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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

TRIB3, as a robust prognostic biomarker for HNSC, is associated with poor immune infiltration and cancer cell immune evasion.

Huadong Wu, Zhenzhen Fu, Hong Li, Feifei Fang, Bin He, Yujie Ye, Heyong Wu, Dong Xu, Haoran Zheng, Qiang Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 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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Huadong Wu *Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical college, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Zhenzhen Fu *Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical college, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Hong LiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical college, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Feifei FangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical college, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Bin HeDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical college, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Yujie YeDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical college, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Heyong WuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical college, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Dong XuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical college, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Haoran ZhengDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical college, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Qiang ZhangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical college, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi Medical College · CNNanchang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: As a pseudokinase, Tribbles Pseudokinase 3 (TRIB3) is implicated in a wide array of biological processes, including cell signal transduction, metabolic regulation, stress responses, and immune regulation. While its significant role in the immune regulation of certain cancers is well-established, the specific functions and impact of TRIB3 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC) remain unclear. Methods: The data of RNA-sequence was acquired from the TCGA database to analyze the expression patterns of TRIB3 and elucidate its prognostic value in HNSC patients. Furthermore, the correlation between TRIB3 and tumor mutation burden, clinical data, immune checkpoint genes, and immune cell infiltration was explored. Moreover, the TRIB3 location in tumor tissues and subcellular structures was identified Results: It was revealed that TRIB3 was significantly overexpressed in the nucleus and cytoplasm of HNSC. Furthermore, this overexpression markedly enhanced the migration ability of tumor cells. As an independent prognostic factor, TRIB3 was associated with advanced tumor T stage and was significantly involved with tumor mutation burden and immune cell infiltration in HNSC. Moreover, it was observed that TRIB3 was not a predicted factor for PD1/PDL1 and ATL4 inhibitor treatment; however, it was substantially correlated with various immune evasion-related genes in HNSC. Conclusion: TRIB3 could serve as a potential prognostic marker for HNSC and might be a key gene mediating HNSC immune evasion.

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Head and Neck NeoplasmsImmune EvasionCell Cycle ProteinsCytoplasmHumansPrognosisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRepressor ProteinsSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckCell Cycle ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRepressor ProteinsTRIB3 protein, humanhead and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC)immune evasionimmune infiltrationprognostic biomarkertribbles pseudokinase 3 (TRIB3)

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