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ArticleNan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University2025

Predictive value of NUF2 for prognosis and immunotherapy responses in pan-cancer.

Yaobin Wang, Liuyan Chen, Yiling Luo, Jiqing Shen, Sufang Zhou

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Article in Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Yaobin WangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University //Key Laboratory of Biological Molecular Medicine Research, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530021, China.
Liuyan ChenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University //Key Laboratory of Biological Molecular Medicine Research, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530021, China.
Yiling LuoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University //Key Laboratory of Biological Molecular Medicine Research, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530021, China.
Jiqing ShenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University //Key Laboratory of Biological Molecular Medicine Research, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530021, China.
Sufang ZhouDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University //Key Laboratory of Biological Molecular Medicine Research, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530021, China.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82273103
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objectivesTo investigate the association of NUF2 expression with tumor prognosis and its regulatory role in tumor microenvironment.

methodsWe analyzed NUF2 expression, its prognostic value, and is immune-related functions across different cancer types using datasets from the Human Protein Atlas (HPA), TCGA, GTEx, CCLE, and TIMER. RT-qPCR, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry were used to detect NUF2 expression in liver cancer cell lines and tissue and blood samples from patients with liver cancer. GO, KEGG, and GSEA analyses were conducted to explore the molecular mechanisms of NUF2 and its related genes, and a competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network for NUF2 in liver cancer was constructed.

resultsNUF2 expression was upregulated in the tumor tissues of 27 cancers and was associated with clinical stages in several cancers. High NUF2 expressions were correlated with poor overall survival, disease-specific survival, progression-free survival, and disease-free survival of cancer patients. NUF2 expression levels were positively correlated with tumor mutational burden, microsatellite instability, infiltrating immune cells, immune cell marker genes and immune checkpoint genes in different cancers. RT-qPCR, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry confirmed that NUF2 expression was upregulated in liver cancer cell lines and tumor tissues and blood samples of liver cancer patients, and was decreased significantly after operation. GO, KEGG and GSEA analyses indicated that NUF2 was involved in chromosome segregation and cell cycle and was associated with glycine, serine and threonine metabolism.

conclusionsNUF2 expression is upregulated in 27 cancers and is associated with clinical stage and poor prognosis in some malignancies. NUF2 expression is closely correlated with immune cell infiltration in different cancers, suggesting its potential value for predicting immunotherapy response in these cancers.

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ImmunotherapyLiver NeoplasmsNeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansPrognosisTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, Tumorimmune infiltrationNUF2pan-cancer analysisprognosis

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PMCPMC11744274

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