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ArticleBioMed research international2022

Prognostic Value of GIMAP4 and Its Role in Promoting Immune Cell Infiltration into Tumor Microenvironment of Lung Adenocarcinoma.

Siyuan Chen, Dong Tian, Lauren Petersen, Shuchang Cao, Zachary Quinn, Junyan Kan, Mingfeng Zheng, Wenjun Mao, Yuan Wan

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Article in BioMed research international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Siyuan ChenDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214023, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5711-7507
Dong TianDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5951-635X
Lauren PetersenThe Pq Laboratory of BiomeDx/Rx, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1668-2694
Shuchang CaoDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214023, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5405-4539
Zachary QuinnDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7688-2914
Junyan KanDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214023, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6838-8556
Mingfeng ZhengDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214023, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0392-3508
Wenjun MaoDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214023, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4644-9749
Yuan WanThe Pq Laboratory of BiomeDx/Rx, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0219-5118

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

GIMAPs are recognized as an important regulator in the carcinogenesis and development of lung cancer, but the function of GIMAP4 in the tumor microenvironment (TME) of lung cancers is unclear. In this study, we investigated the expression and variation of GIMAP4 in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), to explore its association with infiltration of immune cells. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) data were analyzed. Infiltration of immune cells was identified with TIMER (Tumor Immune Estimation Resource) and TISIDB (an integrated repository portal for tumor-immune system interactions). GIMAP4 expression declined in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), correlated with a poor overall survival (OS) in LUAD, indicating that GIMAP4 was a promising prognostic biomarker in LUAD. GIMAP4 mutation frequency was 1.76% in TCGA cohort and was relevant to the expression of immune components. TIMER and CIBERSORT analysis further confirmed that high GIMAP4 expression possibly promoted immune cell infiltration into the TME, with low GIMAP4 impairing the efficacy of immunotherapies targeting common immune check point inhibitors (ICI). GO (Gene Ontology) and KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) analyses were performed to provide insights into biological processes involved in LUAD. GIMAP4 was expected to be a prognostic biomarker in LUAD and provides potential adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapeutic strategies for targeting ICIs.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungGTP-Binding ProteinsLung NeoplasmsBiomarkersHumansPrognosisTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkersGIMAP4 protein, humanGTP-Binding Proteins

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PMCPMC9560834

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