A Prognostic Signature for Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Based on Ferroptosis-Related lncRNAs and Immune Checkpoints

Yunze Dong; Ding Liu; Hongmin Zhou; Yuchen Gao; Yimingniyizi Nueraihemaiti; Yunfei Xu

doi:10.3389/fgene.2022.912190

Frontiers in Genetics (May 2022)

A Prognostic Signature for Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Based on Ferroptosis-Related lncRNAs and Immune Checkpoints

Yunze Dong,
Ding Liu,
Hongmin Zhou,
Yuchen Gao,
Yimingniyizi Nueraihemaiti,
Yunfei Xu

Affiliations

Yunze Dong: Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine in Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Ding Liu: Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Shanghai, China
Hongmin Zhou: Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine in Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Yuchen Gao: Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine in Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Yimingniyizi Nueraihemaiti: Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine in Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Yunfei Xu: Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine in Tongji University, Shanghai, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.912190
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13

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Background: Ferroptosis is a potential target for cancer therapy, and lncRNAs can also affect ferroptosis by regulating related genes. The pathogenesis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) regarding the regulation of ferroptosis by lncRNAs is still unknown.Methods: We constructed a risk model based on data in ccRCC patients obtained from the TCGA database and validated the diagnostic and prognostic value of the model. In addition, immune function and immune checkpoint variability analysis validated the association of ferroptosis with ccRCC tumor immunity.Results: The characteristics of ferroptosis-related lncRNAs (FRLs) were significantly correlated with the prognosis of ccRCC patients. The prognostic characteristics of FRLs were independent prognostic factors in ccRCC patients. Gene function in the high-risk group was associated with oxygen metabolic processes and immune pathways. Immune checkpoint variability analysis showed that HAVCR2, NRP1, and HHLA2 were upregulated in the low-risk group, while CD44, TNFRSF18, TNFSF14, TNFRSF8, CD276, and TNFRSF25 were upregulated in the high-risk group.Conclusions: The prognostic characteristics of FRLs can effectively predict the prognosis of ccRCC patients and provide a new direction for clinical treatment.

Published in Frontiers in Genetics

ISSN: 1664-8021 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Genetics
Website: http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/genetics

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