Identification of TP53 mutation-associated prognostic genes and investigation of the immune cell infiltration in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Primary liver cancer,which is mainly composed of hepatocellular carcinoma(HcC),is the sixth most common type of cancer worldwide and the thirdmost common cause of cancer mortality.1 The total number of mutations present in tumor specimens is called tumor mutation burden(TMB)and it is an emerging biomarker of immunotherapy response.2 TMB can predict clinical responses to immunotherapy such as ICl(immune checkpoint inhibitor)treatments and higher TMB is related to better survival.3 TP53,a gene encoding a tumor suppressor protein that triggers apoptosis and cell cycle arrest,is one of the most prevalent mutations in 25%-30%of HCC patients.4 Research shows that TP53 mutations in HCC patients are associated with advanced tumor grade and poor prognosis.5 To identify the TP53 mutation-related genes which can predict HCC patients'prognosis and explore the immune cell infiltration,we constructed a risk model based on six TP53 mutation-related genes which can accurately predict patients'prognosis.Besides,six immune cells with a similar expression pattern were identified in The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)and International Cancer Genome Consortium(ICGC)databases.

Identification of inflammatory factor-related genes associated with the prognosis and immune cell infiltration in colorectal cancer patients

This study aims to identify the inflammatory factor-related genes which help to predict the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer.GSEA(Gene Set Enrichment Analysis)was used to acquire inflammation-related genes and the corresponding expression information was collected from TCGA database to determine the DEGs(differentially-expressed genes)in CRC patients.We conducted enrichment analysis and PPI(protein–protein interaction)of these DEGs.Besides,key genes that are both differentially-expressed and prognosis-related were screened out,which were used to establish the prognostic model.We obtained 79 DEGs and 19 prognostic genes,10 prognostic-related differential genes were eventually screened.These genes were used to construct the prognostic model.We also identified that the immune infiltration score of macrophages between different risk groups was significantly different and similar distinction was witnessed in immune function score of APC(antigen-presenting cell)co-stimulation and type I IFN(interferon)response.

Metamorphic P-T Path Differences between the Two UHP Terranes of Sulu Orogen, Eastern China: Petrologic Comparison between Eclogites from Donghai and Rongcheng

The Sulu Orogen constitutes the eastern part of the Sulu-Dabie Orogen formed by Triassic collision between the Sino-Korean and Yangtze plates. An HP Slice Ⅰ and two UHP slices Ⅱ and Ⅲ with contrasting subduction and exhumation histories within the Sulu Orogen were postulated. This study presents the metamorphic P-T paths of eclogites from the two UHP belts constructed by petrog- raphy, mineral chemistry and Perple_X P-T pseudosection modeling in the MnC（K）NFMASHO system. Eclogites from Slice Ⅲ mainly consist of omphacite, garnet and quartz, with minor rutile, ilmenite, amphibole and phengite. Eclogites from Slice Ⅱ show a porphyroblastic texture with epidote porphyroblasts and garnet, omphacite, phengite, quartz and rutile in matrix. Pseudosection modeling reveals that eclogites from Slice Ⅱ witness a peak metamorphism of eclogite-facies under conditions of 3.1-3.3 GPa and 660-690 ℃, and a retrograde cooling decompression process. The eclogites from Slice Ⅲ record a heating decompressive P-T path with a peak-P stage of 3.2 GPa and 840℃ and a peak-T stage of 2.4 GPa and 950 ℃, suggesting an apparent granulite-facies metamorphism overprint during exhumation. Both eclogites recorded clockwise P-T paths with peak P-T conditions suggesting a subduction beneath the Sino-Korean Plate to -100-105 km depth. Combined with tectonic scenarios from previous studies, it is concluded that the two UHP crustal slices in the Sulu terrane have a similar geodynamic evolution, but the UHP rocks in Slice Ⅱ exhumed after the eclogitic peak-pressure conditions earlier than that of Slice Ⅲ. The existence of Slice Ⅱ diminished the buoyancy force on Slice Ⅲ, resulting in a granulite-facies overprint on Slice Ⅲ. The Sulu orogenic belt is made up of different crustal slices that underwent different subduction and exhumation histories, rather than a single unit.

A prognostic model of patients with pancreatic cancer based on four N^(6)-methyladenosine-related IncRNAs and analysis of related immune infiltration

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal malignant tumors in the world.Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment,the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer patients remains only 9%.1 Pancreatic adenocarcinoma(PAAD)belongs to pancreatic cancer,which occupies 85%of the whole pancreatic cancer.2 Reversible modification of Ne-methyladenosine(m^(6)A)has been shown to be involved in cancer progression,resulting in up-regulation of oncogene expression or down-regulation of tumor-suppressing genes and may affect the prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer.