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ArticleDiscover oncology2024

The S100 family is a prognostic biomarker and correlated with immune cell infiltration in pan-cancer.

Xiaojie Liang, Xiaoshan Huang, Zihong Cai, Yeling Deng, Dan Liu, Jiayi Hu, Zhihao Jin, Xinyu Zhou, Hongsheng Zhou, Liang Wang

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Article in Discover oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaojie Liang *Department of Hematology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China.
Xiaoshan Huang *Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Zihong Cai *Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Yeling DengThe First Clinical Medical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, China.
Dan LiuDepartment of Radiology, Shunde Hospital of Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde), Southern Medical University, Foshan, China.
Jiayi HuThe First Clinical Medical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, China.
Zhihao JinThe First Clinical Medical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, China.
Xinyu ZhouThe First Clinical Medical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, China.
Hongsheng ZhouDepartment of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China. zhs1@i.smu.edu.cn.
Liang WangDepartment of Hematology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China. wangliangtrhos@126.com.
Guangdong Medical College · CNBeijing Tongren Hospital · CNNanfang Hospital · CNSouthern Medical University · CNThe First People's Hospital of Shunde · CN

Funding

Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation 7222027National Key R&D Program of China 2022YFF1502000National Natural Science Foundation of China 82170163National Natural Science Foundation of China 82170181
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe S100 protein family is a group of small molecular EF-hand calcium-binding proteins that play critical roles in various biological processes, including promotion of growth, metastasis and immune evasion of tumor. However, the potential roles of S100 protein family expression in tumor microenvironment (TME) cell infiltration in pan-cancer remain elusive.

methodsHerein, we conducted a comprehensive assessment of the expression patterns of the S100 protein family in pan-cancer, meticulously examining their correlation with characteristics of TME cell infiltration. The S100 score was constructed to quantify S100 family expression patterns of individual tumors.

resultsThe S100 family was a potent risk factor in many cancers. Clustering analysis based on the transcriptome patterns of S100 protein family identified two cancer clusters with distinct immunophenotypes and clinical characteristics. Cluster A, with lower S100 expression, exhibited lower immune infiltration, whereas, Cluster B, with higher S100 expression, featured higher immune infiltration. Interestingly, Cluster B had a poorer prognosis, likely due to an immune-excluded phenotype resulting from stromal activation. The analysis revealed robust enrichment of the TGFb and EMT pathways in the cohort exhibiting high S100 score, alongside a positive correlation between the S100 score and Treg levels, suggesting the manifestation of an immune-excluded phenotype in this group. Moreover, S100 families were associated with the prognosis of 22 different cancers and a noteworthy association was observed between high S100 score and an unfavorable response to anti-PD-1/L1 immunotherapy. Consistent findings across two independent immunotherapy cohorts substantiated the advantageous therapeutic outcomes and clinical benefits in patients displaying lower S100score.

conclusionOur analysis demonstrated the role of S100 family in formation of TME diversity and complexity, enabling deeper cognition of TME infiltration characterization and the development of personalized immunotherapy strategies targeting S100 family for unique tumor types.

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Immune-excluded phenotypeMulti-omics analysesPan-cancerS100 protein familyTumor microenvironment

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