RNF208 is a Biomarker Associated with Immune Infiltration in Low-Grade Gliomas
Abstract Background: Gliomas that contain common tumors originating in the central nervous system include low-grade gliomas (LGGs) and high-grade gliomas (HGGs). RNF208 is a gene that has not been researched in LGGs. Methods: Our study appraised the function of RNF208 in LGGs using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. The RNF208 expression level was analyzed via the Oncomine and TCGA database. The association between RNF208 expression levels and the clinical survival outcomes was evaluated by using COX regression and Kaplan-Meier plotting analysis. CIBERSORT was applied to investigate the correlation between RNF208 expression levels and cancer immune infiltrating cells. To explore relevant biological processes, we carried out Gene Set Enrichment Analysis. A protein network interacting with RNF208 was also established using the STRING tool. Results: A group of data of LGGs patients based on the TCGA database revealed that high RNF208 expression level was relevant to a favorable prognosis. Besides, RNF208 expression that served as an independent factor was significantly correlated with WHO grade groups in univariate analysis. Furthermore, RNF208 expression was negatively correlated with the immune infiltration level of 22 species of immune infiltrating cells and immune checkpoints including PD1, PDL2, TIM3, and CTLA4. GSEA showed that 20 biological pathways were discriminatively enriched in the RNF208 low expression level. Conclusions: Our findings revealed that RNF208 would be regarded as a promising prognostic biomarker in LGGs.