Objective:Ankyrin repeat domain-containing protein 6(ANKRD6)is an ankyrin repeat-containing protein which is structurally related to vertebrate inversin and Drosophila Diego.However,the correlations between ANKRD6 and...Objective:Ankyrin repeat domain-containing protein 6(ANKRD6)is an ankyrin repeat-containing protein which is structurally related to vertebrate inversin and Drosophila Diego.However,the correlations between ANKRD6 and tumor-infiltrating immune cells in cancers is not clear.Methods:ANKRD6 expression was analyzed by Oncomine,Tumor Immune Estimation Resource(TIMER)and Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis(GEPIA).PrognoScan and GEPIA were used to evaluate the influence of ANKRD6 on clinical prognosis.TIMER and CIBERSORT were used to analyze correlations between ANKRD6 expression levels and tumor immune cell infiltrates.Immunohistochemical analysis of the relationship between ANKRD6 expression and overall survival,as well as the relationship between ANKRD6 expression and M2 macrophage infiltration,was performed.Results:High level of ANKRD6 expression was associated with poor prognosis of colon cancer.ANKRD6 expression level was positively correlated with infiltrating levels of CD8+T cells,CD4+T cells,macrophages,neutrophils and dendritic cells in colon cancer by using TIMER.Using CIBERSORT,we found that in plasma cells,CD8+T cells,CD4+memory resting T cells,follicular helper T cells and activated natural killer cells were significantly lower in the ANKRD6-high group than in the ANKRD6-low group.M0 and M2 macrophages were significantly higher in the ANKRD6-high group than in the ANKRD6-low group.Immunohistochemistry confirmed that M2 macrophage infiltration in the ANKRD6-high group significantly increased.Conclusions:The high ANKRD6 expression is associated with poor prognosis of colon cancer.ANKRD6 expression is positively correlated with M2 macrophage infiltration in colon cancer.展开更多
基金supported by Zhejiang Basic Public Welfare Research Project(No.LGF18H160040)。
文摘Objective:Ankyrin repeat domain-containing protein 6(ANKRD6)is an ankyrin repeat-containing protein which is structurally related to vertebrate inversin and Drosophila Diego.However,the correlations between ANKRD6 and tumor-infiltrating immune cells in cancers is not clear.Methods:ANKRD6 expression was analyzed by Oncomine,Tumor Immune Estimation Resource(TIMER)and Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis(GEPIA).PrognoScan and GEPIA were used to evaluate the influence of ANKRD6 on clinical prognosis.TIMER and CIBERSORT were used to analyze correlations between ANKRD6 expression levels and tumor immune cell infiltrates.Immunohistochemical analysis of the relationship between ANKRD6 expression and overall survival,as well as the relationship between ANKRD6 expression and M2 macrophage infiltration,was performed.Results:High level of ANKRD6 expression was associated with poor prognosis of colon cancer.ANKRD6 expression level was positively correlated with infiltrating levels of CD8+T cells,CD4+T cells,macrophages,neutrophils and dendritic cells in colon cancer by using TIMER.Using CIBERSORT,we found that in plasma cells,CD8+T cells,CD4+memory resting T cells,follicular helper T cells and activated natural killer cells were significantly lower in the ANKRD6-high group than in the ANKRD6-low group.M0 and M2 macrophages were significantly higher in the ANKRD6-high group than in the ANKRD6-low group.Immunohistochemistry confirmed that M2 macrophage infiltration in the ANKRD6-high group significantly increased.Conclusions:The high ANKRD6 expression is associated with poor prognosis of colon cancer.ANKRD6 expression is positively correlated with M2 macrophage infiltration in colon cancer.
