Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38840097›Full record

ArticleBMC medical genomics2024

ZEB family is a prognostic biomarker and correlates with anoikis and immune infiltration in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma.

Sheng Lin, Qi Chen, Canliang Tan, Manyi Su, Ling Min, Lv Ling, Junhao Zhou, Ting Zhu

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in BMC medical genomics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Validation ofFrontiers in medicine · 2026
    Article
  2. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sheng Lin *Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Qi Chen *Department of Urology, Foshan First People's Hospital, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China.
Canliang Tan *Department of general surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Manyi Su *Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Ling MinDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Lv LingAffiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Junhao ZhouDepartment of general surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. zhouatian@163.com.
Ting ZhuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Zhut9@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.

Funding

Junhao Zhou NO. 82101684Ting Zhu 02-408-2304-09029XM
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundZinc finger E-box binding homEeobox 1 (ZEB1) and ZEB2 are two anoikis-related transcription factors. The mRNA expressions of these two genes are significantly increased in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC), which are associated with poor survival. Meanwhile, the mechanisms and clinical significance of ZEB1 and ZEB2 upregulation in KIRC remain unknown.

methodsThrough the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, expression profiles, prognostic value and receiver operating characteristic curves (ROCs) of ZEB1 and ZEB2 were evaluated. The correlations of ZEB1 and ZEB2 with anoikis were further assessed in TCGA-KIRC database. Next, miRTarBase, miRDB, and TargetScan were used to predict microRNAs targeting ZEB1 and ZEB2, and TCGA-KIRC database was utilized to discern differences in microRNAs and establish the association between microRNAs and ZEBs. TCGA, TIMER, TISIDB, and TISCH were used to analyze tumor immune infiltration.

resultsIt was found that ZEB1 and ZEB2 expression were related with histologic grade in KIRC patient. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses showed that KIRC patients with low ZEB1 or ZEB2 levels had a significantly lower survival rate. Meanwhile, ZEB1 and ZEB2 are closely related to anoikis and are regulated by microRNAs. We constructed a risk model using univariate Cox and LASSO regression analyses to identify two microRNAs (hsa-miR-130b-3p and hsa-miR-138-5p). Furthermore, ZEB1 and ZEB2 regulate immune cell invasion in KIRC tumor microenvironments.

conclusionsAnoikis, cytotoxic immune cell infiltration, and patient survival outcomes were correlated with ZEB1 and ZEB2 mRNA upregulation in KIRC. ZEB1 and ZEB2 are regulated by microRNAs.

Indexed as

AnoikisBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsMicroRNAsZinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1Zinc Finger E-box Binding Homeobox 2FemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMalePrognosisBiomarkers, TumorMicroRNAsZEB1 protein, humanZEB2 protein, humanZinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1Zinc Finger E-box Binding Homeobox 2AnoikisInfiltrating immune cellKidney renal clear cell carcinomaMicroRNAsPrognosisZEB family

Identifiers

PMID38840097
PMCPMC11151722

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.