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Wei M, Zhou G, Chen L, Zhang Y, Ma W, Gao L, Gao G. The prognostic and immune significance of PLBD1 in pan-cancer and its roles in proliferation and invasion of glioma. J Cancer 2024; 15:3857-3872. [PMID: 38911364 PMCID: PMC11190780 DOI: 10.7150/jca.96365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
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Cancer is a destructive disease and is currently the leading cause of major threats to human health. PLBD1 is a transcription factor that regulates phospholipid metabolism, but its role in tumors is unknown. We assessed pan-cancer expression, methylation, and mutation data of PLBD1 by multiple databases to investigate its clinical prognostic value. In addition, we examined the pan-cancer immunological signature of PLBD1, particularly in gliomas. Furthermore, we assessed the impact of PLBD1 knockdown on the proliferation and invasive capacity of glioma cells by in vitro experiments. Our results suggest that PLBD1 is highly expressed in multiple types of cancers, and it can serve as an independent prognostic factor for gliomas. In addition, we found that the epigenetic alterations of PLBD1 were highly heterogeneous in a variety of cancers, including gliomas, and that its high methylation was associated with poor prognosis in a broad range of cancers. Immunological profiling demonstrated that PLBD1 was significantly associated with immune cell infiltration and multiple immune checkpoints in gliomas and is a potential biomarker for gliomas. Furthermore, cellular experiments showed that knockdown of PLBD1 significantly inhibited the proliferation and invasive ability of glioma cells. In conclusion, PLBD1 is a potential tumor prognostic biomarker and immunotherapeutic target that plays a crucial role in glioma cell proliferation, invasion and immunotherapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Minghao Wei
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China
- Department of Neurosurgery Ward II, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi, 712046, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001 China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China
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Yu F, Zhao LX, Chu S. TCHH as a Novel Prognostic Biomarker for Patients with Gastric Cancer by Bioinformatics Analysis. Clin Exp Gastroenterol 2024; 17:61-74. [PMID: 38434179 PMCID: PMC10906726 DOI: 10.2147/ceg.s451676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Background This study aims to investigate the clinicopathological significance and prognostic value of Trichohyalin (TCHH) in gastric cancer patients through bioinformatics analysis. Materials and Methods Data on TCHH expression and clinicopathological information were sourced from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for evaluating the correlation between TCHH mRNA expression levels and clinicopathological features. The predictive significance of TCHH mRNA expression for overall survival (OS), disease-specific survival (DSS), and progression-free interval (PFI) in patients with gastric cancer was assessed using Cox regression models. Furthermore, measures of immune cell infiltration in gastric cancer were made, and studies of gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment were also carried out to investigate the possible roles of TCHH in patients with gastric cancer. Results Compared to normal tissues, gastric cancer had a considerably higher expression of TCHH mRNA (P < 0.05). Wilcoxon analysis revealed a significant association between TCHH mRNA expression and the pathologic M stage (P = 0.017). High TPMT mRNA levels were also correlated with worse OS, DFS, and PFI in gastric cancer patients (both P < 0.05). TCHH showed significant negative correlations with the levels of NK CD56dim infiltration (r = -0.157, p = 0.002), Th17 cells infiltration (r = -0.235, P < 0.001), and Th2 infiltration (r = -0.195, P < 0.001). Furthermore, enrichment analysis indicated potential involvement in intermediate filament cytoskeleton organization, DNA methylation in gamete generation, cell-cell recognition, and G protein-coupled peptide receptor (GPCRs) activity. Conclusion The level of TCHH mRNA may serve as a novel prognostic biomarker for gastric cancer patients.
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- Fu Yu
- Department of Medical Oncology, Mingguang People’s Hospital of Anhui Province in China, Chuzhou, 239400, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Jieshou People’s Hospital of Anhui Province in China, Fuyang, 236500, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Nantong Haimen District People’s Hospital, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, 226100, People’s Republic of China
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Zhang L, Qu X, Xu Y. Molecular and immunological features of TREM1 and its emergence as a prognostic indicator in glioma. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1324010. [PMID: 38370418 PMCID: PMC10869492 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1324010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
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Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (TREM1), which belongs to the Ig-like superfamily expressed on myeloid cells, is reportedly involved in various diseases but has rarely been studied in glioma. In this study, the prognostic value and functional roles of TREM2 in glioma were analyzed. TERM1 was observed to be significantly upregulated in GBM compared to in other grade gliomas and was associated with poor prognosis. Increased TREM1 accompanied distinct mutation and amplification of driver oncogenes. Moreover, gene ontology and KEGG analyses showed that TREM1 might play a role in immunologic biological processes in glioma. TREM1 was also found to be tightly correlated with immune checkpoint molecules. xCell research revealed a link between TREM1 expression and multiple immune cell types, especially monocytes and macrophages. Single-cell analysis and immunofluorescence results showed that macrophages expressed TREM1. In vitro, inhibition of TREM1 signaling could result in a decrease in tumor-promoting effects of monocytes/TAMs. In summary, TREM1 may be a potential independent prognostic factor and immune target, which might provide new avenues to improve the efficacy of immunotherapy in glioma patients.
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- Lin Zhang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Gilhodes J, Meola A, Cabarrou B, Peyraga G, Dehais C, Figarella-Branger D, Ducray F, Maurage CA, Loussouarn D, Uro-Coste E, Cohen-Jonathan Moyal E. A Multigene Signature Associated with Progression-Free Survival after Treatment for IDH Mutant and 1p/19q Codeleted Oligodendrogliomas. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3067. [PMID: 37370678 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15123067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND IDH mutant and 1p/19q codeleted oligodendrogliomas are the gliomas associated with the best prognosis. However, despite their sensitivity to treatment, patient survival remains heterogeneous. We aimed to identify gene expressions associated with response to treatment from a national cohort of patients with oligodendrogliomas, all treated with radiotherapy +/- chemotherapy. METHODS We extracted total RNA from frozen tumor samples and investigated enriched pathways using KEGG and Reactome databases. We applied a stability selection approach based on subsampling combined with the lasso-pcvl algorithm to identify genes associated with progression-free survival and calculate a risk score. RESULTS We included 68 patients with oligodendrogliomas treated with radiotherapy +/- chemotherapy. After filtering, 1697 genes were obtained, including 134 associated with progression-free survival: 35 with a better prognosis and 99 with a poorer one. Eight genes (ST3GAL6, QPCT, NQO1, EPHX1, CST3, S100A8, CHI3L1, and OSBPL3) whose risk score remained statistically significant after adjustment for prognostic factors in multivariate analysis were selected in more than 60% of cases were associated with shorter progression-free survival. CONCLUSIONS We found an eight-gene signature associated with a higher risk of rapid relapse after treatment in patients with oligodendrogliomas. This finding could help clinicians identify patients who need more intensive treatment.
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- Julia Gilhodes
- Biostatistics & Health Data Science Unit, Institut Claudius Regaud, Oncopole Claudius Regaud-Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut Claudius Regaud, Oncopole Claudius Regaud-Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France
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- Biostatistics & Health Data Science Unit, Institut Claudius Regaud, Oncopole Claudius Regaud-Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut Claudius Regaud, Oncopole Claudius Regaud-Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France
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- Neuro-Oncology Department, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires La Pitié Salpêtrière-Charles Foix, Sorbonne University, 75006 Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Timone, AP-HM, GlioME Team, Institute of Neurophysiopathology, Aix-Marseille University, 13385 Marseille, France
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- Neuro-Oncology Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CRCL, UMR Inserm 1052_CNRS 5286, 69003 Lyon, France
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- Department of Pathology, CHU Toulouse, Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France
- Centre de Recherches Contre le Cancer de Toulouse, INSERM U1037, 31100 Toulouse, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut Claudius Regaud, Oncopole Claudius Regaud-Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France
- Centre de Recherches Contre le Cancer de Toulouse, INSERM U1037, 31100 Toulouse, France
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Oikawa D, Shimizu K, Tokunaga F. Pleiotropic Roles of a KEAP1-Associated Deubiquitinase, OTUD1. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12020350. [PMID: 36829909 PMCID: PMC9952104 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12020350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Protein ubiquitination, which is catalyzed by ubiquitin-activating enzymes, ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes, and ubiquitin ligases, is a crucial post-translational modification to regulate numerous cellular functions in a spatio-temporal-specific manner. The human genome encodes ~100 deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs), which antagonistically regulate the ubiquitin system. OTUD1, an ovarian tumor protease (OTU) family DUB, has an N-terminal-disordered alanine-, proline-, glycine-rich region (APGR), a catalytic OTU domain, and a ubiquitin-interacting motif (UIM). OTUD1 preferentially hydrolyzes lysine-63-linked ubiquitin chains in vitro; however, recent studies indicate that OTUD1 cleaves various ubiquitin linkages, and is involved in the regulation of multiple cellular functions. Thus, OTUD1 predominantly functions as a tumor suppressor by targeting p53, SMAD7, PTEN, AKT, IREB2, YAP, MCL1, and AIF. Furthermore, OTUD1 regulates antiviral signaling, innate and acquired immune responses, and cell death pathways. Similar to Nrf2, OTUD1 contains a KEAP1-binding ETGE motif in its APGR and regulates the reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated oxidative stress response and cell death. Importantly, in addition to its association with various cancers, including multiple myeloma, OTUD1 is involved in acute graft-versus-host disease and autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and ulcerative colitis. Thus, OTUD1 is an important DUB as a therapeutic target for a variety of diseases.
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