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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022

CDCA3 is a prognostic biomarker for cutaneous melanoma and is connected with immune infiltration.

Tianhao Li, Liquan Wang, Nanze Yu, Ang Zeng, Jiuzuo Huang, Xiao Long

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tianhao LiDepartment of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Liquan WangDepartment of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Nanze YuDepartment of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Ang ZengDepartment of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Jiuzuo HuangDepartment of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xiao LongDepartment of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNPeking Union Medical College Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Dysregulation of cell cycle progression (CCP) is a trait that distinguishes cancer from other diseases. In several cancer types, CCP-related genes serve as the primary risk factor for prognosis, but their role in cutaneous melanoma remains unclear. Methods: Data from cutaneous melanoma patients were acquired from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). Using a Wilcoxon test, the level of CCP-related gene expression in cutaneous melanoma patient tissues was compared to that in normal skin tissues. Logistic analysis was then utilized to calculate the connection between the CCP-related genes and clinicopathological variables. The important functions of the CCP-related genes were further investigated using Gene Ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis, and single-sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (ssGSEA). Univariate and multivariate Cox analyses and Kaplan-Meier analysis were used to estimate the association between CCP-related genes and prognosis. In addition, using Cox multivariate analysis, a nomogram was constructed to forecast the influence of CCP-related genes on survival rates. Results: High expression of CCP-related genes was associated with TNM stage, age, pathological grade, and Breslow depth (P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that CCP-related genes were an independent factor in overall survival and disease-specific survival. High levels of gene expression originating from CCP were shown by GSEA to trigger DNA replication, the G1-S specific transcription factor, the mitotic spindle checkpoint, and the cell cycle. There was a negative association between CCP-related genes and the abundance of innate immune cells. Finally, we revealed that knockdown of cell division cycle-associated gene 3 (CDCA3) significantly suppressed the proliferation and migration ability of cutaneous melanoma cells. Conclusion: According to this study, CCP-related genes could serve as potential biomarkers to assess the prognosis of cutaneous melanoma patients and are crucial immune response regulators.

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cell cycle progression derived genecell division cycle-associated gene 3GEOLASSOmelanomaTCGA

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