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ArticleInternational journal of biological sciences2023

Comprehensive pan-cancer analysis reveals NUSAP1 is a novel predictive biomarker for prognosis and immunotherapy response.

Hong Zheng, Minghao Wang, Shiyu Zhang, Dongxue Hu, Qiaoyun Yang, Ming Chen, Xia Zhang, Yi Zhang, Jigang Dai, Yih-Cherng Liou

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Article in International journal of biological sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Hong ZhengDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Minghao WangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Shiyu ZhangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Dongxue HuDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Qiaoyun YangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Ming ChenDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Xia ZhangInstitute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University and Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology, Ministry of Education of China, Chongqing, China.
Yi ZhangDepartment of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Jigang DaiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yih-Cherng LiouDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
National University of Singapore · SGArmy Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CNSouthwest Hospital · CNXinqiao Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nucleolar and spindle-associated protein 1 (NUSAP1) is a microtubule-associated protein that plays a crucial role in mitosis. Despite initial reports suggesting a potential involvement of NUSAP1 in tumor progression and malignant cell regulation, there has been no systematic analysis of its role in the tumor immune microenvironment, nor its predictive value for prognosis and immunotherapy response across different cancer types. In this study, we analyze NUSAP1 mRNA and protein expression levels in various human normal and tumor tissues, using data from TCGA, GTEx, CPTAC, HPA databases, and clinical samples. Our findings reveal that NUSAP1 is highly expressed in multiple tumor tissues across most cancer types and is primarily expressed in malignant and immune cells, according to single-cell sequencing data from the TISCH database. Prognostic analysis based on curated survival data from the TCGA database indicates that NUSAP1 expression levels can predict clinical outcomes for 26 cancer types. Furthermore, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) suggests that NUSAP1 promotes cell proliferation, tumor cell invasion, and regulation of anti-tumor response. Analysis of immune score, immune cell infiltration, and anti-cancer immunity cycle using ESTIMATE, TIMER, and TIP databases show that high NUSAP1 levels are associated with low CD4

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Kidney NeoplasmsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansImmunotherapyTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorMicrotubule-Associated Proteinsbiomarkerimmunotherapy.NUSAP1pan-cancerprognosis

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PMID37781040
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