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ArticleDiscover oncology2025

Pan-cancer analysis and single-cell analysis identifies the CENPN as a biomarker for survival prognosis and immunotherapy.

Nie Zhang, Zhuoying He, Xuejin Qin, Ke Han, Zhengchun Zhu, Fei Zhong

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Nie ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Fuyang Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Fuyang, 236000, China.
Zhuoying HeDepartment of Oncology, Fuyang Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Fuyang, 236000, China.
Xuejin QinDepartment of Oncology, Fuyang Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Fuyang, 236000, China.
Ke HanDepartment of Oncology, Fuyang Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Fuyang, 236000, China.
Zhengchun ZhuDepartment of Oncology, Fuyang Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Fuyang, 236000, China.
Fei ZhongDepartment of Oncology, Fuyang Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Fuyang, 236000, China. zhongfei@ahmu.edu.cn.

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Anhui Provincial Key Research and Development Project 2022e07020050Anhui University Natural Science Research Project 2023AH050675Research Fund Project of Anhui Medical University 2021xkj077, 2022xkj213Science Research Project of Anhui Health Commission AHWJ2021b097Scientific Research Program of Fuyang Municipal Health Commission FY2021-126
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Abstract

backgroundCentromere protein N (CENPN), located on chromosome 16q23.2, encodes vital nucleosome-associated complexes that are essential for dynamic assembly processes. CENPN plays a pivotal role in regulating cell proliferation and cell cycle progression by influencing mitotic events. Despite its potential importance, the precise functional role and regulatory mechanisms of CENPN in diverse malignancies remain largely unexplored. This study aimed to elucidate the role of CENPN in human cancers and evaluate its prognostic significance.

methodsInvestigate the role of CENPN in various malignancies, we leveraged data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) databases. We employed a comprehensive suite of web platforms and software tools for data analysis, including R, Cytoscape, an integrated repository portal for tumor-immune system interactions (TISIDB), CBio Cancer Genomics Portal (cBioPortal), Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interaction Gene/Proteins (STRING), Gene Set Cancer Analysis (GSCALite), and a cancer single-cell state atlas (CancerSEA).

resultsThe findings demonstrated that CENPN expression was elevated in the majority of cancer types and differentially expressed across molecular and immune subtypes. Functional enrichment analysis in multiple tumors also identified possible pathways of CENPN involvement in tumorigenesis. Its expression positively correlated with Th2 and Tcm cells in most cancers. It is also correlated with genetic markers of immunomodulators in various cancers.

conclusionsOverall, CENPN expression is closely related to cancers and has the potential to act as a cancer biomarker.

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CENPNImmune infiltrationPan-cancerPrognosisTumor microenvironment

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