Abstract
E3 ubiquitin ligases (E3s), the second most common cancer-related functional protein family, play vital roles in multiple tumors. However, their importance in prognosis and immunotherapy of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is not clear. First, utilizing the data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), we comprehensively assessed the expression profile and immunological association of 13 E3s in LUAD patients. Consequently, MARCH1 was considered a candidate for further study. Second, several algorithms were applied to assess the correlation between MARCH1 and immunological characteristics in the LUAD tumor microenvironment. Third, an immune risk score (IRS) was developed to predict the prognosis. Finally, the immunological relationship of MARCH1 in pan-cancer was also estimated. We found that E3s were disordered in LUAD. Among them, MARCH1 was positively correlated with most immunological characteristics, indicating that MARCH1 designed an inflamed TME in LUAD. Coincidently, LUAD with low MARCH1 expression had a poor prognosis and was not sensitive to immune checkpoint blockers. In addition, the IRS could accurately predict the prognosis. In pan-cancer, MARCH1 was also positively correlated with most immunological characteristics. In conclusion, MARCH1 could be a novel and promising biomarker for immune status and effectiveness of immunotherapy for LUAD patients.
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