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ArticleStem cells international2022

Characterizing the Crosstalk of NCAPG with Tumor Microenvironment and Tumor Stemness in Stomach Adenocarcinoma.

Zheng Xiang, Genlan Cha, Yihao Wang, Jikai Gao, Jianguang Jia

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Article in Stem cells international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Zheng XiangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China 233000.
Genlan ChaDepartment of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China 233000.
Yihao WangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China 233000.
Jikai GaoDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China 233000.
Jianguang JiaDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China 233000.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8644-3256
First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College · CN

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Abstract

Background: Nonstructural maintenance of non-SMC condensin I complex subunit G (NCAPG) exerts critical effects on cancer progression. However, its biological roles in tumorigenesis and metastasis remain unclear. Thus, we aimed to assess the prognostic utility of NCAPG in stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) and its potential as a tumor biomarker. Methods: Pan-cancer expression profile dataset from public databases and corresponding clinical information were extracted. Single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) was performed for the evaluation of immune correlations pan-cancer. Subsequently, we focused on STAD and evaluated the methylation profiles, copy number variants (CNVs), and single nucleotide variants (SNVs). Immune features were analyzed between high and low NCAPG expression groups. Differential analysis was performed between high and low expression groups to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Prognostic DEGs were screened by univariate analysis, and an NCAPG-based risk model was constructed based on the prognostic DEGs and LASSO analysis. Results: NCAPG expression in STAD was significantly and positively correlated with four immune checkpoints, namely, CTLA4, PDCD1, LAG3, and CD276, but was negatively correlated with the infiltration of most immune cells. High and low NCAPG expression groups had differential overall survival, tumor mutation burden, and differential enrichment of therapeutic-related pathways. An immune risk scoring model related to NCAPG expression and immune score was constructed which showed a favorable performance in predicting STAD prognosis as well as predicting the response to immunotherapy. In addition, we found a higher mRNA stemness index (mRNAsi) in the high-risk group and a positive correlation between NCAPG expression and mRNAsi. Conclusion: NCAPG was suggested to be involved in the regulation of tumor microenvironment in STAD. High NCAPG expression was related to high tumor stemness and good prognosis. The immune risk model had a potential to predict STAD prognosis and help directing therapeutic treatment.

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