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ArticleDiscover oncology2025

SERPINA1 is a new frontier in cancer immunotherapy and drug targeting by pan-cancer analysis.

Chen Fu, Yanyun Hu, Lei Yang, Weifeng Sun

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Chen FuPharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory Center, School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122, People's Republic of China.
Yanyun HuDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122, People's Republic of China.
Lei YangGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510005, China.
Weifeng SunDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, China. 33.feng@163.com.

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Abstract

backgroundThe immune response can be modulated by autophagy to alter tumor growth. SERPINA1 is not only an autophagy-related protein but also a serine protease inhibitor with the potential for immunotherapy and targeted drug therapy.

methodsBased on the latest multi-omic databases, we evaluated SERPINA1 mRNA and protein expression levels, prognostic value, methylation and mutation, signaling pathway, and gene ontology analysis and explored their relevance. The relationship between SERPINA1 expression and immune and drug sensitivity was also analyzed. Single-cell sequencing was used to validate the function and immunity in different cancers.

resultsMany tumors are associated with abnormal SERPINA1 expression and a poor prognosis. According to our study, DNA methylation, gene mutations, and post-translational modifications of SERPINA1 were significantly and positively correlated with its expression levels in breast cancer as a diagnostic marker. In addition, we observed that SERPINA1 positively correlates with macrophages and was able to stimulate M2 macrophage polarization. It was found that SERPINA1 was associated with macrophages in glioma immune microenvironments.

conclusionsConsidering that SERPINA1 plays a role in cancer progression, SERPINA1 may be a new promising target for immunotherapy and drug target therapy.

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Immune checkpointsImmune microenvironmentImmunotherapyPan-cancerSERPINA1

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PMCPMC12146250

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