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ArticleBMC neurology2023

Overexpression of TPM4 is associated with worse prognosis and immune infiltration in patients with glioma.

Yao Li, Yanan Zhang, Zeyu Wu, Peng Sun

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Article in BMC neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Yao LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong Province, China.
Yanan ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, Shandong Province, China.
Zeyu WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No.16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong Province, China.
Peng SunDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No.16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong Province, China. sunpeng@qdu.edu.cn.
Qingdao University · CNWeifang Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTropomyosin 4 (TPM4), a member of the tropomyosin family, is aberrantly expressed and plays an important role in a variety of cancers. However, studies on TPM4 in glioma patients are currently lacking.

objectiveOur study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic characteristics of TPM4 in glioma and its correlation with immune infiltration.

methodsBioinformatic analysis was performed to determine whether TPM4 has diagnostic and prognostic value for glioma. The following databases and analytical tools were used to explore the clinical significance of TPM4 in glioma: TCGA, GTEx, GEO, STRING, and TISIDB.

resultsOur study showed that the mRNA and protein expression levels of TPM4 were significantly higher in glioma than in healthy brain tissue. Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated that high expression of TPM4 in glioma correlated with poor prognosis. Univariate Cox analysis indicated that the high expression level of TPM4 in glioma was an independent prognostic characteristic for low overall survival (OS). The areas under the 1-year survival ROC, 2-year survival ROC, and 3-year survival ROC were all greater than 0.8. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis and GSEA showed that humoral immune response and cytokine receptor interaction were significantly enriched in the TPM4 high expression group, where M phase of the cell cycle, neutrophil degranulation, signaling by interleukins, and signaling by rho GTPases were significantly enriched. Furthermore, according to the analysis of immune cell infiltration, TPM4 was associated with tumor infiltration of a variety of immune cells.

conclusionsIn conclusion, our study suggests that TPM4 may be an effective prognostic biomarker for glioma patients, providing new ideas and research directions for glioma research.

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GliomaTropomyosinBrainClinical RelevanceHumansPrognosisTPM4 protein, humanTropomyosinGliomaImmune infiltrationOverall survivalPrognosisTPM4

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