Research Paper Volume 9, Issue 11 pp 2334—2351
Expression of a novel CNPY2 isoform in colorectal cancer and its association with oncologic prognosis
- 1 Department of Colorectal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China
- 2 Department of Experimental Research, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China
- 3 Senboll Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Pingshan Bio-pharmacy Business Accelerator Unit 205, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, P. R. China
- 4 School of Mathematics and Computational Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
Received: September 24, 2017 Accepted: November 3, 2017 Published: November 13, 2017
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101324How to Cite
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Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Recently, we identified a novel biomarker, canopy fibroblast growth factor signaling regulator 2 (CNPY2) isoform2, and subsequently investigated its expression and prognostic value in CRC patients. We initially generated CNPY2 isoform2 monoclonal antibodies and examined CNPY2 isoform2 expression in CRC cell lines and tissues using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, western blot and immunohistochemistry analyses. We found that CNPY2 isoform2 expression significantly increased in tumor cell lines and tissues compared with that in normal colon epithelial cells and tumor-adjacent normal tissues. Survival analysis indicated that patients with low CNPY2 isoform2 expression had poorer 5-year overall survival (OS) in both the training cohort (41.7% vs. 77.7%, P = 0.007) and validation cohort (47.1% vs. 78.8%, P = 0.002). In multivariable analysis, CNPY2 isoform2 was identified as a predictor of 5-year OS in both the training cohort [hazard ratio (HR) = 5.001; 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.156–11.598, P < 0.001) and validation cohort (HR= 2.443; 95% CI 1.197- 4.983, P = 0.014). In conclusion, CNPY2 isoform2 represents as a novel and valuable prognostic indicator for CRC patients, while the oncologic function of CNPY2 requires further study.