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EBNA1BP2 identified as potential prognostic biomarker for multiple tumor types in pan-cancer analysis.

Li-Yue Sun, Yu-Ying Jiang, Xin-Xin Zeng, Ju Shen, Ke-Xin Xian, Quan-An Xu, Xian Xu, Lei Liang, Xu-Hui Zhang

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Li-Yue Sun *Second Department of Oncology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Yu-Ying Jiang *Second Department of Oncology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Xin-Xin Zeng *Second Department of Oncology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Ju ShenSecond Department of Oncology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Ke-Xin XianSecond Department of Oncology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Quan-An XuSecond Department of Oncology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Xian XuSecond Department of Oncology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Lei LiangGuangdong Engineering Research Center of Chinese Medicine & Disease Susceptibility, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. leiliang@jnu.edu.cn.
Xu-Hui ZhangSecond Department of Oncology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China. 9158863@qq.com.

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Doctoral Workstation Foundation of Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital 2021BSGZ018Guangdong Medical Research Foundation B2023038Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project 202002030404Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project 2023A04J1129National Natural Science Foundation of China 82302640Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2021A1515012329the Foundation of Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital 3DA2021015
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backgroundEpstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection has been closely linked to the development of various types of cancer. EB nuclear antigen 1 binding protein 2 (EBNA1BP2) is a crucial molecule for stable isolation of EBV in latent infection. However, the role of EBNA1BP2 in multiple tumor types is remains unclear. In this study, we comprehensively analyzed the functional characteristics of EBNA1BP2 and investigate its potential as a prognostic biomarker in pan-cancer.

methodsWe utilized data from TCGA (The Cancer Genome Atlas) and GEO (Gene Expression Omnibus) databases and employed various bioinformatics analysis tools, including TIMER2.0, HPA, GEPIA2.0, PrognoScan, cBioPortal, CancerSEA, and BioGRID to explore the expression pattern, prognostic value, immune infiltration, and methylation level of EBNA1BP2 in pan-cancer. Additionally, we conducted enrichment analysis of genes associated with EBNA1BP2 to identify potential biological functions and pathways.

resultsOur analysis revealed that EBNA1BP2 expression was significantly higher in tumor tissues compared to tumor-adjacent tissues. We observed that lower expression of EBNA1BP2 in adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), brain lower grade glioma (LGG), sarcoma (SARC), and uterine carcinosarcoma (UCS) was significantly associated with improved overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). Furthermore, the promoter methylation level of EBNA1BP2 was downregulated in the majority of cancer types. At the single-cell level, EBNA1BP2 was found to be positively correlated with cell cycle and DNA repair processes, while negatively correlated with hypoxia. Additionally, EBNA1BP2 was associated with the infiltration of immune cells such as B cells, cancer-associated fibroblast cells, and CD8+ T cells. Gene enrichment analysis indicated that EBNA1BP2 was mainly involved in nucleoplasm and RNA binding pathways.

conclusionOur findings suggest that EBNA1BP2 may serve as a potential prognostic biomarker for survival in pan-cancer. Further experimental studies are needed to validate these findings and explore the underlying mechanisms by which EBNA1BP2 contributes to tumorigenesis.

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