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ArticlePurinergic signalling2025

ENTPD1 (CD39) and NT5E (CD73) expression in human medulloblastoma: an in silico analysis.

Marco Antônio Stefani, Elizandra Braganhol, Guilherme Tomasi Santos, Samuel Masao Suwa, Daiane Dias Cabeleira, Guilherme Pamplona Bueno de Andrade

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Marco Antônio StefaniFederal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500 Centro Histórico 90050170, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4728-8764
Elizandra BraganholDepartamento de Ciências Básicas da Saúde - DCBS, Fundação Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Rua Sarmento Leite, 287 Centro Histórico 90050170, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9105-3858
Guilherme Tomasi SantosFederal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500 Centro Histórico 90050170, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8282-2344
Samuel Masao SuwaFederal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500 Centro Histórico 90050170, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5550-5960
Daiane Dias CabeleiraFederal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500 Centro Histórico 90050170, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-1214-7755
Guilherme Pamplona Bueno de AndradeFederal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500 Centro Histórico 90050170, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. andrade.ufrgs@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9570-4585

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Abstract

Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant tumor in the pediatric population. Its classification has incorporated key molecular variations alongside histological characterization. CD39 (also known as ENTPD1) and CD73 (also known as NT5E), enzymes of the purinergic signaling pathway, act in synergy to generate extracellular adenosine, creating an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Our study examined the expression of mRNA of these genes in previously described transcriptome data sets of medulloblastoma patient samples from the Cavalli Cohort (n = 763). Survival distribution was estimated according to the Kaplan-Meier method using a median cut-off and log-rank statistics (p ≤ 0.05). In non-WNT and non-SHH medulloblastoma Group 4 (n = 264), the high expression of ENTPD1 and NT5E was significantly related to a lower overall survival (p = 2.7e-04; p = 2.6e-03). In the SHH-activated group (n = 172), the high expression of ENTPD1 was significantly related to lower overall survival (p = 7.8e-03), while the high expression of NT5E was significantly related to greater overall survival (p = 0.017). In the WNT group (n = 63), the expressions of ENTPD1 and NT5E were not significantly correlated with overall survival (p = 0.212; p = 0.101). In non-WNT and non-SHH medulloblastoma Group 3 (n = 113), the high expression of ENTPD1 was significantly related to greater survival (p = 0.034), while expression of NT5E was not significantly related to survival of patients (p = 0.124). This in silico analysis indicates that ENTPD1 (CD39) and NT5E (CD73) can be seen as potential prognostic markers and therapeutic targets for primary medulloblastomas in non-WNT and non-SHH Group 4.

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5'-NucleotidaseApyraseCerebellar NeoplasmsMedulloblastomaBiomarkers, TumorChildChild, PreschoolComputer SimulationFemaleGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansMale5'-NucleotidaseApyraseBiomarkers, TumorENTPD1 protein, humanGPI-Linked ProteinsNT5E protein, humanCD39CD73ENTPD1In silicoMedulloblastomaNT5E

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