Pan-cancer analysis of the prognostic and immunological role of FKBP4

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Objectives: Our previous studies revealed the significant roles of FK506-binding protein 4 (FKBP4) in tumorigenesis, however, there has been no pan-cancer analysis of FKBP4. Using bioinformatics, the current study reported the expression and prognostic role of FKBP4, and the correlation between FKBP4 and clinicopathological parameters, methylation, molecular network, immunological traits and drug sensitivity.

Methods: RNA sequencing data, somatic mutation, and related clinical information were obtained from TCGA using UCSC Xena. The association between FKBP4 expression and clinical features was assessed using TISIDB. The relationships between FKBP4 expression and tumour stage, OS, DSS, DFS, and PFS were analysed using univariate cox regression analysis. The radar plots for TMB and MSI were obtained using "Fmsb" R package. UALCAN was used to explore the effect of FKBP4 methylation on tumour and normal samples. CBioportal was used to analyse copy number mutations in FKBP4 Gene expression and drug sensitivity data were downloaded from the CellMiner database. GO analysis was performed for the high and the low expression of FKBP4 compared with the median level of FKBP4 using clusterProfiler4.0.

Results: FKBP4 expression is significantly upregulated in various types of cancers. Cox regression analysis showed that high FKBP4 levels were correlated with poor OS, DSS, DFS, and PFS in most patients with cancer. Methylation of FKBP4 DNA was upregulated in most cancers, and FKBP4 expression is positively associated with transmethylase expression. FKBP4 and its copy were significantly associated with the expression of immune-infiltrating cells, immune checkpoint genes, immune modulators, TMB, MMR, and MSI. FKBP4 expression levels significantly correlated with 16 different drug sensitivities (all p < 0.05).

Conclusions: Our pan-cancer bioinformatic analysis revealed a potential mechanism underlying the effects of FKBP4 on the prognosis and progression of various cancers.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Heliyon - 10(2024), 7 vom: 15. Apr., Seite e29098

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xiong, Hanchu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zihan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yucheng [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Zhuazhua [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Da [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Long [VerfasserIn]
Li, Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Huaxin [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Weijun [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Baihua [VerfasserIn]
Jia, Yongshi [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Cheng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bioinformatics
FKBP4
Immunology
Journal Article
MMR
MSI
Methylation
Pan-cancer
Prognosis
TMB

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Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29098

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370909887