The zinc finger protein 587B () is a novel cisplatin-sensitive gene that was identified in our previous research by using a genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 knockout library in ovarian cancer (OC) cell lines. belongs to the C2H2-type zinc finger protein (ZFP) family. Many ZFP protein could inhibit tumor development and malignancy. However, the function of remains unknown.
Quantitative PCR (qPCR) was utilized to compare mRNA expression levels in OC and normal ovarian cell lines. The small interfering RNA (siRNA) and full-length ZNF587B eukaryotic expression plasmid were constructed and transfected into OC cells later. Colony formation, 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine (EdU) assay, transwell assay, and xenograft experiment were conducted to evaluate the effect of on OC cells.
was downregulated by approximately 43% and 17% in the OC cell lines SKOV3 and A2780, respectively, compared with that in the normal ovarian cell line IOSE80. Overexpression of reduced cell proliferation, colony formation, migration, and invasion, which could be reversed by knockdown of ZNF587B via siRNA. Xenograft experiments also confirmed that could suppress tumor growth. Survival data of OC patients in the SurvExpress database showed that with respect to overall survival, low-risk patients grouped by the prognostic index had a higher expression of and a better prognosis than high-risk group (HR = 1.77, 95% CI: 0.55-0.70, p = 0.023). Moreover, overexpression of ZNF587B promoted OC cells apoptosis when pretreated with cisplatin.
is a novel potential tumor suppressor of OC and may be a therapeutic target for OC.

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