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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2024

Analysis of the potential biological value of pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 subunit β in human cancer.

Yao Rong, Song-Hua Liu, Ming-Zheng Tang, Zhi-Hang Wu, Guo-Rong Ma, Xiao-Feng Li, Hui Cai

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Article in World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yao RongFirst Clinical Medical College, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China.
Song-Hua LiuFirst Clinical Medical College, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China.
Ming-Zheng TangFirst Clinical Medical College, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China.
Zhi-Hang WuFirst Clinical Medical College, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China.
Guo-Rong MaFirst Clinical Medical College, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China.
Xiao-Feng LiFirst Clinical Medical College, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China.
Hui CaiGeneral Surgery Clinical Medical Center, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China.
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Abstract

backgroundThe pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 subunit β (PDHB) gene which regulates energy metabolism is located in mitochondria. However, few studies have elucidated the role and mechanism of PDHB in different cancers.

aimTo comprehensive pan-cancer analysis of PDHB was performed based on bioinformatics approaches to explore its tumor diagnostic and prognostic value and tumor immune relevance in cancer.

methodsPan-cancer data related to PDHB were obtained from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Analysis of the gene expression profiles of PDHB was based on TCGA and Genotype Tissue Expression Dataset databases. Cox regression analysis and Kaplan-Meier methods were used to assess the correlation between PDHB expression and survival prognosis in cancer patients. The correlation between PDHB and receiver operating characteristic diagnostic curve, clinicopathological staging, somatic mutation, tumor mutation burden (TMB), microsatellite instability (MSI), DNA methylation, and drug susceptibility in pan-cancer was also analyzed. Various algorithms were used to analyze the correlation between PDHB and immune cell infiltration and tumor chemotaxis environment, as well as the co-expression analysis of PDHB and immune checkpoint (ICP) genes. The expression and functional phenotype of PDHB in single tumor cells were studied by single-cell sequencing, and the functional enrichment analysis of PDHB-related genes was performed. The study also validated the level of mRNA or protein expression of PDHB in several cancers. Finally,

resultsPDHB was significantly and differently expressed in most cancers. PDHB was significantly associated with prognosis in patients with a wide range of cancers, including kidney renal clear cell carcinoma, kidney renal papillary cell carcinoma, breast invasive carcinoma, and brain lower grade glioma. In some cancers, PDHB expression was clearly associated with gene mutations, clinicopathological stages, and expression of TMB, MSI, and ICP genes. The expression of PDHB was closely related to the infiltration of multiple immune cells in the immune microenvironment and the regulation of tumor chemotaxis environment. In addition, single-cell sequencing results showed that PDHB correlated with different biological phenotypes of multiple cancer single cells. This study further demonstrated that down-regulation of PDHB expression inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion functions of hepatoma cells.

conclusionAs a member of pan-cancer, PDHB may be a novel cancer marker with potential value in diagnosing cancer, predicting prognosis, and in targeted therapy.

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CuprotosisLiver cancerPan-cancerPrognosisPyruvate dehydrogenase E1 subunit β

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