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ArticleScientific reports2021

BIRC5 is a prognostic biomarker associated with tumor immune cell infiltration.

Linlong Xu, Wenpeng Yu, Han Xiao, Kang Lin

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

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60 citing papers in PubMed, 94 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Linlong XuDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Jiujiang First People's Hospital, Jiujiang, 332000, China.
Wenpeng YuDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China.
Han XiaoHepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No.1, Minde Road, Nanchang, 330006, China. xhdyx0724@163.com.
Kang LinGastrointestinal Surgery Division, Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No.1, Minde Road, Nanchang, 330006, China. linkangxueshu@163.com.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University · CNJiujiang First People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BIRC5 is an immune-related gene that inhibits apoptosis and promotes cell proliferation. It is highly expressed in most tumors and leads to poor prognosis in cancer patients. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the expression level of BIRC5 in different tumors and patient prognosis, clinical parameters, and its role in tumor immunity. Genes co-expressed with BIRC5 were analyzed, and functional enrichment analysis was performed. The relationship between BIRC5 expression and the immune and stromal scores of tumors in pan-cancer patients and the infiltration level of 22 tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) was analyzed. The correlation of BIRC5 with immune checkpoints was conducted. Functional enrichment analysis showed that genes co-expressed with BIRC5 were significantly associated with the mitotic cell cycle, APC/C-mediated degradation of cell cycle proteins, mitotic metaphase, and anaphase pathways. Besides, the high expression of BIRC5 was significantly correlated with the expression levels of various DNA methyltransferases, indicating that BIRC5 regulates DNA methylation. We also found that BIRC5 was significantly correlated with multiple immune cells infiltrates in a variety of tumors. This study lays the foundation for future research on how BIRC5 modulates tumor immune cells, which may lead to the development of more effective targeted tumor immunotherapies.

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NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesCell ProliferationDatasets as TopicGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingPrognosisSurvival AnalysisSurvivinBiomarkers, TumorBIRC5 protein, humanSurvivin

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PMID33431968
PMCPMC7801710
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