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ArticleBMC cancer2025

Using single-cell and transcriptome data to identify prognostic genes associated with SUMO-ylation and their molecular regulatory mechanisms in breast cancer.

Ying Yang, Yun Ma, Fenglin Xue, Jun Li, Shiyue Liu, Yingying Wu, Yingxia Wang, Li Bian, Guoqing Pan

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Ying YangDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Yun MaDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Fenglin XueDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Jun LiDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Shiyue LiuDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Yingying WuDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Yingxia WangDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Li Bian *Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China. bianli@kmmu.edu.cn.
Guoqing Pan *Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China. guoqing_pan@163.com.

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Basic Research Program of Yunnan Province 202201AS070076High-level personnel training program of Yunnan Province RLMY20200016Joint Projects of Applied Basic Research of Kunming Medical University and Yunnan Province Department of science and Technology 202101AY070001-016National Natural Science Foundation of China 82260512Science and Technology Innovation team of Education Department of Yunnan Province K1322121
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backgroundDysregulation of small ubiquitin-like modifier ylation (SUMO-ylation) is closely associated with the development of different types of cancers. Growing evidence indicates that many SUMOylated genes (SRGs) play a role in the initiation and progression of breast cancer (BRCA). However, its prognostic value in BRCA remains inadequately explored.

methodsThis study explored prognostic genes related to SUMO-ylation in BRCA based on single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and transcriptome data, developed and validated a risk model. Furthermore, an analysis of clinical relevance was performed to determine independent prognostic factors associated with BRCA. Additionally, enrichment analysis, immune analysis, drug sensitivity analysis, and construction of molecular regulatory networks were executed to probe the potential molecular mechanisms of prognostic genes. Communication analysis and pseudo-time analysis of the prognostic genes were also conducted at the scRNA-seq level to further investigate cell interactions and differentiation trajectories of different cell subtypes. Finally, reverse transcription quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was performed to validate the expression of the prognostic genes in BRCA and paracancerous tissues.

resultsBased on a series of analyses, 8 prognostic genes were identified, namely GPC1, CAPZA1, NUDCD1, MTDH, COX7A1, PLK3, FAM43A, and CEBPD. The risk model developed from these prognostic genes demonstrated good performance and broad applicability with area under the curve (AUC) values of 0.716, 0.677 and 0.657 at 1, 3, 5 years, respectively. The nomogram model constructed by combining the risk scores obtained from the above risk model with age, N-stage, and radiotherapy also has predictive ability, with AUC values exceeding 0.7 at all three time points. Furthermore, immune analysis identified the different infiltration proportions of CD8 T cells, NK cells, resting dendritic cells and M2 macrophages between high- and low-risk cohorts. IC

conclusionsIn this study, 8 SUMO-ylation related prognostic genes were identified in BRCA, namely GPC1, CAPZA1, NUDCD1, MTDH, COX7A1, PLK3, FAM43A and CEBPD, offering fresh perspectives on the prognosis of BRCA.

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Biomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsSingle-Cell AnalysisSumoylationTranscriptomeFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMiddle AgedPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorBreast cancerPrognostic genesSingle-cell RNA sequencingSmall ubiquitin-like modifier ylation

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