<p>Synaptotagmins (Syts) are a family of crucial Ca<sup>2+</sup> sensors for cellular secretions, while half of the Syt isoforms are evolutionarily non-Ca<sup>2+</sup>-affinitive, which are less studied but associated with several neuro-system diseases. Some Syt isoforms exhibited importance in specific cancer types, but a comprehensive study of all Syts in pan-cancer is lacking. Here, using informatics tools and proteome/transcriptome databases, the expression, phosphorylation, CpG methylation profiles, and the correlation with genome heterogeneity, tumor stemness, and immune infiltration of all human Syts are analyzed in human pan-cancer, resulting in significant associations of each Syt in various types of cancer, including pathological stage and prognosis. Most Syts exhibit noteworthy expression level changes in GBM/LGG and PCPG, and Syt11 has a strong association with immune infiltration. The Ca<sup>2+</sup>-affinitive and non-Ca<sup>2+</sup>-affinitive Syt groups show opposite changes in both expression and methylation levels in an overview scale suggesting different mechanisms of them in cancers. Detection of similar expression genes suggests that Ca<sup>2+</sup>-affinitive Syts may participate in the RNA-splicing process, while non-Ca<sup>2+</sup>-affinitive Syts are involved in NF-κB signaling and immune regulation. This study uncovers the clinical potential of each Syt isoform and discusses clues to their roles, such as Ca<sup>2+</sup> sensitivity and immune regulation, in tumor progression. The overall data are informative for future refining and mining.</p>

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Ca2+-Affinitive and Non-Ca2+-Affinitive Synaptotagmins in Human Pan-cancer

  • Xuanang Wu,
  • Bo Gao,
  • Kun Xiao,
  • Nimra Saleem

摘要

Synaptotagmins (Syts) are a family of crucial Ca2+ sensors for cellular secretions, while half of the Syt isoforms are evolutionarily non-Ca2+-affinitive, which are less studied but associated with several neuro-system diseases. Some Syt isoforms exhibited importance in specific cancer types, but a comprehensive study of all Syts in pan-cancer is lacking. Here, using informatics tools and proteome/transcriptome databases, the expression, phosphorylation, CpG methylation profiles, and the correlation with genome heterogeneity, tumor stemness, and immune infiltration of all human Syts are analyzed in human pan-cancer, resulting in significant associations of each Syt in various types of cancer, including pathological stage and prognosis. Most Syts exhibit noteworthy expression level changes in GBM/LGG and PCPG, and Syt11 has a strong association with immune infiltration. The Ca2+-affinitive and non-Ca2+-affinitive Syt groups show opposite changes in both expression and methylation levels in an overview scale suggesting different mechanisms of them in cancers. Detection of similar expression genes suggests that Ca2+-affinitive Syts may participate in the RNA-splicing process, while non-Ca2+-affinitive Syts are involved in NF-κB signaling and immune regulation. This study uncovers the clinical potential of each Syt isoform and discusses clues to their roles, such as Ca2+ sensitivity and immune regulation, in tumor progression. The overall data are informative for future refining and mining.