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ArticleEuropean journal of medical research2024

Characterization of zinc finger protein 536, a neuroendocrine regulator, using pan-cancer analysis.

Longjin Zeng, Longyao Zhang, Chenrui Yin, Xu Chen, Xiewan Chen, Lingyou Sun, Jianguo Sun

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Longjin Zeng *Department of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China.
Longyao Zhang *Cancer Institute, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China.
Chenrui YinCancer Institute, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China.
Xu ChenDepartment of Medical Affairs, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China.
Xiewan ChenDepartment of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China.
Lingyou SunCancer Institute, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China.
Jianguo SunCancer Institute, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China. sunjg09@aliyun.com.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82172670
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Abstract

backgroundPrevious studies suggested that zinc finger protein 536 (ZNF536) was abundant in the central brain and regulated neuronal differentiation. However, the role of ZNF536 in cancer has remained unclear.

methodsZNF536 mutation, copy number alteration, DNA methylation, and RNA expression were explored using public portals. Data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were utilized to analyze pathways and tumor microenvironment (TME), with a focus on prognosis in both TCGA and immunotherapy pan-cancer cohorts. Methylated ZNF536 from small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cell lines were utilized to train with probes for conducting enrichment analysis. Single-cell RNA profile demonstrated the sublocalization and co-expression of ZNF536, and validated its targets by qPCR.

resultsGenetic alterations in ZNF536 were found to be high-frequency and a single sample could harbor different variations. ZNF536 at chromosome 19q12 exerted a bypass effect on CCNE1, supported by CRISPR data. For lung cancer, ZNF536 mutation was associated with longer survival in primary lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), but its prognosis was poor in metastatic LUAD and SCLC. Importantly, ZNF536 mutation and amplification had opposite prognoses in Stand Up To Cancer-Mark Foundation (SU2C-MARK) LUAD cohort. ZNF536 mutation altered the patterns of genomic alterations in tumors, and had distinct impacts on the signaling pathways and TME compared to ZNF536 amplification. Additionally, ZNF536 expression was predominantly in endocrine tumors and brain tissues. High-dimensional analysis supported this finding and further revealed regulators of ZNF536. Considering that the methylation of ZNF536 was involved in the synaptic pathway associated with neuroendocrine neoplasms, demonstrating both diagnostic and prognostic value. Moreover, we experimentally verified ZNF536 upregulated neuroendocrine markers.

conclusionsOur results showed that ZNF536 alterations in cancer, including variations in copy number, mutation, and methylation. We proved the involvement of ZNF536 in neuroendocrine regulation, and identified highly altered ZNF536 as a potential biomarker for immunotherapy.

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Lung NeoplasmsMutationBiomarkers, TumorDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA MethylationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansPrognosisTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, Tumor19q12 amplificationDNA methylationMutationRNA expressionZNF536

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PMCPMC11077744

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