Identification of KRBA1 as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker Associated with Immune Infiltration and m6A Modification in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Yue Liu,1,2 Bidong Fu,2 Zichuan Yu,2 Gelin Song,2 Hong Zeng,2 Yiyang Gong,2 Yongqi Ding,2 Da Huang3 1Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330000, People’s Republic of China; 2Second College of Clinical Medicine, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Provinc...
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| description | Yue Liu,1,2 Bidong Fu,2 Zichuan Yu,2 Gelin Song,2 Hong Zeng,2 Yiyang Gong,2 Yongqi Ding,2 Da Huang3 1Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330000, People’s Republic of China; 2Second College of Clinical Medicine, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Thyroid Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Da Huang, Department of Thyroid Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 1 Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13576113993, Email danmo0904@163.comPurpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignancy with high incidence, but its prognosis is not optimistic. KRBA1 is a member of the KRAB family and participates in the regulation of gene transcription. However, no studies have focused on the role of KRBA1 in HCC.Patients and Methods: In this study, we first analyzed the expression of KRBA1 in HCC using TCGA and ICGC databases and validated by Immunohistochemistry in clinical HCC samples. The Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used to determine the relationship between KRBA1 expression and clinicopathological features. Subsequently, we used Kaplan-Meier online website analysis and Cox regression model to predict the prognostic value of KRBA1 in HCC patients. Furthermore, the functions of KRBA1 were identified by enrichment analysis. TIMER and GSCALite were used to investigate the relationship between KRBA1 expression in HCC and immune infiltration and drug targets, respectively. Finally, the relationship between KRBA1 expression and m6A modification in HCC was analyzed using the TCGA and ICGA datasets.Results: The results showed that KRBA1 was upregulated in HCC and was associated with many clinicopathological features. High KRBA1 causes poor overall survival and may be an independent risk factor for HCC. KRBA1 tends to be hypermethylated and associated with poor prognosis in HCC compared with normal tissues. Enrichment analysis indicates that KRBA1 is associated with cell cycle and immune processes, and TIMER analysis shows that KRBA1 expression is associated with infiltration levels and immune characteristics of various immune cells. Silenced KRBA1 evidently reduced three chemokine expression in HCC cells. Drug sensitivity analysis showed that KRBA1 was sensitive to 39 drug small molecules. KRBA1 showed a strong positive correlation with five m6A related genes.Conclusion: KRBA1 is a prognostic biomarker associated with HCC immunity and m6a modification, serving as an effective target for the diagnosis and treatment of HCC.Keywords: KRBA1, prognosis, biomarker, immune infiltration, hepatocellular carcinoma, m6A modification |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c8b4b3e7dedd4ef0804c736bb99c74a62022-12-22T03:35:22ZengDove Medical PressJournal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma2253-59692022-05-01Volume 949751675646Identification of KRBA1 as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker Associated with Immune Infiltration and m6A Modification in Hepatocellular CarcinomaLiu YFu BYu ZSong GZeng HGong YDing YHuang DYue Liu,1,2 Bidong Fu,2 Zichuan Yu,2 Gelin Song,2 Hong Zeng,2 Yiyang Gong,2 Yongqi Ding,2 Da Huang3 1Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330000, People’s Republic of China; 2Second College of Clinical Medicine, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Thyroid Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Da Huang, Department of Thyroid Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 1 Minde Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13576113993, Email danmo0904@163.comPurpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignancy with high incidence, but its prognosis is not optimistic. KRBA1 is a member of the KRAB family and participates in the regulation of gene transcription. However, no studies have focused on the role of KRBA1 in HCC.Patients and Methods: In this study, we first analyzed the expression of KRBA1 in HCC using TCGA and ICGC databases and validated by Immunohistochemistry in clinical HCC samples. The Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used to determine the relationship between KRBA1 expression and clinicopathological features. Subsequently, we used Kaplan-Meier online website analysis and Cox regression model to predict the prognostic value of KRBA1 in HCC patients. Furthermore, the functions of KRBA1 were identified by enrichment analysis. TIMER and GSCALite were used to investigate the relationship between KRBA1 expression in HCC and immune infiltration and drug targets, respectively. Finally, the relationship between KRBA1 expression and m6A modification in HCC was analyzed using the TCGA and ICGA datasets.Results: The results showed that KRBA1 was upregulated in HCC and was associated with many clinicopathological features. High KRBA1 causes poor overall survival and may be an independent risk factor for HCC. KRBA1 tends to be hypermethylated and associated with poor prognosis in HCC compared with normal tissues. Enrichment analysis indicates that KRBA1 is associated with cell cycle and immune processes, and TIMER analysis shows that KRBA1 expression is associated with infiltration levels and immune characteristics of various immune cells. Silenced KRBA1 evidently reduced three chemokine expression in HCC cells. Drug sensitivity analysis showed that KRBA1 was sensitive to 39 drug small molecules. KRBA1 showed a strong positive correlation with five m6A related genes.Conclusion: KRBA1 is a prognostic biomarker associated with HCC immunity and m6a modification, serving as an effective target for the diagnosis and treatment of HCC.Keywords: KRBA1, prognosis, biomarker, immune infiltration, hepatocellular carcinoma, m6A modificationhttps://www.dovepress.com/identification-of-krba1-as-a-potential-prognostic-biomarker-associated-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JHCkrba1prognosisbiomarkerimmune infiltrationhepatocellular carcinomam6a modification |
| spellingShingle | Liu Y Fu B Yu Z Song G Zeng H Gong Y Ding Y Huang D Identification of KRBA1 as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker Associated with Immune Infiltration and m6A Modification in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma krba1 prognosis biomarker immune infiltration hepatocellular carcinoma m6a modification |
| title | Identification of KRBA1 as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker Associated with Immune Infiltration and m6A Modification in Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| title_full | Identification of KRBA1 as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker Associated with Immune Infiltration and m6A Modification in Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| title_fullStr | Identification of KRBA1 as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker Associated with Immune Infiltration and m6A Modification in Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification of KRBA1 as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker Associated with Immune Infiltration and m6A Modification in Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| title_short | Identification of KRBA1 as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker Associated with Immune Infiltration and m6A Modification in Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| title_sort | identification of krba1 as a potential prognostic biomarker associated with immune infiltration and m6a modification in hepatocellular carcinoma |
| topic | krba1 prognosis biomarker immune infiltration hepatocellular carcinoma m6a modification |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/identification-of-krba1-as-a-potential-prognostic-biomarker-associated-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JHC |
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