https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/631235
標題: | High expression of dedicator of cytokinesis 1 (DOCK1) confers poor prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia | 作者: | Lee, Sze-Hwei Chiu, Yu-Chiao Li, Yi-Hung CHIEN-CHIN LIN HSIN-AN HOU WEN-CHIEN CHOU HWEI-FANG TIEN |
關鍵字: | DOCK1; acute myeloid leukemia; cell migration; prognosis; stemness | 公開日期: | 22-九月-2017 | 出版社: | IMPACT JOURNALS LLC | 卷: | 8 | 期: | 42 | 起(迄)頁: | 72250 | 來源出版物: | Oncotarget | 摘要: | DOCK family genes encode evolutionarily conserved guanine nucleotide exchange factors for Rho GTPase involving multiple biological functions. Yet the patterns and prognostic significance of their expression in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remain unexplored. Here we analyzed the expression patterns of 11 DOCK family genes in AML cells based on the array data of 347 patients from our cohort and several other published datasets. We further focused on the implications of the expression of DOCK1 since it was the only one in DOCK family to be associated with survival. Physiological functions and biological pathways associated with DOCK1 were identified using bioinformatics approaches. With a median follow up of 57 months, higher DOCK1 expression was associated with shorter disease free and overall survival. The finding could be validated by two independent cohorts. Multivariate analysis showed higher DOCK1 expression as a strong independent unfavorable prognostic factor. Higher DOCK1 expression was closely associated with older age, higher platelet and peripheral blast counts, intermediate-risk cytogenetics, FLT3-ITD, MLL-PTD and mutations in PTPN11, NPM1, RUNX1, ASXL1 and DNMT3A. Functional enrichment analysis suggested the association of DOCK1 overexpression with several key physiological pathways including cell proliferation, motility, and chemotaxis. Therefore, we suggested that AML with higher DOCK1 expression showed characteristic clinical and biological features. DOCK1 expression is an important prognostic marker and a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of AML. Studies in large prospective cohorts are necessary to confirm our findings. Further mechanistic studies to delineate the role of DOCK1 in the leukemogenesis are warranted. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/631235 | ISSN: | 1949-2553 | DOI: | 10.18632/oncotarget.19706 |
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