Functions of RNF Family in the Tumor Microenvironment and Drugs Prediction in Grade II/III Gliomas.

Journal: Frontiers in cell and developmental biology
Published Date: Feb 9, 2022

Abstract

Increasing evidence has demonstrated that RING finger (RNF) proteins played a vital role in cellular and physiological processes and various diseases. However, the function of RNF proteins in low-grade glioma (LGG) remains unknown. In this study, 138 RNF family members revealed their role in LGG. The TCGA database was used as the training cohort; two CGGA databases and GSE108474 were selected as external validation cohorts. Patients were grouped into cluster 1 and cluster 2, both in the training and validation cohorts, using consensus clustering analysis. The prognosis of patients in cluster 1 is significantly better than that in cluster 2. Meanwhile, biofunction prediction was further introduced to explore the potential mechanisms that led to differences in survival outcomes. Patients in Cluster 2 showed more complicated immunocytes infiltration and highly immunosuppressive features than cluster 1. Enrichment pathways such as negative regulation of mast cell activation, DNA replication, mismatch repair, Th17 cell differentiation, antigen processing and presentation, dendritic cell antigen processing and presentation, dendritic cell differentiation were also enriched in cluster 2 patients. For the last, the main contributors were distinguished by employing a machine learning algorithm. A lot of targeted and small molecule drugs that are sensitive to patients in cluster 2 were predicted. Importantly, we discovered TRIM8, DTX2, and TRAF5 as the most vital contributors from the RNF family, which were related to immune infiltration in LGG tumor immune landscape. In this study, we demonstrated the predicted role of RNF proteins in LGG. In addition, we found out three markers among RNF proteins that are closely related to the immune aspects of LGG, which might serve as novel therapeutic targets for immunotherapy in the future.

Authors

  • Jingwei Zhang
    Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Zeyu Wang
    Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Hao Zhang
    College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
  • Ziyu Dai
    Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Xisong Liang
    Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Shuwang Li
    Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Xun Zhang
    Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Fangkun Liu
    Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Zhixiong Liu
    Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Kui Yang
    Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Quan Cheng
    Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.

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