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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

POLD4 Promotes Glioma Cell Proliferation and Suppressive Immune Microenvironment: A Pan-Cancer Analysis Integrated with Experimental Validation.

Cheng Jiang, Fei Fan, Weiming Xu, Xiaobing Jiang

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. 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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3citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cheng JiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Fei FanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Weiming XuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Xiaobing JiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8844-0286
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Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Hubei province 2019CFB717
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

POLD4 plays a crucial part in the complex machinery of DNA replication and repair as a vital component of the DNA polymerase delta complex. In this research, we obtained original information from various publicly available databases. Using a blend of R programming and internet resources, we initiated an extensive examination into the correlation between POLD4 expression and the various elements of cancers. In addition, we performed knockdown experiments in glioma cell lines to authenticate its significant impact. We discovered that POLD4 is upregulated in various malignant tumors, demonstrating a significant correlation with poor patient survival prognosis. Using function analysis, it was uncovered that POLD4 exhibited intricate associations with signaling pathways spanning multiple tumor types. Subsequent investigations unveiled the close association of POLD4 with the immune microenvironment and the effectiveness of immunotherapy. Drugs like trametinib, saracatinib, and dasatinib may be used in patients with high POLD4. Using experimental analysis, we further confirmed the overexpression of POLD4 in gliomas, as well as its correlation with glioma recurrence, proliferation, and the suppressive immune microenvironment. Our research findings indicate that the expression pattern of POLD4 not only serves as a robust indicator of prognosis in cancer patients but also holds promising potential as a new focus for treatment.

Indexed as

DNA Polymerase IIIGliomaCell LineCell ProliferationDNA ReplicationHumansTumor MicroenvironmentDNA Polymerase IIIPOLD4 protein, humanDNA polymerase delta subunit 4 (POLD4)gliomasimmunomarkerimmunosuppressive microenvironmentpan-cancerproliferation

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PMID37762224
PMCPMC10530695
OpenAlexW4386602068

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