A Pan-Cancer Study of KMT2 Family as Therapeutic Targets in Cancer

作者：Jiamin Zhu, Zhili Liu, Xiao Liang, Lu Wang, Dan Wu, Weidong Mao, Dong Shen · 发表于：Journal of Oncology · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.1155/2022/3982226 · 被引用次数：17 · 研究领域：Epigenetics and DNA Methylation、Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis、Cancer-related gene regulation

OBJECTIVE: Exome sequencing studies have shown that the histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2 (KMT2) gene is one of the most commonly mutated genes in a range of human malignancies and is linked to some of the most common and deadly solid tumors. However, the connection between this gene family's function and tumor type, immunological subtype, and molecular subtype dependency is still unknown. METHODS: We examine the expression patterns of the histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2 (KMT2) gene, as well as their relationship to patient survival. We also used a pan-cancer analysis to link their function to immunological subtypes, the tumor microenvironment, and treatment sensitivity. RESULTS: Using the TCGA pan-cancer data, researchers looked at and examined KMT2 expression patterns and their links to patient survival and the tumor microenvironment in 33 cancer types. The expression of the KMT2 family changes significantly across and within cancer types, indicating significant inter- and intracancer heterogeneity. Patients' overall survival was often linked to the expression of KMT2 family members. However, the direction of the link differed depending on the KMT2 isoform and cancer type studied. Notably, in all cancer types examined, nearly all KMT2 family members were substantially linked with overall survival in patients with renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC). Furthermore, all KMT2 genes have a strong relationship with immune infiltrate subtypes, as well as varying degrees of st...