单细胞和转录组测序分析鉴定 PREX1 为肝癌免疫相关预后生物标志物。

Integrated Single-cell and Transcriptome Sequencing Analyses Identified PREX1 as an Immune-related Prognostic Biomarker for Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

机构信息

Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging & Interventional Therapy, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310022, China.

Department of Radiology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310022, China.

出版信息

Int J Med Sci. 2024 Jun 3;21(8):1559-1574. doi: 10.7150/ijms.94812. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

PtdIns (3,4,5) P3-dependent Rac exchanger 1 (PREX1), also known as PREX1, a member of the Rac guanine nucleotide exchange factors (Rac-GEF) family. Studies have suggested that PREX1 plays a role in mediating oncogenic pathway activation and controlling various biological mechanisms in different types of cancer, including liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC). However, the function of PREX1 in the pathogenesis of LIHC and its potential role on immunological regulation is not clearly elucidated. The expression level and the clinical role of PREX1 in LIHC was analyzed based on database from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), TNM plotter and University of Alabama Cancer Database (UALCAN). We investigated the relationship between PREX1 and immunity in LIHC by TISIDB, CIBERSORT and single cell analysis. Immunotherapy responses were assessed by the immunophenoscores (IPS). Moreover, biological functional assays were performed to further investigate the roles of PREX1 in liver cancer cell lines. Higher expression of PREX1 in LIHC tissues than in normal liver tissues was found based on public datasets. Further analysis revealed that PREX1 was associated with worse clinical characteristics and dismal prognosis. Pathway enrichment analysis indicated that PREX1 participated in immune-related pathways. Through CIBERSORT and single cell analysis, we found a remarkable correlation between the expression of PREX1 and various immune cells, especially macrophages. In addition, high PREX1 expression was found to be associated with a stronger response to immunotherapy. Furthermore, assays indicated that depletion of PREX1 can suppress invasion and proliferation of LIHC cells. Elevated expression of PREX1 indicates poor prognosis, influences immune modulation and predicts sensitivity of immunosuppression therapy in LIHC. Our results suggested that PREX1 may be a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target, offering new treatment options for LIHC.

摘要

PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 依赖性 Rac 交换蛋白 1(PREX1),也称为 PREX1,是 Rac 鸟嘌呤核苷酸交换因子(Rac-GEF)家族的成员。研究表明,PREX1 在介导致癌途径激活和控制不同类型癌症中的各种生物学机制方面发挥作用,包括肝细胞肝癌(LIHC)。然而,PREX1 在 LIHC 发病机制中的作用及其在免疫调节中的潜在作用尚不清楚。

基于癌症基因组图谱(TCGA)、TNM 绘图器和阿拉巴马大学癌症数据库(UALCAN)的数据库,分析了 PREX1 在 LIHC 中的表达水平和临床作用。我们通过 TISIDB、CIBERSORT 和单细胞分析研究了 PREX1 与 LIHC 中免疫的关系。通过免疫表型评分(IPS)评估免疫治疗反应。此外,还进行了生物学功能测定,以进一步研究 PREX1 在肝癌细胞系中的作用。

基于公共数据集,发现 PREX1 在 LIHC 组织中的表达高于正常肝组织。进一步分析表明,PREX1 与更差的临床特征和不良预后相关。通路富集分析表明,PREX1 参与了免疫相关通路。通过 CIBERSORT 和单细胞分析,我们发现 PREX1 的表达与各种免疫细胞,特别是巨噬细胞之间存在显著相关性。此外,发现高 PREX1 表达与免疫治疗的更强反应相关。此外,实验表明,PREX1 的耗竭可以抑制 LIHC 细胞的侵袭和增殖。

PREX1 的高表达表明预后不良,影响免疫调节,并预测 LIHC 中免疫抑制治疗的敏感性。我们的结果表明,PREX1 可能是一个预后生物标志物和治疗靶点,为 LIHC 提供了新的治疗选择。

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