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†These authors contributed equally.
Background: Myc-associated zinc finger protein (MAZ) plays a role in
cancer progression and metastasis. However, the role and underlying molecular
mechanism of MAZ in thyroid cancer have not yet been fully elucidated. This study
aimed to explore the clinical significance of MAZ in thyroid cancer tissues,
and clarify its mechanism in the occurrence and development of thyroid cancer.
Methods: The expression level of MAZ protein in thyroid cancer tissues
was detected by bioinformatics analysis and immunohistochemistry (IHC). The
relationship between the expression level of MAZ and clinicopathological
characteristics of thyroid cancer patients was analyzed by multivariate logistic
regression analysis. Quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction
(RT-qPCR) was used to detect the mRNA expression level of MAZ in thyroid cancer
cell lines. After MAZ knockdown cell lines were constructed, wound healing and
Transwell assays were used to detect the migratory and invasive abilities of
cancer cells. Results: The results of IHC showed that the expression
level of MAZ protein in thyroid cancer tissues was higher than that in normal
adjacent thyroid tissues (p