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ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2023

m6A regulators are differently expressed and correlated with immune response of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Tao Zhang, Ping Sheng, Yuting Jiang

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Article in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2023. 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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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tao Zhang *Department of Pancreatic and Biliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Ping Sheng *Department of General Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province (The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology), Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.
Yuting JiangCenter for Endemic Disease Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. 102483@hrbmu.edu.cn.
First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CNHarbin Medical University · CNKunming University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundN6 methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methylation regulators play a key role in the occurrence and development of many tumors. However, the function of N6 methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methylation regulators in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) has not been fully clarified.

methodsWe used data set from GEPIA 2, UALCAN, TIMER, TISIDB, CBioPortal database to analyze the gene expression of 20 major m6A RNA methylation regulators.

resultsOur study revealed that the irregularity of m6A regulators were associated with poor prognosis in PAAD. Meantime, 13 m6A regulators showed high expression in PAAD samples (ALKBH5, ELAVL1, FTO, HNRNPC, IGF2BP2, METTL14, METTL16 (METT10D), RBM15, VIRMA (KIAA1429), YTHDF1, YTHDF2, YTHDF3 and ZC3H13). In these regulators, we evaluated HNRNPC and IGF2BP2 were significantly correlated with worse outcomes and ALKBH5, IGF2BP2, METTL16 (METT10D), RBM15 were significantly correlated with PAAD in advanced stage. Moreover, we showed m6A regulators is correlated with Immuno-regulators' (Immunoinhibitors, Immunostimulators and MHC molecules) expression and levels of immune infiltration in PAAD. Bioinformatics further demonstrate m6A regulators were participated in revising in RNA processing.

conclusionsOur study investigated that the m6A regulatory factors may serve as a biomarker and a potential target of immunotherapy for PAAD.

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AdenocarcinomaAdenosinePancreatic NeoplasmsRNA, MessengerRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalCell Line, TumorDatasets as TopicHumansLymphocytesMacrophagesMethylationNeutrophilsAdenosineN-methyladenosineRNA, MessengerClinical prognosisImmune infiltrationm6A regulatorsPancreatic adenocarcinomaRNA methylation

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PMID35780396
PMCPMC11796531
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