Table 1 The role of NSUNs in different tumors.

From: NSUNs-driven dysregulation: the next frontier in targeted cancer therapy?

NSUNs

Cancer type

Expression

Prognosis

Target genes or pathways

Biological function

Source of difference

References

NSUN1

HGSOC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

RAPGEF4

Promote cell proliferation, migration, and invasion.

GSE10971, HGSOC patient tissue and TCGA

[126]

NSUN2

PC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

TIAM2

Promote cell proliferation, migration, and invasion.

TCGA and GTEx

GSE62452

PC patient tissues

[86]

 

GC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

NTN1

Promotes the migration, invasion, and NI potential.

GC patient tissues

[73]

 

GC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

FOXC2

Promote cell proliferation, migration, and invasion.

GC patient tissues

[74]

 

GC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

P57

Promote cell proliferation.

TCGA and GC patient tissues

[89]

 

GC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

NR 033928

Promote the expression of GLS and GC proliferation.

TCGA and GC patient tissues

[96]

 

CC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

KRT13

Promote cancer invasion and migration.

GSE17025 and GSE106191, GSE12470 and GSE66957,

GSE138080 and GSE36514,

UALCAN website, oncomine, cBioPortal,

CC patient tissues

[32]

 

CC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

LRRC8A

Promote tumor growth and metastasis.

GSE63514, GSE52904, Oncomine

CC patient tissues

[111]

 

BC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

HGH1

Promote tumor growth and migration.

TCGA and BC patient tissues

[33]

 

Pca

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

AR

Activates positive feedback loop to promote prostate cancer.

TCGA

High-risk PCa patients tissues

[31]

 

ESCC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

NMR (ERK signaling)

Promote tumor cell migration and invasion, inhibit cisplatin-induced apoptosis.

/

[59]

 

ESCC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

GRB2

Promote cell proliferation.

ESCC patient tissues and GSE53625

[68]

 

RB

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

PFAS

RB growth and aggressiveness.

RB patient tissues and GSE111168

[66]

 

EC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

SLC7A11

Increase lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis, promote tumor growth.

EC patient tissues, TCGA and CPTAC

[80]

 

UCB

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

RABL6 and TK1

Enhances proliferation and invasion.

UCB patient tissues and TCGA

[97]

 

CRC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

SKIL

Promoted CRC malignancy.

TCGA, GSE20916, GSE33113, GSE8671 and CRC patient tissues

[27]

 

CRC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

ENO1

Promote reprogramming of glucose metabolism.

TCGA and CRC patient tissues

[83]

 

OV

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

E2F1

Promoted malignancy.

TCGA, GSE19071, GSE18520, GSE27651and

OV patient tissues

[69]

 

AML

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

PHGDH, SHMT2

Affect serine metabolism.

TCGA, BloodSpot database and AML patients tissues

[125]

 

HCC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

H19

Promote the proliferation, migration, and invasion.

HCC cell lines

[58]

 

NSCLC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

NRF2

Increases NSCLC ferroptosis-resistance capacity.Promote cell proliferation.

TCGA,GSE33532, GSE31210 and NSCLC tumor tissues

[113]

 

NSCLC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

QSOX1

Promotes gefitinib resistance.

NSCLC patient tissues

[60]

 

CCA

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

NKILA

Enhances proliferation and invasion.

TCGA

CCA patient tissues

[91]

 

OS

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

FABP5

Promote fatty acid metabolism.

GSE126209, GSE99671 and OS patient tissues

[124]

 

GBM

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

LINC00324

Promote cell proliferation, migration and angiogenesis.

UALCAN

[93]

 

HCC(HBV)

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

HBV

Regulates HBV infection and replication.

/

[90]

 

ccRCC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

NEO1

Promote glycolysis and histone lactylation.

/

[122]

 

GC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

ATG9A

Promotes 5-Fluorouracil resistance.

/

[132]

 

HCC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

SOAT2

Promote immune evasion.

GSE25599, GSE105130,GSE112705,GSE135631,GSE164359,GSE202069,GSE202853,GSE214846, GSE216613 and HCC patient tissues

[138]

 

OS

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

LINC01082

Promote cell proliferation, migration.

GEPIA and OS patient tissue

[92]

 

HCC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

MALAT1

Promotes sorafenib resistance.

HCC patient tissues

[95]

NSUN3

HNSCC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

tRNA-C34

Enhances mitochondrial translation rates and OXPHOS.

HNSCC patient tissues

[16]

NSUN4

CRC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

NXPH4

Promote the proliferation and growth.

TCGA, GSE37182, GSE83889 and CRC patient tissues

[107]

 

GBM

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

CDC42

Promote cell proliferation.

UCSC-XENA and GBM patient tissues

[87]

NSUN5

PCa

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

ACC1

Promote cell proliferation.

TCGA and PCa patient tissues

[85]

 

HCC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

 

Promote the proliferation and migration.

TCGA and HCC patient tissues

[103]

 

COAD

Down-regulated

Favorable

GPX4 (cGAS-STING signaling)

Regulates cancer immunotherapy.

TCGA and GSE17538

[123]

 

GBM

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

28S rRNA

Promote overall protein translation and synthesis.

TCGA and GBM patient tissues

[102]

NSUN6

CC

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

NDRG1

Promotes radioresistance.

CC patient tissues

[135]

 

ESCC

Down-regulated

Favorable

CDH1

Inhibit proliferation, migration, and invasion.

TCGA and ESCC patient tissues

[104]

 

LUNG

Down-regulated

Favorable

NM23-H1

Inhibit proliferation and invasion and EMT.

TCGA

[62]

 

OS

Up-regulated

Unfavorable

EEF1A2 (Akt/mTOR signaling)

Promote proliferation, migration, and invasion.

GSE126209

[63]

NSUN7

HCC

Down-regulated

Favorable

CCDC9B

Inhibit the poor prognosis of tumors.

TCGA

[49]