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ArticleComputational and mathematical methods in medicine2022

Comprehensive Pan-Cancer Analysis of GINS2 for Human Tumour Prognosis and as an Immunological Biomarker.

Wei Meng, Zhaosheng Jiang, Xiang Zhang, Bo Cai, Limin Ma, Yangbo Guan

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Article in Computational and mathematical methods in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Wei MengDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1293-8579
Zhaosheng JiangDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5916-6441
Xiang ZhangDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5936-8764
Bo CaiDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5554-0416
Limin MaDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7562-2176
Yangbo GuanDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5033-3602
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Abstract

Background: In recent years, more and more reports have shown that GINS complex subunit 2 (GINS2) plays an important role in the occurrence and progression of tumours. However, there is a lack of comprehensive and systematic research on its prognostic and immune effects in pan-cancer. Therefore, this study is aimed at investigating the prognostic value and immune-related role of GINS2 in human tumours and providing a comprehensive understanding of its carcinogenic mechanism in pan-cancer. Methods: We investigated different databases, including TIMER, TCGA, GTEX, CPTAC, GEPIA, and SangerBox. The study was carried out on the expression and prognosis of GINS2 in human tumours, immune infiltration and microenvironment, immune checkpoints, neoantigens, tumour mutational burden, microsatellite instability, mismatch repair (MMR) genes, methylation, cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), and enrichment analysis of gene set. Results: GINS2 plays a potential carcinogenic role in various human tumours through mRNA and protein levels. It is highly expressed in most cancers, and its expression is significantly correlated with tumour prognosis. In addition, the expression of GINS2 is associated with immune microenvironment and immune infiltration, especially in brain lower-grade glioma, lung squamous cell carcinoma, TGCT, breast invasive carcinoma, and glioblastoma multiforme. At the same time, GINS2 is related to immune neoantigens and the expression profiles of immune checkpoint genes in pan-cancer. It also affects the expression of DNA MMR genes and methyltransferase in pan-cancer. Finally, the correlation between GINS2 and CAF abundance in most tumours was studied, and an enrichment analysis of GINS2 and its related proteins was also carried out. Conclusion: This is the first study on GINS2 as a prognostic and immune mechanism in pan-cancer. GINS2 may be a valuable prognostic immunological biomarker of pan-cancer. This paper provides a relatively comprehensive understanding on the correlation of GINS2 with pan-cancer.

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Breast NeoplasmsCancer-Associated FibroblastsGlioblastomaLung NeoplasmsBiomarkersChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneFemaleHumansPrognosisTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkersChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneGINS2 protein, human

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