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ArticleBMC cancer2023

LncRNA WEE2-AS1 is a diagnostic biomarker that predicts poor prognoses in patients with glioma.

Xuqiang Zhu, Di Chen, Yiyu Sun, Shuo Yang, Weiguang Wang, Bing Liu, Peng Gao, Xueyuan Li, Lixin Wu, Siqi Ma and 3 more

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Xuqiang Zhu *Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Di Chen *Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Yiyu Sun *Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200030, Shanghai, China.
Shuo YangDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200025, Shanghai, China.
Weiguang WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Bing LiuDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200025, Shanghai, China.
Peng GaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Xueyuan LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Lixin WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Siqi MaDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Wenyang LinDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Jiwei MaDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453100, Henan, Shanghai, China.
Dongming YanDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. mrdmyan@163.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNShanghai Sixth People's Hospital · CNXinxiang Medical University · CN

Funding

Henan Natural Science Fund Project 212300410401
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGlioma is characterized by high morbidity, high mortality, and poor prognosis. Despite tremendous advances in the treatment of glioma, the prognosis of patients with glioma is still unsatisfactory. There is an urgent need to discover novel molecular markers that effectively predict prognosis in patients with glioma. The investigation of the role of WEE2-AS1 in various tumors is an emerging research field, but the biological function and prognostic value of WEE2-AS1 in glioma have rarely been reported. This study aimed to assess the value of WEE2-AS1 as a potential prognostic marker of glioma.

methodsGene expression (RNA-Seq) data of patients with glioma were extracted from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) databases. The Wilcoxon rank sum test was used to analyze the expression of WEE2-AS1 in the cells and tissues of glioma. The Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test, Wilcoxon rank sum test, and logistic regression were used to evaluate the relationship between clinical variables and expression of WEE2-AS1. Cox regression analysis and the Kaplan-Meier method were used to evaluate the prognostic factors in glioma. A nomogram based on Cox multivariate analysis was used to predict the impact of WEE2-AS1 on glioma prognosis. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) was used to identify key WEE2-AS1-associated signaling pathways. Spearman's rank correlation was used to elucidate the association between WEE2-AS1 expression and immune cell infiltration levels.

resultsWe found that WEE2-AS1 was overexpressed in a variety of cancers, including glioma. High expression of WEE2-AS1 was associated with glioma progression. We determined that the expression of WEE2-AS1 might be an independent risk factor for the survival and prognosis of patients with glioma. We further observed that the mechanism of WEE2-AS1-mediated tumorigenesis involved neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction, cell cycle, and the infiltration of immune cells into the glioma microenvironment.

conclusionThese findings demonstrate that WEE2-AS1 is a promising biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with glioma. An increased understanding of its effects on the regulation of cell growth may lead to the development of clinical applications that improve the prognostic status of patients with glioma.

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GliomaRNA, Long NoncodingCarcinogenesisCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsHumansPatientsPrognosisProtein-Tyrosine KinasesTumor MicroenvironmentCell Cycle ProteinsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRNA, Long NoncodingWee2 protein, humanBiomarkerGliomaPrognosisRNA-SeqSurvivalWEE2-AS1

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