tao Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, The General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China Abstract: Guanine nucleotide exchange factor H1 (GEF-H1), wh...

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Autores principales: Shi J, Guo BY, Zhang Y, Hui Q, Chang P, Tao K
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:88d405b809ad4304b46393213ffe466a2021-12-02T07:11:42ZGuanine nucleotide exchange factor H1 can be a new biomarker of melanoma1177-5491https://doaj.org/article/88d405b809ad4304b46393213ffe466a2016-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/guanine-nucleotide-exchange-factor-h1-can-be-a-new-biomarker-of-melano-peer-reviewed-article-BTThttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5491Jie Shi, Bingyu Guo, Yu Zhang, Qiang Hui, Peng Chang, Kai Tao Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, The General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China Abstract: Guanine nucleotide exchange factor H1 (GEF-H1), which couples microtubule dynamics to RhoA activation, is a microtubule-regulated exchange factor. Studies have shown that GEF-H1 can be involved in various cancer pathways; however, the clinical significance of GEF-H1 expression and functions in melanoma has not been established. In this study, we investigated the relationship between clinical outcomes and GEF-H1 functions in melanoma. A  total of 60 cases of different grades of melanoma samples were used to detect the expression of GEF-H1. Results showed that both messenger RNA and protein levels of GEF-H1 were significantly higher in high-grade melanomas. Furthermore, patients with high GEF-H1 expression had a shorter overall survival (22 months) than patients with low level of GEF-H1 expression (33.38 months).We also found that GEF-H1 can promote the proliferation and metastasis of melanoma cells. In summary, these results suggested that GEF-H1 may be a valuable biomarker for assessing the degree and prognosis of melanoma following surgery. Keywords: GEF-H1, melanoma, biomarker, proliferation, metastasisShi JGuo BYZhang YHui QChang PTao KDove Medical PressarticleGEF-H1melanoma cancerbiomarkerproliferationmetastasisMedicine (General)R5-920ENBiologics: Targets & Therapy, Vol 2016, Iss Issue 1, Pp 89-98 (2016)
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collection DOAJ
language EN
topic GEF-H1
melanoma cancer
biomarker
proliferation
metastasis
Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle GEF-H1
melanoma cancer
biomarker
proliferation
metastasis
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Shi J
Guo BY
Zhang Y
Hui Q
Chang P
Tao K
Guanine nucleotide exchange factor H1 can be a new biomarker of melanoma
description Jie Shi, Bingyu Guo, Yu Zhang, Qiang Hui, Peng Chang, Kai Tao Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, The General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China Abstract: Guanine nucleotide exchange factor H1 (GEF-H1), which couples microtubule dynamics to RhoA activation, is a microtubule-regulated exchange factor. Studies have shown that GEF-H1 can be involved in various cancer pathways; however, the clinical significance of GEF-H1 expression and functions in melanoma has not been established. In this study, we investigated the relationship between clinical outcomes and GEF-H1 functions in melanoma. A  total of 60 cases of different grades of melanoma samples were used to detect the expression of GEF-H1. Results showed that both messenger RNA and protein levels of GEF-H1 were significantly higher in high-grade melanomas. Furthermore, patients with high GEF-H1 expression had a shorter overall survival (22 months) than patients with low level of GEF-H1 expression (33.38 months).We also found that GEF-H1 can promote the proliferation and metastasis of melanoma cells. In summary, these results suggested that GEF-H1 may be a valuable biomarker for assessing the degree and prognosis of melanoma following surgery. Keywords: GEF-H1, melanoma, biomarker, proliferation, metastasis
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author Shi J
Guo BY
Zhang Y
Hui Q
Chang P
Tao K
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Guo BY
Zhang Y
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title Guanine nucleotide exchange factor H1 can be a new biomarker of melanoma
title_short Guanine nucleotide exchange factor H1 can be a new biomarker of melanoma
title_full Guanine nucleotide exchange factor H1 can be a new biomarker of melanoma
title_fullStr Guanine nucleotide exchange factor H1 can be a new biomarker of melanoma
title_full_unstemmed Guanine nucleotide exchange factor H1 can be a new biomarker of melanoma
title_sort guanine nucleotide exchange factor h1 can be a new biomarker of melanoma
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2016
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