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ArticleScientific reports2025

Programmed cell death-related gene IL20RA facilitates tumor progression and remodels tumor microenvironment in thyroid cancer.

Yuqi Wang, Yunlong Zhang, Min Liu, Yu Liu, Yu Zeng, Wei Zhang, Shuping Wu, Linfei Hu, Xianhui Ruan, Xiangqian Zheng and 2 more

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  1. Mechanistic insights into ferroptosis in thyroid cancer and its therapeutic implications.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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Yuqi Wang *Department of Thyroid and Neck Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Yunlong Zhang *Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Min LiuDepartment of Thyroid and Neck Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Yu LiuDepartment of Thyroid and Neck Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Yu ZengDepartment of Thyroid and Neck Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Wei ZhangDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Tianjin Key Laboratory of General Surgery in Construction, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121, China.
Shuping WuDepartment of Thyroid and Neck Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Linfei HuDepartment of Thyroid and Neck Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Xianhui RuanDepartment of Thyroid and Neck Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Xiangqian ZhengDepartment of Thyroid and Neck Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Ming GaoDepartment of Thyroid and Neck Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, 300060, China. headandneck2008@126.com.
Jingzhu ZhaoDepartment of Thyroid and Neck Tumor, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, 300060, China. zhaojing8041177@163.com.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82103386National Natural Science Foundation of China 82303871National Natural Science Foundation of China 82372753The Science and Technology Development Fund of Tianjin Education Commission for Higher Education 2021ZD033Tianjin Health Research Project TJWJ2022XK024Tianjin Key Medical Discipline (Specialty) Construction Project TJYXZDXK-009ATianjin Key Medical Discipline (Specialty) Construction Project TJYXZDXK-058B
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Programmed cell death (PCD) is a vital biological process that is essential for regulating cell progression and tumor microenvironment. This study aimed to explore the relationship between PCD-related genes expression and prognosis in thyroid cancer (THCA), especially IL20RA, as a potential prognostic marker for THCA. Data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database was utilized to develop a PCD-related risk prediction model based on LASSO regression along with univariate Cox regression. The correlation between PCD-related genes and immune cell infiltration was also assessed. The prognostic value of the key PCD-related gene for THCA was investigated by immunohistochemistry. The immune regulatory function and biological function of the key PCD related molecules were detected by cellular experiments. We identified four PCD-related genes (NPC2, E2F1, IL20RA, and TREM2) and constructed a risk model that exhibited excellent accuracy in predicting the prognosis of THCA. Moreover, we confirmed that high expression of IL20RA related to the poor prognosis of THCA. IL20RA promoted cell proliferation and IL20RA knockdown increased apoptosis and ferroptosis. Analysis of the immune microenvironment and detection of macrophages polarization showed that IL20RA promoted the polarization of M2 macrophages while reducing the polarization of M1. We constructed a prognostic prediction model and identified several PCD-related genes. The function of IL20RA which could potentially provide a foundation for additional investigations into diagnostic markers and treatment targets for THCA.

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ApoptosisThyroid NeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDisease ProgressionFemaleFerroptosisGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMalePrognosisBiomarkers, TumorIL20RAPrognosisProgrammed cell deathThyroid cancerTumor microenvironment

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