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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

CREM Marks TCR-Driven T-Cell Activation and Associates with Favorable Prognosis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Single-Cell and Bulk Transcriptomic Study.

Hao Ling, Peiyu Qiu, Yanzhu Hu, Yan Sun

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hao LingDepartment of Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0009-0001-0687-5778
Peiyu QiuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Institute for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Yanzhu HuDepartment of Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Yan SunDepartment of Genetics & Cell Biology, Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Institute for Oncology and Reproduction (GROW), Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0003-7845-5208

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Abstract

Although papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is widely considered an immunologically cold tumor, detectable T-cell infiltration can influence disease progression in selected patients. Previous bulk analyses have linked cAMP-responsive element modulator (CREM) expression to a favorable progression-free interval and an inverse correlation with regulatory T-cell infiltration but have not resolved the cellular origin or functional state. In this study, we integrate single-cell RNA-sequencing data from a 23-sample PTC atlas with bulk Cancer Genome Atlas Thyroid Carcinoma (TCGA-THCA) validation. We show that CREM marks a T-cell receptor (TCR)-driven immediate early gene activation state in tumor-infiltrating T cells rather than a cAMP program; this state is consistently and modestly enriched within the FOXP3

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Cyclic AMP Response Element ModulatorLymphocyte ActivationReceptors, Antigen, T-CellThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsTranscriptomeGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansPrognosisSingle-Cell AnalysisCREM protein, humanCyclic AMP Response Element ModulatorReceptors, Antigen, T-CellANXA1cAMP-responsive element modulator (CREM)immediate early genesNR4Apapillary thyroid carcinomaprogression-free intervalT-cell activation

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PMID42653390
PMCPMC13513026

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