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ArticleBioMed research international2021

Integrative Expression and Prognosis Analysis of DHX37 in Human Cancers by Data Mining.

Kang Huang, Tudi Pang, Changjun Tong, Houqing Chen, Yupeng Nie, Jiayi Wu, Yandong Zhang, Ganghong Chen, Wei Zhou, Dazhi Yang

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Article in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kang HuangDepartment of Orthopedics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Tudi PangDepartment of Ultrasonics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Changjun TongDepartment of Orthopedics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Houqing ChenDepartment of Orthopedics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Yupeng NieDepartment of Orthopedics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Jiayi WuDepartment of Orthopedics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Yandong ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Ganghong ChenDepartment of Orthopedics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Wei ZhouDepartment of Orthopedics, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3873-5374
Dazhi YangDepartment of Orthopedics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0316-8346
Union Hospital · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DHEA-Box Helicase 37 (DHX37) is a putative RNA helicase. It is involved in various RNA secondary structure alteration processes, including translation, nuclear splicing, and ribosome assembly. It is reported to be associated with the neurodevelopmental disorder with brain anomalies, and a recent study suggests that DHX37 is a functional regulator of CD8 T cells. Dysregulation of the CD8 T cell function is closely related to defective antitumor immune responses. In the present study, we investigated the expression, mutation, and prognostic role of DHX37 in human cancers, mainly by mining publicly available datasets. Our results suggested that DHX37 was significantly upregulated in 17 kinds of tumors. Mutations including deletions, insertions, and substitutions of DHX37 were widely detected. Besides, the expression of DHX37 was negatively correlated with immune-related genes PD-L1, RGS16, and TOX, and it was positively associated with TIM3, LAG3, and NCOR2. Through biofunctional analysis, we observed that DHX37 was significantly enriched in cancer-related pathways such as cell cycle, DNA replication, mismatch repair, RNA degradation, and RNA polymerase. In conclusion, the study explored the significance of DHX37 in human cancers. DHX37 may serve as a potential target for cancer immunotherapy.

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NeoplasmsRNA HelicasesDatabases, GeneticData MiningFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMutationPrognosisDHX37 protein, humanRNA Helicases

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PMID33490273
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