Bai Xiaojie, Cao Yuanfei, Yan Xin, Tuoheti Kurerban, Du Guowei, Chen Zhao, Wu Huahui, Guo Linfa, Liu Tongzu
Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Pharmgenomics Pers Med. 2021 Dec 30;14:1717-1729. doi: 10.2147/PGPM.S337695. eCollection 2021.
This study aims to carry out a pan-cancer analysis of kinesin family member 23 (KIF23) and construct a predictive model for the prognosis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) patients.
We evaluated the differential expression of KIF23 in pan-cancer by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Oncomine database. Then, the correlation between KIF23 with prognosis, clinical grade, stage, immune subtype, tumor mutation burden (TMB), microsatellite instability (MSI) and immune microenvironment was explored by TCGA, an integrated repository portal for tumor-immune system interactions (TISIDB) and cBioPortal. Subsequently, we screened out ferroptosis-related genes (FRGs) related to KIF23 and constructed a risk score model. Univariate Cox analysis was used to determine independent prognostic factors for ccRCC overall survival (OS), and a nomogram was established. Furthermore, gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was applied to study the biological functions and pathways of KIF23. Finally, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was carried out to evaluate the expression of KIF23.
KIF23 was highly expressed in most tumors. Further, KIF23 was strongly correlated with prognosis, clinical grade, stage, immune subtype, TMB, MSI and immune microenvironment in different tumors. We found that KIF23 was significantly associated with all aspects of ccRCC. Then, 8 FRGs were identified to construct a risk score model together with KIF23. And a prognostic nomogram prediction model of OS was established. After GSEA analysis, cell cycle, condensed chromosome and other physiological processes were screened out. Finally, qRT-PCR verified the high expression of KIF23 in ccRCC cell lines than normal kidney cell line.
KIF23 may act as a pivotal part in occurrence and progression of different tumors. In ccRCC, KIF23 can be a great prognostic biomarker, and the nomogram based on KIF23 may contribute to better treatment plans for ccRCC patients.
本研究旨在对驱动蛋白家族成员23(KIF23)进行泛癌分析,并构建透明细胞肾细胞癌(ccRCC)患者预后的预测模型。
我们通过癌症基因组图谱(TCGA)和Oncomine数据库评估KIF23在泛癌中的差异表达。然后,通过TCGA、肿瘤-免疫系统相互作用综合知识库门户(TISIDB)和cBioPortal探索KIF23与预后、临床分级、分期、免疫亚型、肿瘤突变负荷(TMB)、微卫星不稳定性(MSI)和免疫微环境之间的相关性。随后,我们筛选出与KIF23相关的铁死亡相关基因(FRGs)并构建风险评分模型。采用单因素Cox分析确定ccRCC总生存期(OS)的独立预后因素,并建立列线图。此外,应用基因集富集分析(GSEA)研究KIF23的生物学功能和通路。最后,进行定量实时聚合酶链反应(qRT-PCR)以评估KIF23的表达。
KIF23在大多数肿瘤中高表达。此外,KIF23与不同肿瘤的预后、临床分级、分期、免疫亚型、TMB、MSI和免疫微环境密切相关。我们发现KIF23与ccRCC的各个方面均显著相关。然后,鉴定出8个FRGs与KIF23共同构建风险评分模型。并建立了OS的预后列线图预测模型。经过GSEA分析,筛选出细胞周期、浓缩染色体等生理过程。最后,qRT-PCR验证了KIF23在ccRCC细胞系中比正常肾细胞系高表达。
KIF23可能在不同肿瘤的发生和发展中起关键作用。在ccRCC中,KIF23可作为一个重要的预后生物标志物,基于KIF23的列线图可能有助于为ccRCC患者制定更好的治疗方案。