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Establishment of a prognosis prediction model based on pyroptosis-related signatures associated with the immune microenvironment and molecular heterogeneity in clear cell renal carcinoma

Jiang, A.·Meng, J.·Bao, Y.·Wang, A.·Gong, W.·Gan, X.·Wang, J.·Wu, Z.·Lu, J.·Liu, B.·Wang, L.
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BackgroundPytoptosis is essential for tumorigenesis and progression of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). However, the heterogeneity of pyroposis and its relationship with the tumor microenvironment (TME) remain unclear. The aim of the present study was to identify proptosis-related subtypes and construct a prognosis prediction model based on pyroptosis signatures. MethodsFirst, heterogenous pyroptosis subgroups were explored based on 33 pyroptosis-related genes and ccRCC samples from TCGA, and the model establsihed by LASSO regression was verified by ICGC database. Then, the clinical significance, functional status, immune infiltration, cell-cell communication, genomic alteration and drug sensitivity of different subgroups were further analyzed. Finally, the LASSO-Cox algorithm was applied to narrow down the candidate genes to develop a robust and concise prognostic model. ResultsTwo heterogenous pyroptosis subgroups were identified: pyroptosis-low immunity-low C1 subtype, and pyroptosis-high immunity-high C2 subtype. Compared with C1, C2 was associated with a higher clinical stage or grade and a worse prognosis. More immune cell infiltration was observed in C2 than that in C1, while the response rate in C2 subgroup was lower than that in C1 subgroup. Pyroptosis related genes were mainly expressed in myeloid cells, and T cells and epithelial cells might influence other cell clusters via Pyroptosis related pathway. In addition, C1 was characterized by MTOR and ATM mutation, while C2 was characterized by more significant alterations in SPEN and ROS1 mutation. Finally, we constructed and validated a robust and promising signature based on the pyroptosis-related risk score for assessing the prognosis in ccRCC. ConclusionWe identified two heterogeneous pyroptosis subtypes and 5 reliable risk signatures to establish a prognosis prediction model. Our findings may help better understand the role of pyroptosis in ccRCC progression and provide a new perspective in the management of ccRCC patients.

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Jiang, A., Meng, J., Bao, Y., Wang, A., Gong, W., Gan, X., Wang, J., Wu, Z., Lu, J., Liu, B., Wang, L.. 2021-08-06. Establishment of a prognosis prediction model based on pyroptosis-related signatures associated with the immune microenvironment and molecular heterogeneity in clear cell renal carcinoma. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.05.455284

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