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ArticleFrontiers in cellular neuroscience2022

The copper-associated protein STEAP2 correlated with glioma prognosis and immune infiltration.

Xu Wang, Mingzhi Han, Songyu Chen, Yanfei Sun, Ruirong Tan, Bin Huang

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Article in Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2022. 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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Xu WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Mingzhi HanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Songyu ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yanfei SunDepartment of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Ruirong TanTranslational Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Chengdu, China.
Bin HuangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China.

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High-grade glioma is characterized by cell heterogeneity, gene mutations, and poor prognosis. Abnormal copper homeostasis affects the pathogenesis of glioma, but the underlying mechanisms and involved proteins are unknown. Here, we selected 90 copper-related proteins and verified their expression differences in glioma and normal tissues in the TCGA cohort followed by GO and KEGG clustering analyses. We then developed and validated a prognostic model. Moreover, we examined the mutation burden of copper-related proteins and discussed the differences in the immune microenvironment in the high- and low-risk groups. Furthermore, we focused on STEAP2 and demonstrated that STEAP2 expression was relatively low in tumor tissues compared to normal tissues, implying a favorable prognosis. Our findings provide a foundation for future research targeting copper-related proteins and their immune microenvironment to improve prognosis and responses to immunotherapy.

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copper associated proteingliomaimmune infiltrationSTEAP2tumor mutation burden (TMB)

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