Prognostic analysis and mechanistic exploration of the autophagy-related exosome genes ITGA3, ITGB4, and PTK6 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. (PubMed, Discov Oncol)
Our research results indicate that the autophagy-related exosome genes PTK6, ITGA3 and ITGB4 are independent risk factors for PC and may promote PC development and invasion by promoting cell-cell adhesion and cell-matrix adhesion, inhibiting tumor cell autophagy, promoting nerve infiltration, reducing CD8 + T-cell content, and increasing M0 and M2 macrophage content. Drug susceptibility analysis showed that crizotinib, tamoxifen, ixazomib, and carboplatin had inhibitory effects on ITGA3, ITGB4, and PTK6.