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The tertiary lymphoid structure-related signature identified PTGDS in regulating PD-L1 and promoting the proliferation and migration of glioblastoma.

Wantao Wu, He Li, Zeyu Wang, Ziyu Dai, Xisong Liang, Peng Luo, Kun Liu, Hao Zhang, Nan Zhang, Shuyu Li and 1 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Wantao WuThe Animal Laboratory Center, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
He LiThe Animal Laboratory Center, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Zeyu WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University Changsha, China.
Ziyu DaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University Changsha, China.
Xisong LiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University Changsha, China.
Peng LuoDepartment of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Kun LiuDepartment of Neurosugery, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, The Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Hao ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Nan ZhangCollege of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Shuyu LiDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Chi ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University Changsha, China.
Central South University · CNXiangya Hospital Central South University · CNChangsha Medical University · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNHunan University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CNTongji Hospital · CNZhujiang Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Tertiary lymphoid structure (TLS) is a unique organ that carries out tumor cell elimination at tumor sites. It is continuously stimulated by inflammatory tumor signals and has been found to augment immunotherapy response. However, the detailed mechanisms behind it still need to be defined. Methods: To explore and grasp the whole picture of TLS from a pan-cancer view, we collected nine TLS-related genes from previous studies. We performed a comprehensive analysis of 9637 samples across 33 tumor types accessed from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. EdU, Transwell, and flow cytometry were performed on the feature gene PTGDS in U251 cells. The regulatory role of PTGDS on PD-L1 expression and macrophage polarization was verified. Results: Alteration analysis showed that mutations of TLS-related genes were widespread and relatively high. Clustering analysis based on the expression of these nine genes obtained two distinct clusters, with high EIF1AY and PTGDS in cluster 2 and better overall survival in cluster 1. To distinguish the two clusters, we utilized six machine learning algorithms and filtrated EIF1AY, PTGDS, SKAP1, and RBP5 as the characteristic genes, among which the former two genes were proved to be hazardous. PTGDS was found to regulate PD-L1 expression and also promoted the proliferation and migration of U251 cells. The knockdown of PTGDS could reduce the migration of macrophages and inhibit the polarization of macrophages into M2-phenotype. In addition, we established a TLS score to demonstrate patients' TLS activity. The low TLS-score group overlapped with cluster 1 and displayed a better prognosis. Besides, the low TLS-score group was related to better immunotherapy responses. The HE staining of histopathological sections confirmed that the low TLS-score group exhibited higher infiltration of immune cells. Conclusion: This study reveals broad molecular, tumorigenic, and immunogenic signatures for further functional and therapeutic studies of tertiary lymphoid structure. The TLS score we established effectively predicted immunotherapy response and patients' survival. Its future application and combination await more research.

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Genomic alterationImmunotherapyMachine learningPan-cancerTertiary lymphoid structure

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