Abstract

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a highly immunogenic tumor and immune dysfunction is associated with ccRCC poor prognosis. The RhoGTPase-activating proteins (RhoGAPs) family was reported to affect ccRCC development, but its role in immunity and prognosis prediction for ccRCC remain unknown. In the current study, we found ARHGAP11A was the only independent risk factor among 33 RhoGAPs (hazard ratio [HR] 1.949, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.364-2.785). High ARHGAP11A level was associated with shorter overall survival (OS, HR 2.040, 95% CI 1.646-3.417) and ARHGAP11A is a prognostic biomarker for ccRCC. ARHGAP11A knockdown suppressed renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell proliferation, colony formation, and migration, suggesting the promoting role of ARHGAP11A on RCC development. Mechanistically, ARHGAP11A might contribute to the suppressive tumor immune microenvironment (TIME). High ARHGAP11A level was correlated with infiltration of immunosuppressive cells (including T helper 2 (Th2) cells, regulatory T (Treg) cells, myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSC), and M2 macrophage cells), activation of immunosuppressive pathways (IL6-JAK-STAT3 signaling and IFNγ response), and expression of inhibitory immune checkpoints (ICs). ARHGAP11A could promote T cell exhaustion and induce immune escape. ccRCC patients with low ARHGAP11A level were more suitable for immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) therapy, while those with high ARHGAP11A level might benefit from a combination of ARHGAP11A blockade and ICIs. In all, ARHGAP11A might serve as a novel prognostic marker, therapeutic target, and predictor in the clinical response to ICIs therapy for ccRCC.

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