Analysis of deubiquitinase OTUD5 as a biomarker and therapeutic target for cervical cancer by bioinformatic analysis

OTU deubiquitinase 5 (OTUD5), as a member of the ovarian tumor protease (OTU) family, was previously reported to play important roles in DNA repair and immunity. However, little is known about its function in tumors. Cervical cancer is a malignant tumor that seriously endangers the lives of women. Here, we found that low expression of OTUD5 in cervical cancer is associated with poor prognosis. Its expression is associated with tumor stage, metastatic nodes and tumor subtypes such as those related to the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT signaling, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and hormones. In addtion, we analyzed the coexpressed genes, related miRNAs, transcription factors, kinases, E3s and interacting proteins of OTUD5. We demonstrated that OTUD5 affects the expression levels of WD repeat domain 45 (WDR45), ubiquitin-specific peptidase 11 (USP11), GRIP1 associated protein 1 (GRIPAP1) and RNA binding motif protein 10 (RBM10). Moreover, hsa-mir-137, hsa-mir-1913, hsa-mir-937, hsa-mir-607, hsa-mir-3149 and hsa-mir-144 may inhibit the expression of OTUD5. Furthermore, we performed enrichment analysis of 22 coexpressed genes, 33 related miRNAs and 30 interacting proteins. In addition to ubiquitination and immunology related processes, they also participate in Hippo signaling, insulin signaling, EMT, histone methylation and phosphorylation kinase binding. Our study for the first time analyzed the expression of OTUD5 in cervical cancer and its relationship with clinicopathology and provided new insights for further study of its regulatory mechanism in tumors.