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ArticleBiochemical genetics2025

Pan-Cancer Analysis Identifies BCLAF1 as a Potential Biomarker for Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Huan Yan, Xiang Wu, Hong Li, Zongdong Yu, Xiaofeng Jin

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Article in Biochemical genetics, 2025. 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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Huan Yan *Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China.
Xiang Wu *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
Hong LiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
Zongdong Yu *Department of Neurosurgery, Shangrao People's Hospital, Shangrao, 334099, China. 2360187031@qq.com.
Xiaofeng Jin *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China. jinxiaofeng@nbu.edu.cn.
Ningbo University · CNZhejiang Chinese Medical University · CN

Funding

Basic Research Funds for Universities in Zhejiang Province No. SJLZ2022004National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 32270821Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo No. 2021J065Ningbo Digestive System Tumor Clinical Medicine Research Center No. 2019A21003
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Abstract

B-cell lymphoma-2-associated transcription factor 1 (BCLAF1) is a versatile protein involved in the regulation of gene transcription and post-transcriptional processing. Although BCLAF1 exerts a broad tumor suppressor effect or tumor promoter effect in many cancer types, the specific roles concerning its expression levels, and its impact on tumorigenesis in Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remain unclear. Here, we utilized the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Genotype Tissue Expression (GTEx) datasets alongside R software and online tools to unravel the specific roles of BCLAF1 in 33 cancer types, including its expression levels, tumor immune and molecular subtypes, and its correlation with prognosis, diagnosis, DNA methylation, and immune microenvironment. Additionally, we carried out cell biology experiments to independently investigate the expression of BCLAF1 in RCC and its effects on tumor progression. BCLAF1 was differentially expressed in tumor tissues compared to normal tissues across various cancer types and was also differentially expressed in different immune and molecular subtypes. In RCC, patients with high BCLAF1 expression had a better prognosis and BCLAF1 was tightly correlated with the stage, gender, and histological grade of patients. Furthermore, BCLAF1 had higher DNA methylation levels and higher immune infiltration levels in tumor tissues. Additionally, cell functional experiments confirmed the low expression of BCLAF1 in RCC and that BCLAF1 significantly inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion, while inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in RCC cells in vitro. Our study under-scored the potential of BCLAF1 as an important actor in tumorigenesis, especially concerning RCC where it may serve as an effective prognostic marker.

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Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsRepressor ProteinsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDNA MethylationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMalePrognosisTumor Suppressor ProteinsBCLAF1 protein, humanBiomarkers, TumorRepressor ProteinsTumor Suppressor ProteinsBCLAF1BiomarkerPan-cancerRCC

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