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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2025

Unveiling ac4C modification pattern: a prospective target for improving the response to immunotherapeutic strategies in melanoma.

Jianlan Liu, Pengpeng Zhang, Chaoqin Wu, Binlin Luo, Xiaojian Cao, Jian Tang

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Jianlan Liu *Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Pengpeng Zhang *Department of Lung Cancer, Tianjin Lung Cancer Center, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Chaoqin Wu *Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Binlin LuoDepartment of Plastic and Burns Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. luobin8212192340@sina.com.
Xiaojian CaoDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. xiaojiancao001@163.com.
Jian TangDepartment of Plastic and Burns Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. tangjian@njmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-3254-6406

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Emerging evidence has confirmed the inextricable connection between N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C) mRNA modification and the clinical characteristics of malignancies. Nonetheless, it is uncertain whether and how ac4C mRNA modification patterns affect clinical outcomes in melanoma patients. This research integrated single-cell sequencing data and transcriptomics to pinpoint ac4C-related genes (acRG) linked to melanoma progression and evaluate their clinical implications. Cells with elevated acRG score were predominantly located within the melanocytes cluster. Intercellular communications between melanocytes and other cell subtypes were markedly strengthened in the acRG-high group. We developed and confirmed an excellent acRG-related signature (acRGS) utilizing a comprehensive set of 101 algorithm combinations derived from 10 machine learning algorithms. Hereby, the acRGS, including MYO10, ZNF667, MRAS, SCO2, MAPK10, PNMA6A, KPNA2, NT5DC2, BAIAP2L2 and NDST3, delineated ac4C-associated mRNA modification patterns in melanoma. The acRGS possesses distinctly superior performance to 120 previously reported signatures in melanoma and could predict the overall survival of melanoma patients across four external datasets. The substantial associations among immune checkpoint genes, immune cell infiltration, and tumor mutation burden with acRGS indicate that acRGS is helpful in identifying melanoma patients who are sensitive to immunotherapy. Besides, we confirmed that MYO10 was mainly overexpressed in melanoma tissues, and elevated MYO10 was positively correlated with malignant phenotypes and unfavorable prognosis in melanoma patients. Silencing MYO10 expression inhibited melanoma cell proliferation, migration and invasion in vitro as well as tumor growth in vivo. Taken together, the acRGS could function as a reliable and prospective tool to improve the clinical prognosis for melanoma individuals.

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ImmunotherapyMelanomaCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMelanocytesProspective StudiesRNA, MessengerRNA, Messengerac4C modificationImmunotherapyMachine learningMelanomaMYO10Tumor microenvironment

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