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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2023

Illustrating the biological functions and diagnostic value of transmembrane protein family members in glioma.

Ying Zhang, Wei Zhang, Qiyou Yuan, Wenqing Hong, Ping Yin, Tingting Shen, Lutong Fang, Junlan Jiang, Fangxiao Shi, Weiwei Chen

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ying ZhangDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Wei ZhangDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Qiyou YuanDepartment of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Wenqing HongDepartment of Health Management Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Ping YinSchool of Materials & Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Tingting ShenDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Lutong FangDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Junlan JiangDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Fangxiao ShiDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Weiwei ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CNAnhui Medical University · CNBeijing Institute of Technology · CN

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Abstract

Background: It is well-established that patients with glioma have a poor prognosis. Although the past few decades have witnessed unprecedented medical advances, the 5-year survival remains dismally low. Objective: This study aims to investigate the role of transmembrane protein-related genes in the development and prognosis of glioma and provide new insights into the pathogenesis of the disease. Methods: The datasets of glioma patients, including RNA sequencing data and relative clinical information, were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas (CGGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases. Prognostic transmembrane protein-related genes were identified by univariate Cox analysis. New disease subtypes were recognized based on the consensus clustering method, and their biological uniqueness was verified Results: Four molecular subtypes were identified, among which the C1 group had the worst prognosis. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) results and heatmaps indicated that prognosis-related transmembrane protein genes exhibited differential expression in all four groups. Besides, the microenvironment of the four groups exhibited significant heterogeneity. The 6 gene-based signatures could predict the 1-, 2-, and 3-year overall survival (OS) of glioma patients. The signature could be used as an independent prognosis factor of glioma OS and was superior to traditional clinical variables. More immune cells were infiltrated in the high-risk group, suggesting immune escape. According to our signature, many genes were associated with the content of immune cells, which revealed that transmembrane protein-related genes might influence the development and prognosis of glioma by regulating the immune microenvironment. TMEM158 was identified as the most important gene using the random forest method. The single-cell datasets consistently showed that TMEM158 was expressed in multiple malignant cells. Conclusion: The expression of transmembrane protein-related genes is closely related to the immune status and prognosis of glioma patients by regulating tumor progression in various ways. The interaction between transmembrane protein-related genes and immunity during glioma development lays the groundwork for future studies on the molecular mechanism and targeted therapy of glioma.

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Gliomaimmunityprognostic signatureTMEM158transmembrane protein

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