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Methods: In the present research, normal and sepsis samples were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database (GSE54514, GSE65682, and GSE95233). To identify the key mitochondrial oxidative stress-related gene (MOSRG) signature associated with sepsis, both weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) and differential expression analysis were conducted. Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) analysis and univariate and multivariate Cox analysis were used to construct the prognostic risk model for sepsis. Immune infiltration characteristics were analyzed using the Estimation of STromal and Immune cells in MAlignant Tumor tissues using Expression data (ESTIMATE) and single-sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (ssGSEA) algorithms. Single-cell RNA sequencing and in vitro experiments provided additional evidence for the pivotal role of RNA-binding protein, ribonuclease 2 (RNASE2) in the regulation of mitochondrial oxidative stress in sepsis. Results: Three MOSRGs RNASE2, CX3C chemokine receptor 1 (CX3CR1), and epoxide hydrolase 2 (EPHX2) were recognized as potential diagnostic indicators for sepsis in this study. The immune infiltration analysis provides strong evidence that three biomarkers were linked to immune-related mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of sepsis. The pivotal role of RNASE2 in regulating mitochondrial oxidative stress during sepsis was confirmed using single-cell RNA-seq analysis and validated by in vitro molecular biology experiments. Inhibition of RNASE2 was found to significantly mitigate mitochondrial oxidative stress injury in sepsis. 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