Integrated analysis of the voltage-gated potassium channel-associated gene KCNH2 across cancers
Abstract KCNH2 encodes the human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) potassium channel and is an important repolarization reserve for regulating cardiac electrical activity. Increasing evidence suggests that it is involved in the development of various tumours, yet a thorough analysis of the underlyin...
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| description | Abstract KCNH2 encodes the human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) potassium channel and is an important repolarization reserve for regulating cardiac electrical activity. Increasing evidence suggests that it is involved in the development of various tumours, yet a thorough analysis of the underlying process has not been performed. Here, we have comprehensively examined the role of KCNH2 in multiple cancers by assessing KCNH2 gene expression, diagnostic and prognostic value, genetic alterations, immune infiltration correlations, RNA modifications, mutations, clinical correlations, interacting proteins, and associated signalling pathways. KCNH2 is differentially expressed in over 30 cancers and has a high diagnostic value for 10 tumours. Survival analysis showed that high expression of KCNH2 was associated with a poor prognosis in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC). Mutations and RNA methylation modifications (especially m6A) of KCNH2 are associated with its expression in multiple tumours. KCNH2 expression is correlated with tumour mutation burden, microsatellite instability, neoantigen load, and mutant-allele tumour heterogeneity. In addition, KCNH2 expression is associated with the tumour immune microenvironment and its immunosuppressive phenotype. KEGG signalling pathway enrichment analysis revealed that KCNH2 and its interacting molecules are involved in a variety of pathways related to carcinogenesis and signal regulation, such as the PI3K/Akt and focal adhesion pathways. Overall, we found that KCNH2 and its interaction molecular are expected to be immune-related biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and prognosis evaluation, and are potential regulatory targets of singalling pathways for tumour development due to their significant role in cancers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a941101ffd34b39820000eed41f2ced2023-03-22T12:33:18ZengBMCBMC Bioinformatics1471-21052023-02-0124111610.1186/s12859-023-05180-9Integrated analysis of the voltage-gated potassium channel-associated gene KCNH2 across cancersZequn Zheng0Yongfei Song1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou UniversityNingbo Institute of Innovation for Combined Medicine and Engineering, Lihuili Hospital Affiliated to Ningbo UniversityAbstract KCNH2 encodes the human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) potassium channel and is an important repolarization reserve for regulating cardiac electrical activity. Increasing evidence suggests that it is involved in the development of various tumours, yet a thorough analysis of the underlying process has not been performed. Here, we have comprehensively examined the role of KCNH2 in multiple cancers by assessing KCNH2 gene expression, diagnostic and prognostic value, genetic alterations, immune infiltration correlations, RNA modifications, mutations, clinical correlations, interacting proteins, and associated signalling pathways. KCNH2 is differentially expressed in over 30 cancers and has a high diagnostic value for 10 tumours. Survival analysis showed that high expression of KCNH2 was associated with a poor prognosis in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC). Mutations and RNA methylation modifications (especially m6A) of KCNH2 are associated with its expression in multiple tumours. KCNH2 expression is correlated with tumour mutation burden, microsatellite instability, neoantigen load, and mutant-allele tumour heterogeneity. In addition, KCNH2 expression is associated with the tumour immune microenvironment and its immunosuppressive phenotype. KEGG signalling pathway enrichment analysis revealed that KCNH2 and its interacting molecules are involved in a variety of pathways related to carcinogenesis and signal regulation, such as the PI3K/Akt and focal adhesion pathways. Overall, we found that KCNH2 and its interaction molecular are expected to be immune-related biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and prognosis evaluation, and are potential regulatory targets of singalling pathways for tumour development due to their significant role in cancers.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-023-05180-9KCNH2PancancerDiagnosisPrognosisRNA modificationImmunoassay |
| spellingShingle | Zequn Zheng Yongfei Song Integrated analysis of the voltage-gated potassium channel-associated gene KCNH2 across cancers BMC Bioinformatics KCNH2 Pancancer Diagnosis Prognosis RNA modification Immunoassay |
| title | Integrated analysis of the voltage-gated potassium channel-associated gene KCNH2 across cancers |
| title_full | Integrated analysis of the voltage-gated potassium channel-associated gene KCNH2 across cancers |
| title_fullStr | Integrated analysis of the voltage-gated potassium channel-associated gene KCNH2 across cancers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrated analysis of the voltage-gated potassium channel-associated gene KCNH2 across cancers |
| title_short | Integrated analysis of the voltage-gated potassium channel-associated gene KCNH2 across cancers |
| title_sort | integrated analysis of the voltage gated potassium channel associated gene kcnh2 across cancers |
| topic | KCNH2 Pancancer Diagnosis Prognosis RNA modification Immunoassay |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-023-05180-9 |
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