CELSR3 is a prognostic marker in HNSCC and correlates with immune cell infiltration in the tumor microenvironment
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Published:2024-03-20
Issue:6
Volume:281
Page:3143-3156
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ISSN:0937-4477
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Container-title:European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
Author:
Wu ZhongbiaoORCID, Zhu Zhongyan, Wu Weikun, Hu Shiping, Cao Jian, Huang Xinmei, Xie Qiang, Deng Chengcheng
Abstract
Abstract
Purpose
To look at the diagnostic value of the CELSR receptor 3 (CELSR3) gene in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and its effect on tumor immune invasion, which is important for enhancing HNSCC treatment.
Methods
Several bioinformatics tools were employed to investigate CELSR3’s putative oncogenic pathway in HNSCC, and datasets from The Tumor Genome Atlas (TCGA), Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER), Gene Expression Profile Interaction Analysis (GEPIA) and LinkedOmics were extracted and evaluated. CELSR3 has been linked to tumor immune cell infiltration, immunological checkpoints, and immune-related genes. CELSR3’s putative roles were investigated using Gene ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), and pathway enrichment analysis. The expression level of CELSR3 in HNSCC tissues and cells was detected by RT-qPCR. The effects of CELSR3 on proliferation of HNSCC cells were detected by CCK-8 assay.
Results
CELSR3 was shown to be expressed differently in different types of cancer and normal tissues. CELSR3 gene expression was linked to pN-stage and pM-stage. Patients with high CELSR3 expression also have a well prognosis. CELSR3 expression was found to be an independent predictive factor for HNSCC in both univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. We discovered the functional network of CELSR3 in HNSCC using GO and KEGG analysis. CELSR3 expression levels were found to be favorably associated with immune cell infiltration levels. Furthermore, CELSR3 expression levels were significantly correlated with the expression levels of many immune molecules, such as MHC genes, immune activation genes, chemokine receptors, and chemokines. CELSR3 is highly expressed in HNSCC tissues and cells. CELSR3 overexpression significantly inhibited the proliferation of HNSCC cells. CELSR3 expression may affect the immune microenvironment and, as a result, the prognosis of HNSCC.
Conclusion
CELSR3 expression is elevated in HNSCC tumor tissues, and high CELSR3 expression is associated with well prognosis, which inhibited the proliferation of NHSCC cells. CELSR3 has the potential to influence tumor formation by controlling tumor-infiltrating cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME). As a result, CELSR3 may have diagnostic significance in HNSCC.
Funder
State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Commission of Hunan Province
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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