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ArticleBioscience reports2020

Identification of prognostic biomarkers and correlations with immune infiltrates among cGAS-STING in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Zhenhua Qi, Fang Yan, Dongtai Chen, Wei Xing, Qiang Li, Weian Zeng, Bingtian Bi, Jingdun Xie

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Article in Bioscience reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhenhua Qi *Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China.
Fang Yan *Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China.
Dongtai ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China.
Wei XingDepartment of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China.
Qiang LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China.
Weian ZengDepartment of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China.
Bingtian BiDepartment of Clinical Trial Center, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China.
Jingdun XieDepartment of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) pathway induces innate immunity by activating the production of inflammatory cytokines and type I interferons. Recently, studies revealed that self-DNA from by-products of chromosome instability and tumors could activate the cGAS-STING pathway, and subsequently promote or inhibit tumor development. However, the prognostic value and correlations with immune infiltrates of the cGAS-STING pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have not been clarified. In the present study, we used the Molecular Signatures Database, Oncomine, UALCAN, Human Protein Atlas, Kaplan-Meier plotter, LinkedOmics, and Tumor Immune Estimation Resource databases. Overexpression of XRCC5, IRF3, TRIM21, STAT6, DDX41, TBK1, XRCC6, TREX1, PRKDC, and TMEM173 was markedly correlated with clinical stages and pathological grades in HCC. Moreover, higher mRNA expression of XRCC5, XRCC6, and PRKDC was significantly related with shorter overall survival. However, higher mRNA expression of IFI16, STAT6, NLRC3, and TMEM173 was associated with favorable overall survival. Our results suggested that the kinase targets of the cGAS-STING pathway included the SRC family of tyrosine kinases (LCK and LYN), phosphoinositide 3-kinase-related protein kinase (PIKK) family kinases (ATM and ATR), and mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MAPK1). Furthermore, we identified significant correlations among the expression of cGAS-STING pathway and infiltration of B cells, CD4+T cells, CD8+ T cells, macrophages, neutrophils, and dendritic cells in HCC. The expression of the cGAS-STING pathway also exhibited strong relationships with diverse immune marker sets in HCC. These findings suggest that cGAS-STING pathway members may be used as prognostic biomarkers and immunotherapeutic targets HCC patients.

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Antineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseDatasets as TopicGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunity, InnateKaplan-Meier EstimateLiverLiver NeoplasmsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMembrane ProteinsNucleotidyltransferasesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPrognosisAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorcGAS protein, humanCyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Adenosine Monophosphate SynthaseMembrane ProteinsNucleotidyltransferasesSTING1 protein, humanSTING ProteincGAS-STINGhepatocellular carcinomaprognosistumor-infiltrating

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PMID33006365
PMCPMC7569205
OpenAlexW3090711812

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