Pan-Cancer Landscape of Thymine DNA Glycosylase and Its Potential Role in Lung Adenocarcinoma. (PubMed, Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao)
Additionally,TDG expression was positively associated with tumor mutational burden (P<0.001),microsatellite instability (P=0.045),mutant-allele tumor heterogeneity (P=0.001),and tumor neoantigens (P<0.001) in lung adenocarcinoma.In lung adenocarcinoma,the expression of TDG was notably elevated in the tumor tissue compared with that in adjacent normal tissue (P<0.001).Male patients exhibited higher levels of TDG expression than female patients (P=0.002),and smokers demonstrated higher TDG expression than non-smokers (P<0.001).Furthermore,TDG expression was correlated with smoking cessation duration (P=0.014).Positive correlations were observed for TDG expression with both clinical T stage (P=0.003) and distant metastasis (P=0.012),while a negative correlation was found with patient prognosis (P=0.030).Furthermore,TDG emerged as an independent prognostic factor for lung adenocarcinoma.In vitro experiments revealed that silencing TDG inhibited the proliferation and migration of lung adenocarcinoma cells (both P<0.05).A correlation analysis between TDG-related genes and target kinases revealed that in lung adenocarcinoma,genes encoding aurora kinase A,cyclin-dependent kinase 2 and other enzymes exhibited positive correlations with TDG expression (all P<0.001).Furthermore,TDG expression demonstrated positive correlations with functional states including the cell cycle,DNA damage,and DNA repair processes (all P<0.001).In addition,the expression of TDG was correlated with the efficacy of treatment in the first course in clinical patients (P=0.007).Specifically,TDG expression levels were higher in the progressive disease group than in the stable disease group (P=0.016),and lower in the complete remission group than in the progressive disease group (P<0.001).Additionally,elevated TDG expression was associated with enhanced resistance to oxaliplatin (P<0.001),carmustine (P<0.001),and olaparib (P=0.004). Conclusion TDG serves as a potential prognostic biomarker,an immunotherapeutic target,and a oncogene in pan-cancer,with particular significance in lung adenocarcinoma.