NCAPG2 可能是一种免疫和预后生物标志物:从泛癌分析到胰腺癌验证。
NCAPG2 could be an immunological and prognostic biomarker: From pan-cancer analysis to pancreatic cancer validation.
机构信息
Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
出版信息
Front Immunol. 2023 Jan 27;14:1097403. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1097403. eCollection 2023.
More recently, NCAPG2 has emerged as an intrinsically essential participant of the condensin II complex involved in the process of chromosome cohesion and stabilization in mitosis, and its position in particular tumours is now being highlighted. Simultaneously, the genetic properties of NCAPG2 hint that it might have enormous potential to interpret the malignant progression of tumors in a broader perspective, that is, in pan-cancer. Yet, at present, this recognition remains merely superficial and there is a lack of more detailed studies to explore the underlying pathogenesis. To meet this need, the current study was undertaken to comprehensively elucidate the potential functions of NCAPG2 in pan-cancer, based on a combination of existing databases like TCGA and GTEx. NCAPG2 was identified to be overexpressed in almost every tumor and to exhibit significant prognostic and diagnostic efficacy. Furthermore, the correlation between NCAPG2 and selected immune features, namely immune cell infiltration, immune checkpoint genes, TMB, MSI, etc. also indicates that NCAPG2 could potentially be applied in guidance of immunotherapy. Subsequently, in pancreatic cancer, this study further clarified the utility of NCAPG2 that downregulation of its expression could result in reduced proliferation, invasion and metastasis of pancreatic cancer cells, among such phenotypical changes, the epithelial-mesenchymal transition disruption could be at least one of the possible mechanisms raising or enhancing tumorigenesis. Taken above, NCAPG2, as a member of pan-oncogenes, would serve as a biomarker and potential therapeutic target for a range of malignancies, sharing new insights into precision medicine.
最近,NCAPG2 作为参与有丝分裂中染色体凝聚和稳定过程的凝聚素 II 复合物的固有必需组成部分而出现,其在特定肿瘤中的位置现在正受到关注。同时,NCAPG2 的遗传特性表明,它可能具有从更广泛的角度(即泛癌)解释肿瘤恶性进展的巨大潜力。然而,目前,这种认识仍然只是表面的,缺乏更详细的研究来探索潜在的发病机制。为了满足这一需求,本研究结合 TCGA 和 GTEx 等现有数据库,全面阐明 NCAPG2 在泛癌中的潜在功能。结果表明,NCAPG2 在几乎所有肿瘤中均过度表达,并具有显著的预后和诊断功效。此外,NCAPG2 与选定的免疫特征(如免疫细胞浸润、免疫检查点基因、TMB、MSI 等)之间的相关性也表明,NCAPG2 可能在免疫治疗指导中得到应用。随后,在胰腺癌中,本研究进一步阐明了 NCAPG2 的实用性,下调其表达可导致胰腺癌细胞增殖、侵袭和转移减少,在这些表型变化中,上皮-间充质转化的破坏至少是提高或增强肿瘤发生的一种可能机制。综上所述,作为泛癌基因的一员,NCAPG2 将成为多种恶性肿瘤的生物标志物和潜在治疗靶点,为精准医学提供新的见解。