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Cell-cycle disturbance is increasingly recognized as a driver of sepsis-associated immune dysfunction. This study aimed to identify cell cycle-associated diagnostic biomarkers and clarify their roles in sepsis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Transcriptomic profiles from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database were analyzed to identify candidate genes by overlapping differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between sepsis and control samples with cell cycle-related genes (CCRGs). Biomarkers were subsequently screened via machine learning algorithms, followed by expression level validation and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Furthermore, gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), immune infiltration analysis, and drug prediction were performed.Finally, single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data were integrated for cell annotation and biomarker expression analysis, enabling the identification of key cells and the reconstruction of pseudotime trajectories.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      UPP1, DRAM1, GADD45A, and MAPK14 were selected as biomarkers and were significantly upregulated in sepsis samples (area under the curve (AUC) &gt; 0.9). Additionally, GSEA revealed 65 pathways that were shared across all biomarkers, such as toll-like receptor signaling and antigen processing and presentation. Immune analysis revealed altered infiltration of 14 cell subsets in sepsis, including increased neutrophil numbers and decreased CD8\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                      T cell numbers. Drug prediction analysis identified 19 potential drugs, including doxorubicin hydrochloride and cisplatin with dual-targeting capacity. Finally, scRNA-seq confirmed CD16\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                      and CD14\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                      monocytes as key cells among the six cell types, with all biomarkers showing increasing expression trends during their differentiation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study identified four cell cycle-associated biomarkers for sepsis and provided computational evidence linking them to sepsis-related pathways and monocyte differentiation. 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