Journal: Oncology Reports
Article Title: Unveiling the role of ANGPT2 in esophageal cancer: A prognostic factor and potential oncogene
doi: 10.3892/or.2026.9098
Figure Lengend Snippet: Connection of ANGPT2 expression with immunity in ESCA. (A) GSEA enrichment plots showing signaling pathways significantly enriched in the ANGPT2 high-expression group (1,000 permutations were performed; pathways include ‘ALLOGRAFT_REJECTION’ and ‘INTERFERON_GAMMA_RESPONSE’, consistent with immune-related functions). (B-H) Spearman's correlation analysis between ANGPT2 expression and infiltration levels of specific immune cell subsets in ESCA (adjusted for tumor purity via TIMER2.0 or indicated algorithms): (B) CD8 + T cells (TIMER, Rho=0.220, P=2.04×10 −3 ); (C) myeloid dendritic cells (TIMER, Rho=0.286, P=9.76×10 −5 ); (D) macrophages (EPIC, Rho=0.211, P=2.87×10 −3 ); (E) macrophage/monocytes (MCPCOUNTER, Rho=0.178, P=1.67×10 −2 ), (F) neutrophils (TIMER, Rho=0.132, P=4.34×10 −2 ), (G) NK cells (EPIC, Rho=0.148, P=4.81×10 −2 ), (H) T follicular helper cells (CIBERSORT, Rho=0.260, P=3.68×10 −4 ). (I) Single-sample GSEA showing the abundance of 23 infiltrating immune cell subgroups in ANGPT2 high- vs. low-expression groups. (J) ESTIMATE algorithm analysis of Stromal Score, Immune Score and ESTIMATE Score in ANGPT2 high- vs. low-expression groups (P<0.01 for Stromal Score; P<0.05 for Immune Score; P<0.01 for ESTIMATE Score, as indicated by symbols). *P<0.05, **P<0.01 and ***P<0.001; all P-values are adjusted for multiple comparisons where applicable. ANGPT2, angiopoietin-2; ESCA, esophageal cancer; GSEA, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis; NK, natural killer.
Article Snippet: The membranes were then incubated overnight at 4°C with primary antibodies diluted in TBST containing 5% BSA: ANGPT2 (1:1,000; cat. no. sc-74403; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.) and GAPDH (1:1,000; cat. no. sc-47724; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.).
Techniques: Expressing, Protein-Protein interactions