GFPT2 pan-cancer analysis and its prognostic and tumor microenvironment associations*

Abstract

ObjectiveGlutamine fructose-6-phosphate transaminase 2 (GFPT2) is involved in a wide range of biological functions in human cancer. However, few studies have comprehensively analyzed the correlation between GFPT2 and different cancer prognoses and tumor microenvironments (TMEs).MethodsWe evaluated the expression level and prognostic value of GFPT2 using updated public databases and multiple comprehensive bioinformatics analysis methods and explored the relationship between GFPT2 expression and immune infiltration, immune neoantigens, tumor mutational burden (TMB), and microsatellite instability in pan-cancer.ResultsGFPT2 was highly expressed in five cancers. GFPT2 expression correlates with the prognosis of several cancers from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and is significantly associated with stromal and immune scores in pan-cancer. High GFPT2 expression in BLCA, BRCA, and CHOL was positively correlated with the infiltration of immune cells, such as B-cells, CD4+ T, CD8+ T cells, dendritic cells, neutrophils, and macrophages.ConclusionHigh GFPT2 expression may modify the outcomes of patients with BLCA, BRCA, or CHOL cancers by increasing immune cell infiltration. These findings may provide insights for further investigation into GFPT2 as a potential target in pan-cancer.