Feng Dechao, Shi Xu, Zhu Weizhen, Zhang Facai, Li Dengxiong, Han Ping, Wei Qiang, Yang Lu
Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Guoxue Xiang #37, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Exp Hematol Oncol. 2022 Sep 15;11(1):55. doi: 10.1186/s40164-022-00313-x.
In this study, we aimed to perform a pan-cancer analysis of leucine zipper protein 2 (LUZP2). A standardized TCGA pan-cancer dataset was downloaded. Differential expression, clinical prognosis, genetic mutations, immune infiltration, epigenetic modifications, tumor stemness and heterogeneity were analyzed. We conducted all analyses through software R 3.6.3 and its suitable packages. Compared to normal samples, we observed that the LUZP2 mRNA expression was significantly upregulated in LGG, PRAD, LUSC and downregulated in KIRC and other eleven cancer species patients. In terms of overall survival, low-expression of LUZP2 was significantly associated with poor prognosis in lower grade glioma (LGG), lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) and prostate adenocarcinoma (PRAD). For progression-free survival, we observed that downregulation of LUZP2 was significantly related to LGG, KIRC, LUSC, and PRAD. Our results observed negative correlations of the stemness of LGG and PRAD with the mRNA expression of LUZP2, whose downregulation was closely associated with poor prognosis. The mutation frequencies of LGG, PRAD, KIRC, and LUSC were 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.3%, and 2.1%, respectively. We detected that the LUZP2 level was negatively associated with TILs in most cancers, including LGG, LUSC, PRAD, and KIRC, while the LUZP2 methylation showed the opposite results. In conclusion, the results of our initial pan-cancer investigation provided a somewhat thorough understanding of the functions of LUZP2 on KIRC, LGG, PRAD, and LUSC.
在本研究中,我们旨在对亮氨酸拉链蛋白2(LUZP2)进行泛癌分析。下载了标准化的TCGA泛癌数据集。分析了差异表达、临床预后、基因突变、免疫浸润、表观遗传修饰、肿瘤干性和异质性。我们通过软件R 3.6.3及其合适的软件包进行了所有分析。与正常样本相比,我们观察到LUZP2 mRNA表达在低级别胶质瘤(LGG)、前列腺癌(PRAD)、肺鳞状细胞癌(LUSC)中显著上调,而在肾透明细胞癌(KIRC)和其他11种癌症患者中下调。在总生存期方面,LUZP2低表达与低级别胶质瘤(LGG)、肺鳞状细胞癌(LUSC)、肾透明细胞癌(KIRC)和前列腺腺癌(PRAD)的不良预后显著相关。对于无进展生存期,我们观察到LUZP2下调与LGG、KIRC、LUSC和PRAD显著相关。我们的结果观察到LGG和PRAD的干性与LUZP2的mRNA表达呈负相关,其下调与不良预后密切相关。LGG、PRAD、KIRC和LUSC的突变频率分别为(0.4%)、(0.4%)、(0.3%)和(2.1%)。我们检测到在大多数癌症中,包括LGG、LUSC、PRAD和KIRC,LUZP2水平与肿瘤浸润淋巴细胞(TILs)呈负相关,而LUZP2甲基化则呈现相反的结果。总之,我们初步泛癌研究的结果为LUZP2在KIRC、LGG、PRAD和LUSC中的功能提供了较为全面的了解。