ANXA9 as a novel prognostic biomarker associated with immune infiltrates in gastric cancer
Background Gastric cancer (GC) is the most prevalent malignancy among the digestive system tumors. Increasing evidence has revealed that lower mRNA expression of ANXA9 is associated with a poor prognosis in colorectal cancer. However, the role of ANXA9 in GC remains largely unknown. Material and Met...
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| description | Background Gastric cancer (GC) is the most prevalent malignancy among the digestive system tumors. Increasing evidence has revealed that lower mRNA expression of ANXA9 is associated with a poor prognosis in colorectal cancer. However, the role of ANXA9 in GC remains largely unknown. Material and Methods The Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) and Human Protein Atlas databases were used to investigate the expression of ANXA9 in GC, which was then validated in the four Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets. The diagnostic value of ANXA9 for GC patients was demonstrated using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The correlation between ANXA9 expression and clinicopathological parameters was analyzed in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and UALCAN databases. The Kaplan-Meier (K-M) survival curve was used to elucidate the relationship between ANXA9 expression and the survival time of GC patients. We then performed a gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) to explore the biological functions of ANXA9. The relationship of ANXA9 expression and cancer immune infiltrates was analyzed using the Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER). In addition, the potential mechanism of ANXA9 in GC was investigated by analyzing its related genes. Results ANXA9 was significantly up-regulated in GC tissues and showed obvious diagnostic value. The expression of ANXA9 was related to the age, gender, grade, TP53 mutation, and histological subtype of GC patients. We also found that ANXA9 expression was associated with immune-related biological function. ANXA9 expression was also correlated with the infiltration level of CD8+ T cells, neutrophils, and dendritic cells in GC. Additionally, copy number variation (VNV) of ANXA9 occurred in GC patients. Function enrichment analyses revealed that ANXA9 plays a role in the GC progression by interacting with its related genes. Conclusions Our results provide strong evidence of ANXA9 expression as a prognostic indicator related to immune responses in GC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe9ee1ee8be741f39dddd934ca7fa7b52023-12-03T10:53:47ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592021-12-019e1260510.7717/peerj.12605ANXA9 as a novel prognostic biomarker associated with immune infiltrates in gastric cancerTongtong ZhangSuyang YuShipeng ZhaoBackground Gastric cancer (GC) is the most prevalent malignancy among the digestive system tumors. Increasing evidence has revealed that lower mRNA expression of ANXA9 is associated with a poor prognosis in colorectal cancer. However, the role of ANXA9 in GC remains largely unknown. Material and Methods The Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) and Human Protein Atlas databases were used to investigate the expression of ANXA9 in GC, which was then validated in the four Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets. The diagnostic value of ANXA9 for GC patients was demonstrated using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The correlation between ANXA9 expression and clinicopathological parameters was analyzed in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and UALCAN databases. The Kaplan-Meier (K-M) survival curve was used to elucidate the relationship between ANXA9 expression and the survival time of GC patients. We then performed a gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) to explore the biological functions of ANXA9. The relationship of ANXA9 expression and cancer immune infiltrates was analyzed using the Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER). In addition, the potential mechanism of ANXA9 in GC was investigated by analyzing its related genes. Results ANXA9 was significantly up-regulated in GC tissues and showed obvious diagnostic value. The expression of ANXA9 was related to the age, gender, grade, TP53 mutation, and histological subtype of GC patients. We also found that ANXA9 expression was associated with immune-related biological function. ANXA9 expression was also correlated with the infiltration level of CD8+ T cells, neutrophils, and dendritic cells in GC. Additionally, copy number variation (VNV) of ANXA9 occurred in GC patients. Function enrichment analyses revealed that ANXA9 plays a role in the GC progression by interacting with its related genes. Conclusions Our results provide strong evidence of ANXA9 expression as a prognostic indicator related to immune responses in GC.https://peerj.com/articles/12605.pdfGastric cancerANXA9PrognosisImmune infiltratesGEOTCGA |
| spellingShingle | Tongtong Zhang Suyang Yu Shipeng Zhao ANXA9 as a novel prognostic biomarker associated with immune infiltrates in gastric cancer PeerJ Gastric cancer ANXA9 Prognosis Immune infiltrates GEO TCGA |
| title | ANXA9 as a novel prognostic biomarker associated with immune infiltrates in gastric cancer |
| title_full | ANXA9 as a novel prognostic biomarker associated with immune infiltrates in gastric cancer |
| title_fullStr | ANXA9 as a novel prognostic biomarker associated with immune infiltrates in gastric cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | ANXA9 as a novel prognostic biomarker associated with immune infiltrates in gastric cancer |
| title_short | ANXA9 as a novel prognostic biomarker associated with immune infiltrates in gastric cancer |
| title_sort | anxa9 as a novel prognostic biomarker associated with immune infiltrates in gastric cancer |
| topic | Gastric cancer ANXA9 Prognosis Immune infiltrates GEO TCGA |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/12605.pdf |
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