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Shi X, Wang X, Yao W, Shi D, Shao X, Lu Z, Chai Y, Song J, Tang W, Wang X. Mechanism insights and therapeutic intervention of tumor metastasis: latest developments and perspectives. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2024; 9:192. [PMID: 39090094 PMCID: PMC11294630 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-024-01885-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Metastasis remains a pivotal characteristic of cancer and is the primary contributor to cancer-associated mortality. Despite its significance, the mechanisms governing metastasis are not fully elucidated. Contemporary findings in the domain of cancer biology have shed light on the molecular aspects of this intricate process. Tumor cells undergoing invasion engage with other cellular entities and proteins en route to their destination. Insights into these engagements have enhanced our comprehension of the principles directing the movement and adaptability of metastatic cells. The tumor microenvironment plays a pivotal role in facilitating the invasion and proliferation of cancer cells by enabling tumor cells to navigate through stromal barriers. Such attributes are influenced by genetic and epigenetic changes occurring in the tumor cells and their surrounding milieu. A profound understanding of the metastatic process's biological mechanisms is indispensable for devising efficacious therapeutic strategies. This review delves into recent developments concerning metastasis-associated genes, important signaling pathways, tumor microenvironment, metabolic processes, peripheral immunity, and mechanical forces and cancer metastasis. In addition, we combine recent advances with a particular emphasis on the prospect of developing effective interventions including the most popular cancer immunotherapies and nanotechnology to combat metastasis. We have also identified the limitations of current research on tumor metastasis, encompassing drug resistance, restricted animal models, inadequate biomarkers and early detection methods, as well as heterogeneity among others. It is anticipated that this comprehensive review will significantly contribute to the advancement of cancer metastasis research.
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- Xiaoli Shi
- Hepatobiliary Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Liver Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; NHC Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary Cancers, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Urology, Suzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- The Fourth Clinical Medical College, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Hepatobiliary Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Liver Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; NHC Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary Cancers, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Hepatobiliary Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Liver Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; NHC Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary Cancers, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Hepatobiliary Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Liver Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; NHC Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary Cancers, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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- Hepatobiliary Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Liver Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; NHC Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary Cancers, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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- Hepatobiliary Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Liver Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; NHC Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary Cancers, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
- School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Feng X, He S, Chen Y, Zhang L. Deubiquitinase BRCC3 promotes the migration, invasion and EMT progression of colon adenocarcinoma by stabilizing MET expression. Genes Genomics 2024; 46:637-646. [PMID: 38470543 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-024-01508-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein/breast cancer type 2 susceptibility protein-containing complex subunit 3 (BRCC3), a deubiquitinase (DUBs), is overexpressed in various cancers. However, the underlying biological roles of BRCC3 in adenocarcinoma colon (COAD) have yet to be decrypted. OBJECTIVE In this work, we explored the potential biological function of BRCC3 in the natural process of COAD cells. METHODS The expression levels of BRCC3 in COAD tissues and cell lines were investigated via quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction and western blotting analyses. Meanwhile, short hairpin RNAs targeting BRCC3 (sh-BRCC3) or mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (MET) (sh-MET) were used to investigate the biological function, including proliferation, apoptosis, migration, invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) progression in COAD cells. Furthermore, the expression levels of EMT-related biomarkers were detected with western blotting analysis. Furthermore, we also performed Co-IP assay to identify the correlation between BRCC3 and MET. RESULTS BRCC3 expression was increased in COAD tissues and cell lines. ShRNA-mediated downmodulation of BRCC3 in COAD cell lines induced EMT progression. BRCC3 knockdown resulted in decreased migration as well as invasion and increased apoptosis of SW480 and Lovo cells. Besides, MET was regulated by BRCC3 and involved in the migration, invasion, and EMT in SW480 and Lovo cells. Finally, we uncovered that the overexpressed MET reversed the effects of BRCC3 knockdown in COAD cell development. CONCLUSIONS BRCC3 acted as a critical factor in the development of COAD by deubiquitinating and stabilizing MET, which might provide an emerging biomarker for the therapeutic and diagnosis strategy of COAD.
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- Xiu Feng
- Department of Oncology, Nantong First People's Hospital and Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No.666 Shengli Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong, 226000, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Oncology, Nantong First People's Hospital and Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No.666 Shengli Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong, 226000, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Oncology, Nantong First People's Hospital and Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No.666 Shengli Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong, 226000, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Nantong First People's Hospital and Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No.666 Shengli Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong, 226000, Jiangsu, China.
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Scelfo A, Barra V, Abdennur N, Spracklin G, Busato F, Salinas-Luypaert C, Bonaiti E, Velasco G, Bonhomme F, Chipont A, Tijhuis AE, Spierings DC, Guérin C, Arimondo P, Francastel C, Foijer F, Tost J, Mirny L, Fachinetti D. Tunable DNMT1 degradation reveals DNMT1/DNMT3B synergy in DNA methylation and genome organization. J Cell Biol 2024; 223:e202307026. [PMID: 38376465 PMCID: PMC10876481 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202307026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
Abstract
DNA methylation (DNAme) is a key epigenetic mark that regulates critical biological processes maintaining overall genome stability. Given its pleiotropic function, studies of DNAme dynamics are crucial, but currently available tools to interfere with DNAme have limitations and major cytotoxic side effects. Here, we present cell models that allow inducible and reversible DNAme modulation through DNMT1 depletion. By dynamically assessing whole genome and locus-specific effects of induced passive demethylation through cell divisions, we reveal a cooperative activity between DNMT1 and DNMT3B, but not of DNMT3A, to maintain and control DNAme. We show that gradual loss of DNAme is accompanied by progressive and reversible changes in heterochromatin, compartmentalization, and peripheral localization. DNA methylation loss coincides with a gradual reduction of cell fitness due to G1 arrest, with minor levels of mitotic failure. Altogether, this system allows DNMTs and DNA methylation studies with fine temporal resolution, which may help to reveal the etiologic link between DNAme dysfunction and human disease.
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- Andrea Scelfo
- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 144, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 144, Paris, France
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Program in Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
- Department of Systems Biology, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
- Institute for Medical Engineering and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
- Institute for Medical Engineering and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Centre National de Recherche en Génomique Humaine, CEA-Institut de Biologie François Jacob, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 144, Paris, France
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- Epigenetic Chemical Biology, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR n°3523 Chem4Life, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Cytometry Platform, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Cytometry Platform, Institut Curie, Paris, France
- Université Paris Cité, INSERM, Paris, France
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- Epigenetic Chemical Biology, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR n°3523 Chem4Life, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Centre National de Recherche en Génomique Humaine, CEA-Institut de Biologie François Jacob, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- Institute for Medical Engineering and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 144, Paris, France
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Xue W, Qiu K, Dong B, Guo D, Fu J, Zhu C, Niu Z. Disulfidptosis-associated long non-coding RNA signature predicts the prognosis, tumor microenvironment, and immunotherapy and chemotherapy options in colon adenocarcinoma. Cancer Cell Int 2023; 23:218. [PMID: 37759294 PMCID: PMC10523716 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-023-03065-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Disulfidptosis is independent of apoptosis, ferroptosis, and cuproptosis and is associated with cancer progression, treatment response, and prognosis. However, the predictive potential of disulfidptosis-associated lncRNAs in colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) and their features in the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) require further elucidation. METHODS RNA transcriptome, clinical information, and mutation data of COAD samples were obtained from the TCGA database. The risk model was first constructed by co-expression analysis of disulfidptosis genes and lncRNAs, and prognostic lncRNAs were screened using Cox regression, followed by least absolute shrinkage and selection operator analysis. Enrichment analyses were performed to explore the underlying biological functions and signaling of model-associated differentially expressed genes (MADEGs). Moreover, TIME of MADEGs was analyzed to assess the immunotherapy. Finally, the expression levels of the lncRNAs were verified by taking specimens of patients with COAD from the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University. RESULTS We constructed a prognosis-related risk model based on four disulfidptosis-associated lncRNAs (ZEB1-AS1, SNHG16, SATB2-AS1, and ALMS1-IT1). By analyzing the survival of patients in the whole, training, and test groups, we found that patients with COAD in the low-risk group had better overall survival than those in the high-risk group. Validation of the model via Cox analysis and clinical indicators demonstrated that the model had a decent potential for predicting the prognosis of patients with COAD. Enrichment analyses revealed that the MADEGs were related to disulfidptosis-associated biological functions and cancer pathways. Furthermore, patients with COAD in the high-risk group had more positive responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) than those in the low-risk group, as confirmed by TIME analysis. ZEB1-AS1, SNHG16, and ALMS1-IT1 were expressed at higher levels in tumor samples than those in the corresponding paracancerous samples (p < 0.05), whereas SATB2-AS1 was upregulated in the paracancerous samples (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This signature may guide prognosis, molecular mechanisms, and treatment strategies, including ICIs and chemotherapy, in patients with COAD.
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- Weijie Xue
- Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No.16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No.16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Department of Operation Room, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No.16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No.16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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Naito Y, Koyama S, Masuhiro K, Hirai T, Uenami T, Inoue T, Osa A, Machiyama H, Watanabe G, Sax N, Villa J, Kinugasa-Katayama Y, Nojima S, Yaga M, Hosono Y, Okuzaki D, Satoh S, Tsuda T, Nakanishi Y, Suga Y, Morita T, Fukushima K, Nishide M, Shiroyama T, Miyake K, Iwahori K, Hirata H, Nagatomo I, Yano Y, Tamiya M, Kumagai T, Takemoto N, Inohara H, Yamasaki S, Yamashita K, Aoshi T, Akbay EA, Hosen N, Shintani Y, Takamatsu H, Mori M, Takeda Y, Kumanogoh A. Tumor-derived semaphorin 4A improves PD-1-blocking antibody efficacy by enhancing CD8 + T cell cytotoxicity and proliferation. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eade0718. [PMID: 37205755 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade0718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have caused revolutionary changes in cancer treatment, but low response rates remain a challenge. Semaphorin 4A (Sema4A) modulates the immune system through multiple mechanisms in mice, although the role of human Sema4A in the tumor microenvironment remains unclear. This study demonstrates that histologically Sema4A-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) responded significantly better to anti-programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) antibody than Sema4A-negative NSCLC. Intriguingly, SEMA4A expression in human NSCLC was mainly derived from tumor cells and was associated with T cell activation. Sema4A promoted cytotoxicity and proliferation of tumor-specific CD8+ T cells without terminal exhaustion by enhancing mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 and polyamine synthesis, which led to improved efficacy of PD-1 inhibitors in murine models. Improved T cell activation by recombinant Sema4A was also confirmed using isolated tumor-infiltrating T cells from patients with cancer. Thus, Sema4A might be a promising therapeutic target and biomarker for predicting and promoting ICI efficacy.
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- Yujiro Naito
- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunopathology, World Premier International Research Center (WPI), Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Division of Cancer Immunology, Research Institute/Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center (EPOC), National Cancer Center, Kashiwa,Chiba, and Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunopathology, World Premier International Research Center (WPI), Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Immunopathology, World Premier International Research Center (WPI), Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Hospital Organization, Osaka Toneyama Medical Center, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Immunology, Research Institute/Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center (EPOC), National Cancer Center, Kashiwa,Chiba, and Tokyo, Japan
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- KOTAI Biotechnologies Inc., Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases (RIMD), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunopathology, World Premier International Research Center (WPI), Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, WPI, IFReC, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Molecular Immunology, RIMD, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Single Cell Genomics, Human Immunology, WPI, IFReC, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Integrated Frontier Research for Medical Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Center for Infectious Diseases for Education and Research (CiDER), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunopathology, World Premier International Research Center (WPI), Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunopathology, World Premier International Research Center (WPI), Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunopathology, World Premier International Research Center (WPI), Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Host Defense, WPI, IFReC, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunopathology, World Premier International Research Center (WPI), Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Hospital Organization, Osaka Toneyama Medical Center, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, WPI, IFReC, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Molecular Immunology, RIMD, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases (RIMD), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Integrated Frontier Research for Medical Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Cellular Immunotherapy, WPI, IFReC, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunopathology, World Premier International Research Center (WPI), Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Hospital Organization, Osaka Toneyama Medical Center, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Immunopathology, World Premier International Research Center (WPI), Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Integrated Frontier Research for Medical Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Center for Infectious Diseases for Education and Research (CiDER), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development-Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (AMED-CREST), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Center for Advanced Modalities and DDS (CAMaD), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Long C, Li G, Meng Y, Huang X, Chen J, Liu J. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis identifies the prognosis-related models of left- and right-sided colon cancer. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e33390. [PMID: 37144998 PMCID: PMC10158920 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000033390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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Left-sided colon cancer (LC) and right-sided colon cancer (RC) are 2 essentially different diseases, and the potential mechanisms regulating them remain unidentified. In this study, we applied weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) to confirm a yellow module, mainly enriched in metabolism-related signaling pathways related to LC and RC. Based on the RNA-seq data of colon cancer in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and GSE41258 dataset with their corresponding clinical information, a training set (TCGA: LC: n = 171; RC: n = 260) and a validation set (GSE41258: LC: n = 94; RC: n = 77) were divided. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) penalized COX regression analysis identified 20 prognosis-related genes (PRGs) and helped constructed 2 risk (LC-R and RC-R) models in LC and RC, respectively. The model-based risk scores accurately performed in risk stratification for colon cancer patients. The high-risk group of the LC-R model showed associations with ECM-receptor interaction, focal adhesion, and PI3K-AKT signaling pathway. Interestingly, the low-risk group of the LC-R model showed associations with immune-related signaling pathways like antigen processing and presentation. On the other hand, the high-risk group of the RC-R model showed enrichment for cell adhesion molecules and axon guidance signaling pathways. Furthermore, we identified 20 differentially expressed PRGs between LC and RC. Our findings provide new insights into the difference between LC and RC, and uncover the potential biomarkers for the treatment of LC and RC.
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- Chenyan Long
- Division of Colorectal & Anal Surgery, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Division of Colorectal & Anal Surgery, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Division of Colorectal & Anal Surgery, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Division of Colorectal & Anal Surgery, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Division of Colorectal & Anal Surgery, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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He J, Wu W. Comprehensive landscape and future perspectives of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in colorectal cancer (CRC): Based on a bibliometric analysis. Noncoding RNA Res 2022; 8:33-52. [PMID: 36311994 PMCID: PMC9582894 DOI: 10.1016/j.ncrna.2022.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
This review aimed to use bibliometric analysis to sort out, analyze and summarize the knowledge foundation and hot topics in the field of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in colorectal cancer (CRC), and point out future trends to inspire related research and innovation. We used CiteSpace to analyze publication outputs, countries, institutions, authors, journals, references, and keywords. Knowledge foundations, hotspots, and future trends were then depicted. The overall research showed the trend of biomedical-oriented multidisciplinary. Much evidence indicates that lncRNA plays the role of oncogene or tumor suppressor in the occurrence and development of CRC. Besides, many lncRNAs have multiple mechanisms. lncRNAs and metastasis of CRC, lncRNAs and drug resistance of CRC, and the clinical application of lncRNAs in CRC are current research hotspots. Through insight into the development trend of lncRNAs in CRC, this study will help researchers extract hidden valuable information for further research.
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- Jia He
- Faculty Affairs and Human Resources Management Department, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery (Gastrointestinal Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China,Corresponding author.
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Chang L, Wang D, Kan S, Hao M, Liu H, Yang Z, Xia Q, Liu W. Ginsenoside Rd inhibits migration and invasion of tongue cancer cells through H19/miR-675-5p/CDH1 axis. J Appl Oral Sci 2022; 30:e20220144. [PMID: 36074434 PMCID: PMC9444189 DOI: 10.1590/1678-7757-2022-0144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Objective Tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) is an oral cancer, with high malignancy and frequent early migration and invasion. Only a few drugs can treat tongue cancer. Ginsenoside Rd is a ginseng extract with anti-cancer effects. Many noncoding RNAs are abnormally expressed in tongue cancer, thus influencing its occurrence and development. H19 and miR-675-5p can promote cancer cell growth. This study aimed to analyze the regulation effect of ginsenoside Rd on H19 and miR-675-5p in tongue cancer. Methodology We used CCK8 and flow cytometry to study the growth and apoptosis. Transwell assay was used to assess invasion; wound-healing assay to assess migration; and colony formation assays to test the ability of cells to form colonies. H19, miR-675-5p, and CDH1 expressions were analyzed by qPCR. E-cadherin expression was detected using western blot. CRISPR/cas9 system was used for CDH1 knockout. Results Ginsenoside Rd inhibited the growth and increased the apoptosis of SCC9 cells. Ginsenoside Rd also inhibited the migration and invasion of SCC9 cells. H19 and miR-675-5p were highly expressed, while CDH1 and E-cadherin expressions were low. H19 and miR-675-5p promoted SCC9 metastasis. In contrast, CDH1 and E-cadherin inhibited the metastasis of SCC9 cells. Bioinformatics analysis showed that miR-675-5p was associated with CDH1. H19 and miR-675-5p expressions decreased after ginsenoside Rd treatment, while CDH1 and E-cadherin expressions increased. Conclusions Ginsenoside Rd inhibits tongue cancer cell migration and invasion via the H19/miR-675-5p/CDH1 axis.
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- Lu Chang
- Jilin University, Hospital of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Changchun, China.,Jilin University, College of Animal Science, Laboratory Animal Center, Changchun, China.,Jilin University, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tooth Development and Bone Remodeling, Changchun, China
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- Jilin University, College of Animal Science, Laboratory Animal Center, Changchun, China
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- Jilin University, Hospital of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Changchun, China
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- Jilin University, Hospital of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Changchun, China
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- Jilin University, Hospital of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Changchun, China
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- Jilin University, Hospital of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Changchun, China
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- Jilin University, College of Animal Science, Laboratory Animal Center, Changchun, China
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- Jilin University, Hospital of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Changchun, China
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Huan S, Chen M, Sun S, Zhong Y, Chen Y, Ji Y, Yin G. Identification of a 5-lncRNA-Based Signature for Immune Characteristics and Prognosis of Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Verification of the Function of lncRNA SPATA41. Front Genet 2022; 13:905353. [PMID: 36105081 PMCID: PMC9465393 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.905353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) is one of the most lethal cancers worldwide. Traditional tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging system has many insufficiencies in predicting immune characteristics, overall survival (OS), and prognosis of LUSC. LncRNA is currently found involved in tumor development and effectively predicts tumor prognosis. We screened potential tumor-related lncRNAs for immune characteristics and constructed a nomogram combining lncRNA and traditional clinical indicators for prognosis prediction. We obtained the large-scale gene expression profiles of samples from 492 LUSC patients in The Cancer Genome Atlas database. SPATA41, AL034550.2, AP003721.2, AC106786.1, and AC078889.1 were finally screened to construct a 5-lncRNA-based signature. The risk score of the signature divided patients into subgroups of high-risk and low-risk with significant differences in OS. Their area under the curve (AUC) reached more than 0.70 in 1, 3, and 5 years. In addition, compared with the high-risk subgroup, the low-risk subgroup exhibited a remarkably favorable prognosis and TME score, along with a higher immune infiltration score and lower TIDE score. The signature also significantly related to chemotherapy response, especially in cisplatin, vinorelbine, and paclitaxel. Importantly, the nomogram we constructed had good reliability with the assessment of the calibration chart and consistency index (c-index). GO and KEGG enrichment analysis indicated that co-expression mRNAs of the 5 lncRNAs were mainly focused on RNA splicing, DNA replication, and protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Functional assays demonstrated that SPATA41, one of the five OS-related lncRNAs, regulated invasion, migration, proliferation, and programmed death in vitro. In summary, our 5-lncRNA-based signature has a good performance in predicting immune characteristics and prognosis of LUSC patients.
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- Sheng Huan
- Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Second Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Department of Surgery, Nanjing Second Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Second Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Department of Critical Medicine, Nanjing Second Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Second Hospital, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Guoping Yin,
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Long non-coding RNA tumor protein 73 antisense RNA 1 influences an interaction between lysine demethylase 5A and promoter of tumor protein 73 to enhance the malignancy of colorectal cancer. Hum Cell 2022; 35:1512-1520. [PMID: 35896939 DOI: 10.1007/s13577-022-00740-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. The aim of the present study was to explore the expression level of tumor protein 73 (TP73) in highly malignant CRC tumors and how the long non-coding RNA tumor protein 73 antisense RNA 1 (TP73-AS1) influences that transcription. We found that TP73-AS1 was highly expressed in malignant CRC samples in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. We also demonstrated TP73-AS1 was expressed in thirty samples of CRC tissues collected from China Medical University patients as well as in HCT116, RKO and SW480 CRC cell lines but not in HCoEpiC or CCD-18Co normal colon cells. Only wild-type TP73-AS1, but not any of its alternate splicing isoforms, was positively correlated with tumor malignancy. TP73-AS1 transcripts were shown to be located in cell nuclei especially in close proximity to the TP73 promoter in CRC cells, but not in normal colon cells. In addition, an interaction between lysine demethylase 5A (KDM5A) and TP73-AS1 in CRC cells, but not normal colon cells, and KDM5A localization on the TP73 promoter were influenced by TP73-AS1. Interestingly, the H3K4me3 level on the TP73 promoter was reduced, but was elevated by TP73-AS1 knockdown in CRC cells. In conclusion, these results suggest a novel epigenetic role of TP73-AS1 on histone demethylation that influences TP73 transcription, and shed light on malignancy in CRC.
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Gebrekiristos M, Melson J, Jiang A, Buckingham L. DNA methylation and miRNA expression in colon adenomas compared with matched normal colon mucosa and carcinomas. Int J Exp Pathol 2022; 103:74-82. [PMID: 35229372 DOI: 10.1111/iep.12432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Dysregulation of DNA methylation patterns and non-coding RNA, including miRNAs, has been implicated in colon cancer, and these changes may occur early in the development of carcinoma. In this study, the role of epigenetics as early changes in colon tumorigenesis was examined through paired sample analysis of patient-matched normal, adenoma and carcinoma samples. Global methylation was assessed by genomic 5-methyl cytosine (5-mC) and long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1) promoter methylation by pyrosequencing. KRAS mutations were also assessed by pyrosequencing. Expression of miRNA, specifically, two microRNA genes-miR-200a and let-7c-was analysed using RT-qPCR. Differences in global methylation in adenomas were not observed, compared with normal tissue. However, LINE-1 methylation was decreased in adenomas (p = .056) and carcinomas (p = .011) compared with normal tissue. Expressions of miRNA, miR-200a and let-7c were significantly higher in adenomas than normal tissues (p = .008 and p = .045 respectively). Thus the significant changes in LINE-1 methylation and microRNA expression in precancerous lesions support an early role for epigenetic changes in the carcinogenic process. Epigenetic characteristics in adenomas may provide potential diagnostic and prognostic therapeutic targets early in cancer development at the adenoma stage.
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- Mezgebe Gebrekiristos
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Rush University College of Health Sciences, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Rush University College of Health Sciences, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Zhai YY, Li QZ, Chen YL, Zhang LQ. Identification of Key Histone Modifications and Hub Genes for Colorectal Cancer Metastasis. Curr Bioinform 2022. [DOI: 10.2174/1574893616999210805164414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) and its reverse Mesenchymal-
Epithelial Transition (MET) are essential for tumor cells metastasis. However, the effect of epigenetic
modifications on this transition is unclear.
Objective:
We aimed to explore the key histone modifications and hub genes of EMT/MET during Colorectal
Cancer (CRC) metastasis.
Method:
The differentially expressed genes and differentially histone modified genes were identified.
Based on the histone modification features, the up- and down-regulated genes were predicted by Random
Forest algorithm. Through protein-protein interaction network and Cytoscape analysis, the hub
genes with histone modification changes were selected. GO, KEGG and survival analyses were performed
to confirm the importance of the hub genes.
Results:
It was found that H3K79me3 plays an important role in EMT/MET. And the 200-300bp and
400-500bp downstream of TSS may be the key regulatory regions of H3K79me3. Moreover, we found
that the expression of the hub genes was down-regulated in EMT and then up-regulated in MET. And
the changes of the hub genes expression were consistent with the changes of H3K79me3 signal in the
specific regions of the genome. Finally, the hub genes KRT8 and KRT18 were involved in the metastasis
process and were significantly related to the survival time.
Conclusion:
H3K79me3 may be crucial for EMT/MET, and the hub genes KRT8 and KRT18 may be
the key genes in this process.
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- Yuan-Yuan Zhai
- Laboratory of Theoretical Biophysics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot
010021, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner
Mongolia University, Hohhot 010070, China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical Biophysics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot
010021, China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical Biophysics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot
010021, China
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Zhong X, Ni J, Jia Z, Yan H, Zhang Y, Liu Y. CBX3 is associated with metastasis and glutathione/glycosphingolipid metabolism in colon adenocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Oncol 2022; 13:246-255. [PMID: 35284119 PMCID: PMC8899731 DOI: 10.21037/jgo-22-97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Metastasis is the major cause of colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) mortality. Increasing studies demonstrated that the epigenetics and downstream expression change of pivotal genes may act as a major role in promoting COAD progression and metastasis. Therefore, identifying the dysregulation of key genes associating with COAD metastasis may provide a new strategy for the discovery of potential treatment targets. METHODS This study included a single-cell RNA sequencing profile consisting of 17,469 tumor cells derived from 23 samples, and 326 COADs available from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), etc. The study was performed using comparative analysis to characterize the role of CBX3 in COAD metastasis and progression. RESULTS This study revealed that the mRNA level of Chromebox homolog 3 (CBX3) in the metastatic COAD was significantly higher than that of the primary COAD and normal colon tissues (Wilcoxon's rank-sum test, P<0.05). Activation of CBX3 was involved in regulating an interaction network consisting of CCT6A, LSM5, and GGCT, etc., which may subsequently participate in glutathione metabolism. Besides, CBX3 also exhibited a negative correlation with glycosphingolipid metabolism, which may associate with the regulation of CBX3 on DNA methylation. Clinical data analysis demonstrated that patients with high CBX3 mRNA levels showed a nearly 2-fold shorter overall survival time than the control group (hazard ratio =1.59; likelihood ratio test, P=0.04). CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrated that CBX3 overexpression is associated with COAD metastasis. CBX3 downstream regulation network involves in TCP1 complex, LSM family, and glutathione metabolism, which may provide a potential target for suppressing tumor metastasis.
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- Xiaoling Zhong
- Department of Blood Transfusion, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Jia M, Shi Y, Xie Y, Li W, Deng J, Fu D, Bai J, Ma Y, Zuberi Z, Li J, Li Z. WT1-AS/IGF2BP2 Axis Is a Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker for Lung Adenocarcinoma According to ceRNA Network Comprehensive Analysis Combined with Experiments. Cells 2021; 11:cells11010025. [PMID: 35011587 PMCID: PMC8750352 DOI: 10.3390/cells11010025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is one of the most common malignancies, and there is still a lack of effective biomarkers for early detection and prognostic prediction. Here, we comprehensively analyze the characteristics of. an RNA sequencing data set of LUAD samples. In total, 395 long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), 89 microRNAs (miRNAs), and 872 mRNAs associated with c-Myc were identified, which were differentially expressed between tumor and normal tissues. The most relevant pathway was found to be WT1-AS–miR-200a-3p–IGF2BP2 according to the rules of competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) regulation. WT1-AS and IGF2BP2 expression were positively correlated and increased in LUAD samples, while miR-200a-3p had relatively low expression. The high expression of WT1-AS and IGF2BP2 was associated with poor prognosis in LUAD patients, while low expression of miR-200a-3p predicted reduced survival (p < 0.05). The analysis of the multi-gene regulation model indicated that the WT1-AS (downregulation)–miR-200a-3p (upregulation)–IGF2BP2 (downregulation) pattern significantly improved the survival of LUAD patients. Finally, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blotting were detected in LUAD cells, and the results are consistent with the bioinformatics analysis. In summary, the WT1-AS/IGF2BP2 axis is a potential prognostic biomarker in LUAD and is expected to become an effective target for diagnosis and treatment.
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- Mingxi Jia
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Processed Food for Special Medical Purpose, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; (M.J.); (Y.S.); (Y.X.); (D.F.); (J.B.); (J.L.)
- College of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412007, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Processed Food for Special Medical Purpose, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; (M.J.); (Y.S.); (Y.X.); (D.F.); (J.B.); (J.L.)
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Processed Food for Special Medical Purpose, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; (M.J.); (Y.S.); (Y.X.); (D.F.); (J.B.); (J.L.)
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Processed Food for Special Medical Purpose, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; (M.J.); (Y.S.); (Y.X.); (D.F.); (J.B.); (J.L.)
- College of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412007, China
- Correspondence: (W.L.); (J.D.)
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Processed Food for Special Medical Purpose, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; (M.J.); (Y.S.); (Y.X.); (D.F.); (J.B.); (J.L.)
- Correspondence: (W.L.); (J.D.)
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Processed Food for Special Medical Purpose, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; (M.J.); (Y.S.); (Y.X.); (D.F.); (J.B.); (J.L.)
- Central Laboratory for Medical Research, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China;
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Processed Food for Special Medical Purpose, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; (M.J.); (Y.S.); (Y.X.); (D.F.); (J.B.); (J.L.)
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- Central Laboratory for Medical Research, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China;
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- Department of Science and Laboratory Technology, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, Dares Salaam P.O. Box 2958, Tanzania;
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Processed Food for Special Medical Purpose, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; (M.J.); (Y.S.); (Y.X.); (D.F.); (J.B.); (J.L.)
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medical, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China;
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Qu W, He N, Yang X, Yuan C. Clinical and ultrasound features correlated with a heavy axillary nodal tumor burden in colon cancer. Future Oncol 2021; 17:4289-4297. [PMID: 34676783 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2020-1029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aim: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the pathologic and ultrasound (US) characteristics of colon cancer and the heavy axillary nodal burden. Methods: In total, 631 patients diagnosed with invasive colon cancer were recruited with ethical ratification. Results: The unitary pathologic features correlated with heavy axillary lymph nodal burden included the age of patient (p = 0.035), tumor size (p = 0.001), lymph node metastasis (p = 0.001), lymphovascular invasion (p = 0.020) and pathology type (p = 0.012). The independent US characteristics correlated with heavy axillary nodal burden included posterior acoustic enhancement (p = 0.006). Heavy axillary nodal burden was correlated with tumor size, lymph node metastasis, lymphovascular invasion and pathology type. Conclusion: Tumor size, lymph node metastasis and posterior acoustic can be used to predict the axillary lymph node tumor burden.
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- Wenjuan Qu
- Department of Ultrasound, Anhui Medical University Affiliated Hefei Hospital, Hefei Second People's Hospital, Guangde Road, Hefei 230011, Anhui, China.,Department of Ultrasound, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University (The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science & Technology of China), Lujiang Road, Hefei 230001, Anhui, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University (The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science & Technology of China), Lujiang Road, Hefei 230001, Anhui, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Anhui Medical University Affiliated Hefei Hospital, Hefei Second People's Hospital, Guangde Road, Hefei 230011, Anhui, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Anhui Medical University Affiliated Hefei Hospital, Hefei Second People's Hospital, Guangde Road, Hefei 230011, Anhui, China
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Yue M, Liu T, Yan G, Luo X, Wang L. LINC01605, regulated by the EP300-SMYD2 complex, potentiates the binding between METTL3 and SPTBN2 in colorectal cancer. Cancer Cell Int 2021; 21:504. [PMID: 34544413 PMCID: PMC8451128 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-021-02180-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Colorectal cancer (CC) is one of the major contributors to tumor-related death worldwide, and its main cause of death is distant metastasis. Dysregulation of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) LINC01605 has been implicated in CC. However, its role in metastasis of CC remains elusive. The goal of the study is to uncover the biological function and molecular mechanism of LINC01605 in CC. Methods The differentially expressed lncRNAs were first screened from GSE97300, GSE84983, GSE110715, GSE70880, and GSE75970 microarrays. The correlation between the expression of LINC01605 and the clinical phenotypes of enrolled CC patients (n = 134) was subsequently analyzed. The upstream and downstream regulatory mechanisms of LINC01605 in CC were identified through bioinformatics and RNA-seq analyses. Finally, the effects of related factors on CC cell growth and metastasis were confirmed through functional validation experiments. Results LINC01605, significantly highly expressed in CC, was a prognostic factor for patients with CC. Functional experiments revealed that LINC01605 knockdown inhibited the proliferatory and metastatic potential of CC cells in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, LINC01605 was regulated by SMYD2-EP300-mediated modifications of histone H3K4me3 as well as H3K27ac. LINC01605 was found to bind to METTL3 and promote the m6A modification of SPTBN2 mRNA, thereby facilitating the translation of SPTBN2. Conclusions Overexpression of LINC01605, regulated by SMYD2-EP300-mediated H3K27ac and H3K4me3 modifications, bound to METTL3 protein to promote m6A modification of SPTBN2 mRNA, leading to the development of CC. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12935-021-02180-8.
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- Meng Yue
- Department of Colorecal and Anal Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, No. 71, Xinmin Street, Chaoyang District, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Colorecal and Anal Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, No. 71, Xinmin Street, Chaoyang District, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Colorecal and Anal Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, No. 71, Xinmin Street, Chaoyang District, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Colorecal and Anal Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, No. 71, Xinmin Street, Chaoyang District, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Colorecal and Anal Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, No. 71, Xinmin Street, Chaoyang District, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People's Republic of China.
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Jiang G, Zhang R, Yang X, Zhang W, Hou Y. Positive correlation between miR-570 and prognosis of colon cancer: inhibition of cell proliferation and invasion. Clin Exp Med 2021; 22:193-200. [PMID: 34471998 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-021-00753-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Colon cancer is one of most common cancers. The progression of various cancers is driven by miRNA-570. The role of miRNA-570 in the progression of colon cancer remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the clinical function of miR-570 and its impact on colon cancer cells. We evaluated the expression of miR-570 in colon cancer cells and analyzed its influence on the various clinical parameters. The Kaplan-Meier curve was plotted to understand the clinical role of miR-570. Cox regression analysis was performed to predict the prognostic factors in colon cancer. The Cell Counting Kit-8 was used to investigate the effect of miR-570 on cell proliferation. The transwell migration assay was performed to quantify cell migration and invasion. The quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction technique was used to analyze the sample system. The results revealed that the level of miR-570 expression in colon cancer tissues and cell lines was low. The abnormal expression of miR-570 was associated with tumor size, extent of differentiation, lymph node metastasis, and tumor-node-metastasis stages. Downregulation of miR-570 indicated poor overall survival (OS), poor relapse-free survival, and unfavorable cancer-specific survival (CSS) rates in patients with colon cancer. The results from Cox regression analysis revealed that miR-570 expression could be used as an independent prognostic biomarker for OS and CSS in colon cancer. Overexpression of miR-570 can potentially result in the inhibition of cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. The results proved that miR-570 could potentially function as a tumor suppressor and a potential prognostic factor in patients with colon cancer.
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- Guoxiang Jiang
- Second Department of Radiotherapy, Yantai Hill Hospital, Yantai, 264003, Shandong, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, 261000, Shandong, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying, 257034, Shandong, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying, 257034, Shandong, China
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- First Department of Surgery, Yantai Tao Cun Central Hospital, Yantai, 265301, Shandong, China.
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Liu Y, Wu Q, Fan X, Li W, Li X, Zhu H, Zhou Q, Yu J. A novel prognostic signature of immune-related lncRNA pairs in lung adenocarcinoma. Sci Rep 2021; 11:16794. [PMID: 34408216 PMCID: PMC8373953 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96236-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the most common subtype of lung cancer, but the prognosis of LUAD patients remains unsatisfactory. Here, we retrieved the RNA-seq data of LUAD cohort from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and then identified differentially expressed immune-related lncRNAs (DEirlncRNAs) between LUAD and normal controls. Based on a new method of cyclically single pairing along with a 0-or-1 matrix, we constructed a novel prognostic signature of 8 DEirlncRNA pairs in LUAD with no dependence upon specific expression levels of lncRNAs. This prognostic model exhibited significant power in distinguishing good or poor prognosis of LUAD patients and the values of the area under the curve (AUC) were all over 0.70 in 1, 3, 5 years receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Moreover, the risk score of the model could serve as an independent prognostic factor for patients with LUAD. In addition, the risk model was significantly associated with clinicopathological characteristics, tumor-infiltrating immune cells, immune-related molecules and sensitivity of anti-tumor drugs. This novel signature of DEirlncRNA pairs in LUAD, which did not require specific expression levels of lncRNAs, might be used to guide the administration of patients with LUAD in clinical practice.
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- Yang Liu
- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Clinical Research Management Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China
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- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China.
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Hao F, Bi YN, Wang L, Wang Y, Ma J, Cui P, Li X, Sun S, Ning L, Huang Y, Jiao X, Chen D. miR-199a-5p suppresses epithelial- mesenchymal-transition in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cells via targeting Snail signals. Cancer Biomark 2021; 29:317-326. [PMID: 32716347 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-201518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been validated to play prominent roles in the occurrence and development of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC). miR-199a-5p was previously reported to act as a tumor suppressor or oncomiRNA in various types of cancer. However, its accurate expression, function, and mechanism in ATC remain unclear. Here, we find that miR-199a-5p is significantly downregulated in ATC tissues compared with adjacent non-cancerous tissues. Overexpression of miR-199a-5p significantly inhibits migration and invasion of ATC cells in vitro, and lung metastasis in vivo. Importantly, miR-199a-5p suppresses epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) both in vitro and in vivo by targeting Snail. Taken together, this study reveals that miR-199a-5p is critical to the EMT progression in ATC cells. Targeting the pathway described here may be a novel approach for inhibiting metastasis of ATC.
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- Fengyun Hao
- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Operating Room, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Thyroid Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Thyroid Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Thyroid Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Thyroid Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Thyroid Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Clinical Lab, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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miRNA-6715-5p Inhibits Cellular Proliferation and Invasion in Colorectal Cancer by Directly Targeting CST4. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2021; 2021:7615712. [PMID: 34194498 PMCID: PMC8181091 DOI: 10.1155/2021/7615712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background Data on the correlation between CST4 and colorectal cancer (CRC) metastasis are scarce. The aim of this study was to analyze CST4 expression and investigate its biological roles and related microRNA- (miRNA-) mediated regulation in CRC. Methods The expression of CST4 was examined in cancer tissues and their corresponding adjacent normal tissues from 40 gastric adenocarcinoma patients. The expression level of CST4 in specimens (cancer and normal tissues) was assessed through immunohistochemistry and/or quantitative polymerase chain reaction. miRNAs targeting CST4 in CRC were predicted by bioinformatics software. CST4 was knocked down in HCT116 cells and candidate miRNAs were transfected into HCT116 cells, and the effects of CST4 knockdown and miRNA transfection on cell proliferation and invasion were examined using CCK8, cell colony formation, and Transwell migration assays. Luciferase double-reporter assays were performed to verify the relationship between miRNA and CST4. Results The expression of CST4 in CRC tissues was significantly higher than that in normal paracancerous tissues, but the results for miRNA-6715-5p were opposite. Regardless of CST4 knockdown or miRNA-6715-5p overexpression, the proliferation and invasion ability of HCT116 cells decreased significantly. Luciferase double-reporter assays showed that the upregulation of miR-6715-5p significantly reduced the luciferase activities of the CST4 3'-UTR plasmid in HCT116 cells. Conclusion CST4 may be involved in CRC proliferation and metastasis. miRNA-6715-5p directly targets CST4 and negatively regulates its expression.
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Cai J, Cui Y, Yang J, Wang S. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition: When tumor cells meet myeloid-derived suppressor cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2021; 1876:188564. [PMID: 33974950 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2021.188564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogeneous myeloid cell population characterized by protumoral functions in the tumor immune network. An increasing number of studies have focused on the biological functions of MDSCs in tumor immunity. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a cellular plasticity process accompanied by a loss of epithelial phenotypes and an acquisition of mesenchymal phenotypes. In general, tumor cells that undergo EMT are more likely to invade and metastasize. Recently, extensive evidence suggests that EMT is closely related to a highly immunosuppressive environment. This review will summarize the immunosuppressive capacities of MDSC subsets and their distinct role in tumor EMT and further discuss immunotherapy for tumor EMT by targeting MDSCs.
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- Jingshan Cai
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Affiliated People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China; Department of Immunology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Affiliated People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China; Department of Immunology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Affiliated People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Affiliated People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China; Department of Immunology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
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Kumagai A, Dunphy WG. Binding of the Treslin-MTBP Complex to Specific Regions of the Human Genome Promotes the Initiation of DNA Replication. Cell Rep 2021; 32:108178. [PMID: 32966791 PMCID: PMC7523632 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The processes that control where higher eukaryotic cells initiate DNA replication throughout the genome are not understood clearly. In metazoans, the Treslin-MTBP complex mediates critical final steps in formation of the activated replicative helicase prior to initiation of replication. Here, we map the genome-wide distribution of the MTBP subunit of this complex in human cells. Our results indicate that MTBP binds to at least 30,000 sites in the genome. A majority of these sites reside in regions of open chromatin that contain transcriptional-regulatory elements (e.g., promoters, enhancers, and super-enhancers), which are known to be preferred areas for initiation of replication. Furthermore, many binding sites encompass two genomic features: a nucleosome-free DNA sequence (e.g., G-quadruplex DNA or AP-1 motif) and a nucleosome bearing histone marks characteristic of open chromatin, such as H3K4me2. Taken together, these findings indicate that Treslin-MTBP associates coordinately with multiple genomic signals to promote initiation of replication. Kumagai and Dunphy show that Treslin-MTBP, activator of the replicative helicase, binds to at least 30,000 sites in the human genome. Many sites contain a nucleosome with active chromatin marks and nucleosome-free DNA (G-quadruplex or AP-1 site). Thus, Treslin-MTBP associates with multiple genomic elements to promote initiation of DNA replication.
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- Akiko Kumagai
- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
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Bian X, Yu P, Dong L, Zhao Y, Yang H, Han Y, Zhang L. Regulatory role of non-coding RNA in ginseng rusty root symptom tissue. Sci Rep 2021; 11:9211. [PMID: 33911151 PMCID: PMC8080638 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88709-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Ginseng rusty root symptom (GRS) is one of the primary diseases of ginseng. It leads to a severe decline in the quality of ginseng and significantly affects the ginseng industry. The regulatory mechanism of non-coding RNA (ncRNA) remains unclear in the course of disease. This study explored the long ncRNAs (lncRNAs), circular RNAs (circRNAs), and microRNAs (miRNAs) in GRS tissues and healthy ginseng (HG) tissues and performed functional enrichment analysis of the screened differentially expressed ncRNAs. Considering the predictive and regulatory effects of ncRNAs on mRNAs, we integrated ncRNA and mRNA data to analyze and construct relevant regulatory networks. A total of 17,645 lncRNAs, 245 circRNAs, and 299 miRNAs were obtained from HG and GRS samples, and the obtained ncRNAs were characterized, including the classification of lncRNAs, length and distribution of circRNA, and the length and family affiliations of miRNAs. In the analysis of differentially expressed ncRNA target genes, we found that lncRNAs may be involved in the homeostatic process of ginseng tissues and that lncRNAs, circRNAs, and miRNAs are involved in fatty acid-related regulation, suggesting that alterations in fatty acid-related pathways may play a key role in GRS. Besides, differentially expressed ncRNAs play an essential role in regulating transcriptional translation processes, primary metabolism such as starch and sucrose, and secondary metabolism such as alkaloids in ginseng tissues. Finally, we integrated the correlations between ncRNAs and mRNAs, constructed corresponding interaction networks, and identified ncRNAs that may play critical roles in GRS. These results provide a basis for revealing GRS's molecular mechanism and enrich our understanding of ncRNAs in ginseng.
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- Xingbo Bian
- State Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ginseng Breeding and Development, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.,College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, ChangchunJilin, 130118, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, ChangchunJilin, 130118, China
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- State Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ginseng Breeding and Development, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.,College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, ChangchunJilin, 130118, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, ChangchunJilin, 130118, China
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- State Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ginseng Breeding and Development, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.,College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, ChangchunJilin, 130118, China
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- Jilin Provincial Ginseng and Pilose Antler Office, Changchun, China
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- State Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ginseng Breeding and Development, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China. .,College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, ChangchunJilin, 130118, China.
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Ghaffari S, Hanson C, Schmidt RE, Bouchonville KJ, Offer SM, Sinha S. An integrated multi-omics approach to identify regulatory mechanisms in cancer metastatic processes. Genome Biol 2021; 22:19. [PMID: 33413550 PMCID: PMC7789593 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-020-02213-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Metastatic progress is the primary cause of death in most cancers, yet the regulatory dynamics driving the cellular changes necessary for metastasis remain poorly understood. Multi-omics approaches hold great promise for addressing this challenge; however, current analysis tools have limited capabilities to systematically integrate transcriptomic, epigenomic, and cistromic information to accurately define the regulatory networks critical for metastasis. RESULTS To address this limitation, we use a purposefully generated cellular model of colon cancer invasiveness to generate multi-omics data, including expression, accessibility, and selected histone modification profiles, for increasing levels of invasiveness. We then adopt a rigorous probabilistic framework for joint inference from the resulting heterogeneous data, along with transcription factor binding profiles. Our approach uses probabilistic graphical models to leverage the functional information provided by specific epigenomic changes, models the influence of multiple transcription factors simultaneously, and automatically learns the activating or repressive roles of cis-regulatory events. Global analysis of these relationships reveals key transcription factors driving invasiveness, as well as their likely target genes. Disrupting the expression of one of the highly ranked transcription factors JunD, an AP-1 complex protein, confirms functional relevance to colon cancer cell migration and invasion. Transcriptomic profiling confirms key regulatory targets of JunD, and a gene signature derived from the model demonstrates strong prognostic potential in TCGA colorectal cancer data. CONCLUSIONS Our work sheds new light into the complex molecular processes driving colon cancer metastasis and presents a statistically sound integrative approach to analyze multi-omics profiles of a dynamic biological process.
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- Saba Ghaffari
- Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Gonda 19-476, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Gonda 19-476, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Gonda 19-476, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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- Department of Computer Science, Carl R. Woese Institute of Genomic Biology, and Cancer Center of Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2122, Siebel Center, 201 N. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
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Lin L, Holmes B, Shen MW, Kammeron D, Geijsen N, Gifford DK, Sherwood RI. Comprehensive Mapping of Key Regulatory Networks that Drive Oncogene Expression. Cell Rep 2020; 33:108426. [PMID: 33238122 PMCID: PMC7724632 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Gene expression is controlled by the collective binding of transcription factors to cis-regulatory regions. Deciphering gene-centered regulatory networks is vital to understanding and controlling gene misexpression in human disease; however, systematic approaches to uncovering regulatory networks have been lacking. Here we present high-throughput interrogation of gene-centered activation networks (HIGAN), a pipeline that employs a suite of multifaceted genomic approaches to connect upstream signaling inputs, trans-acting TFs, and cis-regulatory elements. We apply HIGAN to understand the aberrant activation of the cytidine deaminase APOBEC3B, an intrinsic source of cancer hypermutation. We reveal that nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) and AP-1 pathways are the most salient trans-acting inputs, with minor roles for other inflammatory pathways. We identify a cis-regulatory architecture dominated by a major intronic enhancer that requires coordinated NF-κB and AP-1 activity with secondary inputs from distal regulatory regions. Our data demonstrate how integration of cis and trans genomic screening platforms provides a paradigm for building gene-centered regulatory networks.
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- Lin Lin
- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Hubrecht Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Utrecht 3584 CT, the Netherlands
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- Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Computational and Systems Biology Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Hubrecht Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Utrecht 3584 CT, the Netherlands
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- Hubrecht Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Utrecht 3584 CT, the Netherlands; Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2300 RC, the Netherlands.
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- Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Hubrecht Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Utrecht 3584 CT, the Netherlands.
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Xu K, Shi J, Mo D, Yang Y, Fu Q, Luo Y. miR-219a-1 inhibits colon cancer cells proliferation and invasion by targeting MEMO1. Cancer Biol Ther 2020; 21:1163-1170. [PMID: 33218285 PMCID: PMC7722797 DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2020.1843897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Colon cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. Many miRNAs have been reported to be involved in colon cancer progression. However, there are only a few studies on the role of miR-219a-1 in colon cancer, and the molecular mechanisms involved remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the miR-219a-1 level in patients with colon cancer and to explore both the effects and regulatory mechanisms of miR-219a-1 in the malignancy of colon cancer cells. Real-time PCR and western blot analysis were used to analyze the expression levels of miR-219a-1 and mediator of ErbB2-driven cell motility 1. Cell Counting Kit-8, transwell and wound-healing assays were performed to investigate the malignant ability of colon cancer cells. A luciferase assay was performed to explore whether miR-219a-1 could directly bind to 3ʹ-UTR region of MEMO1. miR-219a-1 was found to be downregulated in colon cancer cell lines and in patients with colon cancer. Additionally, miR-219a-1 could inhibit colon cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration. We identified MEMO1 as a novel potential target gene of miR-219a-1. Luciferase assays showed that miR-219a-1 could directly bind to 3′-UTR of MEMO1. Overexpression of miR-219a-1 in colon cancer cells could inhibit the expression of MEMO1. Furthermore, MEMO1 was upregulated in patients with colon cancer, which was inversely correlated with miR-219a-1 levels. In conclusion, our study revealed that miR-219a-1 exerts anti-tumor effects and regulates colon cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration by targeting MEMO1, suggesting that miR-219a-1 could act as a therapeutic target in colon cancer.
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- Keqing Xu
- Department of Comprehensive Medical Laboratory, Changzhou No. 7 People's Hospital , Changzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Nanjing Red Cross Blood Center, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medical Laboratory, Changzhou No. 7 People's Hospital , Changzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Nanjing Red Cross Blood Center, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Changning Maternity and Infant Health Hospital, East China Normal University , Shanghai, P. R. China
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A Novel Seventeen-Gene Metabolic Signature for Predicting Prognosis in Colon Cancer. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:4845360. [PMID: 33282950 PMCID: PMC7685801 DOI: 10.1155/2020/4845360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A metabolic disorder is considered one of the hallmarks of cancer. Multiple differentially expressed metabolic genes have been identified in colon cancer (CC), and their biological functions and prognostic values have been well explored. The purpose of the present study was to establish a metabolic signature to optimize the prognostic prediction in CC. The related data were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) database, and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) combined with GSE39582 set, GSE17538 set, GSE33113 set, and GSE37892 set. The differentially expressed metabolic genes were selected for univariate Cox regression and lasso Cox regression analysis using TCGA and GTEx datasets. Finally, a seventeen-gene metabolic signature was developed to divide patients into a high-risk group and a low-risk group. Patients in the high-risk group presented poorer prognosis compared to the low-risk group in both TCGA and GEO datasets. Moreover, gene set enrichment analyses demonstrated multiple significantly enriched metabolism-related pathways. To sum up, our study described a novel seventeen-gene metabolic signature for prognostic prediction of colon cancer.
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Liu Y, Jia W, Li J, Zhu H, Yu J. Identification of Survival-Associated Alternative Splicing Signatures in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Front Oncol 2020; 10:587343. [PMID: 33117720 PMCID: PMC7561379 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.587343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Purpose: Alternative splicing (AS) is a post-transcriptional process that plays a significant role in enhancing the diversity of transcription and protein. Accumulating evidences have demonstrated that dysregulation of AS is associated with oncogenic processes. However, AS signature specifically in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic values of AS events in LUSC patients. Methods: The RNA-seq data, AS events data and corresponding clinical information were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Univariate Cox regression analysis was performed to identify survival-related AS events and survival-related parent genes were subjected to Gene Ontology enrichment analysis and gene network analysis. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) method and multivariate Cox regression analysis were used to construct prognostic prediction models, and their predictive values were assessed by Kaplan-Meier analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Then a nomogram was established to predict the survival of LUSC patients. And the interaction network of splicing factors (SFs) and survival-related AS events was constructed by Spearman correlation analysis and visualized by Cytoscape. Results: Totally, 467 LUSC patients were included in this study and 1,991 survival-related AS events within 1,433 genes were identified. SMAD4, FOS, POLR2L, and RNPS1 were the hub genes in the gene interaction network. Eight prognostic prediction models (seven types of AS and all AS) were constructed and all exhibited high efficiency in distinguishing good or poor survival of LUSC patients. The final integrated prediction model including all types of AS events exhibited the best prognostic power with the maximum AUC values of 0.778, 0.816, 0.814 in 1, 3, 5 years ROC curves, respectively. Meanwhile, the nomogram performed well in predicting the 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival of LUSC patients. In addition, the SF-AS regulatory network uncovered a significant correlation between SFs and survival-related AS events. Conclusion: This is the first comprehensive study to analyze the role of AS events in LUSC specifically, which improves our understanding of the prognostic value of survival-related AS events for LUSC. And these survival-related AS events might serve as novel prognostic biomarkers and drug therapeutic targets for LUSC.
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- Yang Liu
- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.,Department of Oncology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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Zhu M, Luo Y, Xu A, Xu X, Zhong M, Ran Z. Long noncoding RNA TCONS_00026334 is involved in suppressing the progression of colorectal cancer by regulating miR-548n/TP53INP1 signaling pathway. Cancer Med 2020; 9:8639-8649. [PMID: 32986920 PMCID: PMC7666722 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Recently, long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) were recognized as significant therapeutic targets in tumors. Our previous microarray analysis showed that lncRNA TCONS_000026334 expression was reduced in metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues. The objective of this study was to research the biological functions of TCONS_000026334 and the potential mechanism during the development of CRC. TCONS_00026334 transcription levels were detected in CRC tissues from 86 patients and different CRC cell lines. The clinical prognosis factors related to TCONS_00026334 expression were then analyzed. TCONS_000026334 was overexpressed from plasmid pcDNA3.1‐TCONS_ 000026334 or knocked down using a small interfering RNA (siRNA). Furthermore, bioinformatics approach and luciferase reporter gene assays were utilized to search for candidate miRNAs of TCONS_00026334 and identify the downstream target genes. The results indicated that TCONS_00026334 expression in 86 CRC tissues was markedly lower than that in non‐cancerous tissues. The aberrant expression of TCONS_00026334 correlated negatively with larger tumor size, distant metastasis, serological carcinoembryonic antigen level, and unfavorable survival of patients with CRC. TCONS_00026334 overexpression could inhibit the aggressive phenotypes of CRC in vitro and in vivo. Conversely, TCONS_00026334 silencing accelerated CRC cell proliferation and invasion. We then verified that TCONS_00026334 upregulated the expression level of TP53INP1, a target gene of miR‐548n, via direct binding to miR‐548n as a competing endogenous RNA. Taken together, our study showed that TCONS_00026334 acts as an anti‐tumor and anti‐metastatic gene by regulating the miR548n/TP53INP1 axis in the development of CRC.
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- Mingming Zhu
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Center, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Center, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Center, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Center, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai, China
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Zhou Y, Sun W, Qin Z, Guo S, Kang Y, Zeng S, Yu L. LncRNA regulation: New frontiers in epigenetic solutions to drug chemoresistance. Biochem Pharmacol 2020; 189:114228. [PMID: 32976832 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Long-noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to participate in sensitizing or de-sensitizing cancer cells to chemical drugs during cancer therapeutics. Notably, a plethora of lncRNAs have been confirmed to be associated with epigenetic controllers and regulate histone protein modification or DNA methylation states in the process of gene transcription. This correlation between lncRNAs and epigenetic regulators can induce the expression of core genes to trigger drug resistance. In addition, epigenetic signatures are considered to be effective and attractive biomarkers for monitoring drug therapeutic effects because they are inheritable, dynamic, and reversible. Therefore, the regulatory mechanism between lncRNAs and epigenetic machinery can serve as a novel indicator and target to overcome or reverse drug resistance in cancer therapy. In this review, we also presented a curated selection of computational tools (including online databases and network analysis) in the area of epigenetics. A classic workflow for lncRNA expression network analysis is presented, providing guidance for non-bioinformaticians to identify significant correlation between lncRNAs and other biomolecules.
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- Ying Zhou
- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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O'Brien SJ, Bishop C, Hallion J, Fiechter C, Scheurlen K, Paas M, Burton J, Galandiuk S. Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in colorectal cancer: a systematic review. Cancer Biol Ther 2020; 21:769-781. [PMID: 32730165 PMCID: PMC7515495 DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2020.1794239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer-related death. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a major process in tumor metastasis development. This systematic review aims to describe the role of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) in EMT in CRC. METHODS The electronic databases, PubMed, Cochrane, and EMBASE, were searched from January1990 to June 2019 to identify studies examining lncRNA and their role in mediating EMT in CRC. Studies examining clinical specimens and/or in vitro experiments were included. RESULTS In 61 identified studies, 54 lncRNAs were increased in CRC compared to normal colorectal epithelium. Increased lncRNA expression was frequently associated with worse survival. Many lncRNAs mediate their effect through competitive endogenous RNA or transcription factor regulation. The ZEB1, 2/E-cadherin, Wnt/β-catenin signaling, and chromatin remodeling pathways are discussed in particular. CONCLUSIONS lncRNAs are major regulators of EMT and predictor adverse outcome in CRC patients. Future research must focus on delineating lncRNA function prior to potential clinical use.
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- Stephen J O'Brien
- Price Institute of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville , Louisville, KY, USA
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- Price Institute of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville , Louisville, KY, USA
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- Price Institute of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville , Louisville, KY, USA
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- Price Institute of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville , Louisville, KY, USA
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- Price Institute of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville , Louisville, KY, USA
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- Price Institute of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville , Louisville, KY, USA
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- Price Institute of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville , Louisville, KY, USA
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- Price Institute of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville , Louisville, KY, USA
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Zhang Y, Huang W, Yuan Y, Li J, Wu J, Yu J, He Y, Wei Z, Zhang C. Long non-coding RNA H19 promotes colorectal cancer metastasis via binding to hnRNPA2B1. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2020; 39:141. [PMID: 32698890 PMCID: PMC7412843 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-020-01619-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Background Long non-coding RNA H19 was demonstrated to be significantly correlated with tumor metastasis. However, the specific functions of H19 in colorectal cancer (CRC) metastasis and the underlying mechanism are still largely unclear. Methods Use public database to screen the potential lncRNA crucial for metastasis in colorectal cancer. The expression of H19 in clinical CRC specimens was detected by qRT-PCR. The effect of H19 on the metastasis of CRC cells was investigated by transwell, wound healing assays, CCK-8 assays and animal studies. The potential proteins binding to H19 were identified by LC-MS and verified by RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP). The expression of indicated RNA and proteins were measured by qRT-PCR or western blot. Results We found the expression of lncRNA H19 was significantly upregulated in primary tumor and metastatic tissues, correlated with poor prognosis in CRC. Ectopic H19 expression promoted the metastasis of colorectal cancer cells in vitro and in vivo, and induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Mechanistically, H19 directly bound to hnRNPA2B1. Knockdown of hnRNPA2B1 attenuated the H19-induce migration and invasion in CRC cells. Furthermore, H19 stabilized and upregulated the expression of Raf-1 by facilitated the interaction between hnRNPA2B1 and Raf-1 mRNA, resulting in activation of Raf-ERK signaling. Conclusions Our findings demonstrate the role of H19/hnRNPA2B1/EMT axis in regulation CRC metastasis, suggested H19 could be a potential biomarker to predict prognosis as well as a therapeutic strategy for CRC.
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- Yuhui Zhang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China
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- Center for Digestive Disease, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 628 Zhenyuan Road, Shenzhen, 518000, Guangdong, China
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- Center for Digestive Disease, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 628 Zhenyuan Road, Shenzhen, 518000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China. .,Center for Digestive Disease, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 628 Zhenyuan Road, Shenzhen, 518000, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
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- Center for Digestive Disease, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 628 Zhenyuan Road, Shenzhen, 518000, Guangdong, China.
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Gu L, Liu Y, Jiang C, Sun L, Zhou H. Identification and clinical validation of metastasis-associated biomarkers based on large-scale samples in colon-adenocarcinoma. Pharmacol Res 2020; 160:105087. [PMID: 32683036 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2020.105087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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AIM Distant metastasis is the main cause of death in patients with colon-adenocarcinoma(COAD). Due to the lack of effective molecular markers and treatment, the prognosis of patients with metastatic colon cancer is still rather poor. METHODS Metastatic related signature (MRS) of stage I and stage IV in colon cancer were identified from different cohorts. Univariate cox regression is used to analyze the relationship between MRS and the overall survival. L1000FWD and DGIdb databases are used to identify molecular drugs. Expression and functional experimental validation of the hub MRS were carried out. RESULTS 16 MRS were identified, of which 14 MRS was significantly correlated with overall survival. Further functional enrichment analysis showed that MRS was significantly involved with important biological functions such as cell migration, and apoptosis. As important metastatic related genes, GSR, FAS and CYP1B1 have significant interaction with drug molecules. Further studies have confirmed that the expression of FAS and GSR is low, and inhibition of its expression can promote the metastasis of COAD. CYP1B1 expression is highly expressed, and inhibition of its expression can attenuate the malignant biological behavior of colon cancer. CONCLUSION Our research could increase the understanding of the mechanism of colon cancer metastasis and provide theoretical basis for the treatment of metastatic colon cancer.
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- Lei Gu
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
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Cui Y, Liang S, Zhang S, Zhang C, Zhao Y, Wu D, Wang J, Song R, Wang J, Yin D, Liu Y, Pan S, Liu X, Wang Y, Han J, Meng F, Zhang B, Guo H, Lu Z, Liu L. ABCA8 is regulated by miR-374b-5p and inhibits proliferation and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma through the ERK/ZEB1 pathway. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2020; 39:90. [PMID: 32430024 PMCID: PMC7236190 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-020-01591-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 8 (ABCA8) belongs to the ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily. ABCA8 is a transmembrane transporter responsible for the transport of organics, such as cholesterol, and drug efflux. Some members of the ABC subfamily, such as ABCA1, may inhibit cancer development. However, the mechanism of ABCA8 in the process of cancer activation is still ambiguous. Methods The expression of ABCA8 in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues and cell lines was examined using qPCR, immunoblotting, and immunohistochemical staining. The effects of ABCA8 on the proliferation and metastasis of HCC were examined using in vitro and in vivo functional tests. A luciferase reporter assay was performed to explore the binding between microRNA-374b-5p (miR-374b-5p) and the ABCA8 3′-untranslated region (UTR). Results ABCA8 was frequently down-regulated in HCC and this down-regulation was negatively correlated with prognosis. The overexpression of ABCA8 inhibited growth and metastasis in HCC, whereas the knockdown of ABCA8 exerted the antithetical effects both in vivo and in vitro. ABCA8 was down-regulated by miR-374b-5p; this down-regulation can induce epithelial transformation to mesenchyme via the ERK/ZEB1 signaling pathway and promote HCC progression. Conclusion We exposed the prognostic value of ABCA8 in HCC, and illuminated a novel pathway in ABCA8-regulated inhibition of HCC tumorigenesis and metastasis. These findings may lead to a new targeted therapy for HCC through the regulation of ABCA8, and miR-374b-5p.
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- Yifeng Cui
- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.,Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.,Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.,Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.,Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.,Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.,Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.,Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.,Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.,Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.,Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.,Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. .,Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. .,Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. .,Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
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Luo D, Liu Q, Shan Z, Cai S, Li Q, Li X. Development and validation of a novel epigenetic signature for predicting prognosis in colon cancer. J Cell Physiol 2020; 235:8714-8723. [PMID: 32329069 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Epigenetic factors play a critical role in carcinogenesis by imparting a distinct feature to the chromatin architecture. The present study aimed to develop a novel epigenetic signature for evaluating the relapse-free survival of colon cancer patients. Public microarray datasets were acquired from the Gene Expression Omnibus databases: GSE39582, GSE17538, GSE33113, and GSE37892 set. Patients from GSE39582 set were randomized 1:1 into training and internal validation series. Patients were divided into high-risk and low-risk groups in training series based on a set of 11 epigenetic factors (p < .001). The good reproducibility for the prognostic value of the epigenetic signature was confirmed in the internal validation series (p < .001), external validation series (a combination of GSE17538 set, GSE33113 set, and GSE37892 set; p = .018), and entire series (p < .001). Furthermore, a nomogram, which integrated the epigenetic signature, pathological stage, and postoperative chemotherapy, was developed based on the GSE39582 set. The time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curve at 1 year demonstrated that the comprehensive signature presented superior prognostic value than the pathological stage. In conclusion, an epigenetic signature, which could be utilized to divide colon cancer patients into two groups with significantly different risk of relapse, was established. This biomarker would aid in identifying patients who require an intensive follow-up and aggressive therapeutic intervention.
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- Dakui Luo
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Takebayashi K, Nasu K, Okamoto M, Aoyagi Y, Hirakawa T, Narahara H. hsa-miR-100-5p, an overexpressed miRNA in human ovarian endometriotic stromal cells, promotes invasion through attenuation of SMARCD1 expression. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2020; 18:31. [PMID: 32299427 PMCID: PMC7161200 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-020-00590-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND A number of microRNAs are aberrantly expressed in endometriosis and are involved in its pathogenesis. Our previous study demonstrated that has-miR-100-5p expression is enhanced in human endometriotic cyst stromal cells (ECSCs). The present study aimed to elucidate the roles of has-miR-100-5p in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. METHODS Normal endometrial stromal cells (NESCs) were isolated from normal eutopic endometrium without endometriosis. Using hsa-miR-100-5p-transfected NESCs, we evaluated the effect of hsa-miR-100-5p on the invasiveness of these cells by Transwell invasion assay and in-vitro wound repair assay. We also investigated the downstream signal pathways of hsa-miR-100-5p by microarray analysis and Ingenuity pathways analysis. RESULTS hsa-miR-100-5p transfection enhanced the invasion and motility of NESCs. After hsa-miR-100-5p transfection, mRNA expression of SWItch/sucrose non-fermentable-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily D member 1 (SMARCD1) was significantly attenuated. Whereas, the expression of matrix metallopeptidase 1 (MMP1) mRNA and active MMP1 protein levels was upregulated. CONCLUSION We found that SMARCD1/MMP-1 is a downstream pathway of hsa-miR-100-5p. hsa-miR-100-5p transfection enhanced the motility of NESCs by inhibiting SMARCD1 expression and MMP1 activation. These findings suggest that enhanced hsa-miR-100-5p expression in endometriosis is involved in promoting the acquisition of endometriosis-specific characteristics during endometriosis development. Our present findings on the roles of hsa-miR-100-5p may thus contribute to understand the epigenetic mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis.
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- Kanetoshi Takebayashi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Idaigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi, Yufu-shi, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Idaigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi, Yufu-shi, Oita, 879-5593, Japan.
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Support System for Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Idaigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi, Yufu-shi, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Idaigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi, Yufu-shi, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Idaigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi, Yufu-shi, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Idaigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi, Yufu-shi, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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Sun Y, Li M, Liu G, Zhang X, Zhi L, Zhao J, Wang G. The function of Piezo1 in colon cancer metastasis and its potential regulatory mechanism. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2020; 146:1139-1152. [PMID: 32152662 PMCID: PMC7142063 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-020-03179-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Increasing evidence has revealed that mechanical stress and elevated mechanical signals promote malignant tumor transformation and metastasis. This study aimed to explore the function of the mechanically activated ion-channel Piezo1 in the colon cancer metastasis and its potential regulatory mechanism. METHODS First, we examined the expression levels of Piezo1 and mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) both in colon cancer tissues and assessed the prognostic value of Piezo1 and MCU in a colon cancer cohort (n = 110). Second, functional assays were performed to investigate the effects of Piezo1 and MCU on colon cancer cell migration, invasion, and mitochondrial membrane potential. Third, we analyzed the expression of Piezo1, MCU, and HIF-1α by overexpressing/silencing each other's expression. RESULTS We found that Piezo1 was up-regulated and MCU was down-regulated in colon cancer tissues. Piezo1 and MCU were both correlated with poor prognosis of patients with colon cancer. Overexpressing Piezo1 and silencing MCU could promote colon cancer cell migration and metastasis, reduce mitochondrial membrane potential, and promote each other's expression. We also found that HIF-1α was up-regulated in colon cancer tissues. Additionally, silencing Piezo1 inhibited the expression of HIF-1α and VEGF, which was contrary to MCU silencing. Intriguingly, Piezo1-overexpressing cells did not regain their migration behaviors when HIF-1α expression was inhibited, which was accompanied with the re-expression of MCU and VEGF. CONCLUSION In our study, Piezo1 is involved in colon cancer cell metastasis. Furthermore, our findings indicated a possible Piezo1-MCU-HIF-1α-VEGF axis, which still need further exploration.
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- Yanhua Sun
- Department of General Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Cancer Hospital, No. 12 Health Road, Shijiazhuang, 050011, Hebei, China.,Department of Gastrointestinal Hernia Surgery, Cangzhou People's Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Hernia Surgery, Cangzhou People's Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Cancer Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Cancer Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of General Surgery, 980th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Cancer Hospital, No. 12 Health Road, Shijiazhuang, 050011, Hebei, China. .,Department of General Surgery, Hebei Medical University Third Affiliated Hospital, 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050000, Hebei, China.
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Wang Y, Du L, Yang X, Li J, Li P, Zhao Y, Duan W, Chen Y, Wang Y, Mao H, Wang C. A nomogram combining long non-coding RNA expression profiles and clinical factors predicts survival in patients with bladder cancer. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:2857-2879. [PMID: 32047140 PMCID: PMC7041749 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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Bladder cancer (BCa) is a heterogeneous disease with various tumorigenic mechanisms and clinical behaviors. The current tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging system is inadequate to predict overall survival (OS) in BCa patients. We developed a BCa-specific, long-non-coding-RNA (lncRNA)-based nomogram to improve survival prediction in BCa. We obtained the large-scale gene expression profiles of samples from 414 BCa patients in The Cancer Genome Atlas database. Using an lncRNA-mining computational framework, we identified three OS-related lncRNAs among 826 lncRNAs that were differentially expressed between BCa and normal samples. We then constructed a three-lncRNA signature, which efficiently distinguished high-risk from low-risk patients and was even viable in the TNM stage-II, TNM stage-III and ≥65-year-old subgroups (all P<0.05). Using clinical risk factors, we developed a signature-based nomogram, which performed better than the molecular signature or clinical factors alone for prognostic prediction. A bioinformatical analysis revealed that the three OS-related lncRNAs were co-expressed with genes involved in extracellular matrix organization. Functional assays demonstrated that RNF144A-AS1, one of the three OS-related lncRNAs, promoted BCa cell migration and invasion in vitro. Our three-lncRNA signature-based nomogram effectively predicts the prognosis of BCa patients, and could potentially be used for individualized management of such patients.
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- Yifan Wang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Tumor Marker Detection Engineering Technology Research Center of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Tumor Marker Detection Engineering Laboratory of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China
- The Clinical Research Center of Shandong Province for Clinical Laboratory, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Jinesh GG, Brohl AS. The genetic script of metastasis. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2020; 95:244-266. [PMID: 31663259 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Metastasis is a pivotal event that changes the course of cancers from benign and treatable to malignant and difficult to treat, resulting in the demise of patients. Understanding the genetic control of metastasis is thus crucial to develop efficient and sustainable targeted therapies. Here we discuss the alterations in epigenetic mechanisms, transcription, chromosomal instability, chromosome imprinting, non-coding RNAs, coding RNAs, mutant RNAs, enhancers, G-quadruplexes, and copy number variation to dissect the genetic control of metastasis. We conclude that the genetic control of metastasis is predominantly executed through epithelial to mesenchymal transition and evasion of cell death. We discuss how genetic regulatory mechanisms can be harnessed for therapeutic purposes to achieve sustainable control over cancer metastasis.
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- Goodwin G Jinesh
- Department of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, 33612, U.S.A.,Sarcoma Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, 33612, U.S.A
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- Sarcoma Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, 33612, U.S.A.,Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, 33612, U.S.A
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Wu S, Wu E, Wang D, Niu Y, Yue H, Zhang D, Luo J, Chen R. LncRNA HRCEG, regulated by HDAC1, inhibits cells proliferation and epithelial-mesenchymal-transition in gastric cancer. Cancer Genet 2020; 241:25-33. [PMID: 31964588 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2019.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2019] [Revised: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Recently, a number of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to play significant roles in human tumorigenesis. However, only few gastric cancer related lncRNAs have been well characterized. Here, we identified one lncRNA HRCEG, whose expression was decreased in the gastric cancer tissues compared with adjacent normal tissues. Overexpression of HRCEG significantly promoted cell apoptosis and inhibited cell proliferation. Importantly, we demonstrated that HRCEG levels inversely correlated with EMT process and HRCEG was regulated by the histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) in gastric cancer. These findings suggest that HRCEG might be regulated by HDAC1 to inhibit gastric cancer progress and metastatic capability via EMT pathway.
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- Shuheng Wu
- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Key Laboratory of RNA Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Guangdong Geneway Decoding Bio-Tech Co. Ltd, Foshan, 528316, China.
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Li R, Yang YE, Jin J, Zhang MY, Liu X, Liu XX, Yin YH, Qu YQ. Identification of lncRNA biomarkers in lung squamous cell carcinoma using comprehensive analysis of lncRNA mediated ceRNA network. ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 47:3246-3258. [PMID: 31364871 DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2019.1647225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) act as a member of competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) and plays a significant role in tumorigenesis. The aim of this study was to identify potential lncRNA biomarkers for predicting the prognosis of lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) using a comprehensive analysis of lncRNA mediated ceRNA network. Differentially expressed RNAs datasets were obtained using edge R package in 502 LUSC tissues and 49 adjacent non-LUSC tissues from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis were performed to identify functional enrichment implication of lncRNA related differentially expressed mRNAs. Survival analysis was used Kaplan-Meier curve method. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis were performed to construct a predictive model with lncRNA biomarkers. A total of 2185 lncRNAs, 170 miRNAs and 2053 mRNAs were differentially expressed between LUSC tissues and adjacent non-LUSC tissues. The novel constructed ceRNA network incorporated 184 LUSC-specific lncRNAs, 18 miRNAs, and 49 mRNAs. About 11 of 184 differentially expressed lncRNAs and 1 of 18 differentially expressed miRNAs and 5 of 49 differentially expressed mRNAs were conspicuously related to overall survival (p < .05). Univariate and multivariate cox regression analysis showed that 6 lncRNAs were retrieved to construct a predictive model to predict the overall survival in LUSC patients. In conclusion, CeRNAs contributed to the progression of LUSC and a model with 6 lncRNAs might be potential biomarker for predicting the prognosis of LUSC.
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- Rui Li
- a Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University , Jinan , People's Republic of China
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- b Department of Clinical Laboratory, Qianfoshan Hospital of Shandong Province , Jinan , People's Republic of China
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- c Department of Cardiology, Zhangqiu District People's Hospital of Jinan , Shandong , China
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- a Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University , Jinan , People's Republic of China
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- a Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University , Jinan , People's Republic of China
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- a Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University , Jinan , People's Republic of China
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- a Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University , Jinan , People's Republic of China
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- a Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University , Jinan , People's Republic of China
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Wang L, Wei Z, Wu K, Dai W, Zhang C, Peng J, He Y. Long noncoding RNA B3GALT5-AS1 suppresses colon cancer liver metastasis via repressing microRNA-203. Aging (Albany NY) 2019; 10:3662-3682. [PMID: 30530918 PMCID: PMC6326654 DOI: 10.18632/aging.101628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are implicated in various cancers, including colon cancer. Liver metastasis is the main cause of colon cancer-related death. However, the roles of lncRNAs in colon cancer liver metastasis are still largely unclear. In this study, we identified a novel lncRNA B3GALT5-AS1, which is reduced in colon cancer tissues and further reduced in colon cancer liver metastasis tissues. Reduced expression of B3GALT5-AS1 is associated with liver metastasis and poor outcome of colon cancer patients. Gain-of-function and loss-of-function assays revealed that B3GALT5-AS1 inhibited proliferation but promoted migration and invasion of colon cancer cells. Further investigation revealed that B3GALT5-AS1 directly bound to the promoter of miRNA-203, repressed miR-203 expression, upregulated miR-203 targets ZEB2 and SNAI2, and induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In vivo study revealed that B3GALT5-AS1 suppressed colon cancer liver metastasis via its binding on miR-203 promoter and the repression of miR-203. miR-203 is increased and epithelial phenotype is preferred in colon cancer liver metastasis tissues. Collectively, our data revealed the suppressive roles of B3GALT5-AS1/miR-203/EMT regulation axis in colon cancer liver metastasis. Our data suggested that the activating B3GALT5-AS1/miR-203/EMT axis may be potential therapeutic strategy for colon cancer liver metastasis.
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- Liang Wang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Liu X, Liu X, Qiao T, Chen W. Prognostic and clinicopathological significance of long non-coding RNA UCA1 in colorectal cancer: Results from a meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e18031. [PMID: 31770217 PMCID: PMC6890311 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000018031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Urothelial cancer-associated 1 (UCA1), an oncogenic long non-coding RNA, was aberrantly upregulated in colorectal cancer (CRC). This study aimed to further explore the clinical value of UCA1 in CRC. METHODS Eligible studies were retrieved by searching Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang databases. Pooled hazard ratio (HR) and odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were applied to assess the prognostic role and clinical significance of UCA1. RESULTS A total of 7 eligible studies with 775 cancer patients were recruited in the meta-analysis. The results showed that UCA1 overexpression was significantly correlated with poor overall survival in patients with CRC (HR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.77-2.87, P < .001). There was also a significantly negative association between high UCA1 levels and tumor differentiation (OR = 2.84, 95% CI: 1.87-4.31, P < .001), lymph node metastasis (OR = 3.48, 95% CI: 2.24-5.41, P < .001), distant metastasis (OR = 2.67, 95% CI: 1.32-5.38, P = .006), tumor node metastasis stage (OR = 3.01, 95% CI: 2.16-4.18, P < .001), tumor invasion depth (OR = 2.18, 95% CI: 1.03-4.61, P = .04), and tumor size (OR = 2.27, 95% CI: 1.56-3.32, P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Our study revealed that UCA1 overexpression was associated with poor prognosis and more advanced clinicopathological features, suggesting that UCA1 may serve as an indicator for unfavorable outcome of patients with CRC.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Tumor Diagnosis and Therapy
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Huang X, Liu J, Mo X, Liu H, Wei C, Huang L, Chen J, Tian C, Meng Y, Wu G, Xie W, P.C. FJ, Liu Z, Tang W. Systematic profiling of alternative splicing events and splicing factors in left- and right-sided colon cancer. Aging (Albany NY) 2019; 11:8270-8293. [PMID: 31586988 PMCID: PMC6814588 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Left- and right-sided colon cancer (LC and RC) differ substantially in their molecular characteristics and prognoses, and are thus treated using different strategies. We systematically analyzed alternative splicing (AS) events and splicing factors in LC and RC. RNA-seq data were used for genome-wide profiling of AS events that could distinguish LC from RC. The Exon Skip splicing pattern was more common in RC, while the Retained Intron pattern was more common in LC. The AS events that were upregulated in RC were enriched for genes in the axon guidance pathway, while those that were upregulated in LC were enriched for genes in immune-related pathways. Prognostic models based on differentially expressed AS events were built, and a prognostic signature based on these AS events performed well for risk stratification in colon cancer patients. A correlation network of differentially expressed AS events and differentially expressed splicing factors was constructed, and RBM25 was identified as the hub gene in the network. In conclusion, large differences in AS events may contribute to the phenotypic differences between LC and RC. The differentially expressed AS events reported herein could be used as biomarkers and treatment targets for colon cancer.
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- Xiaoliang Huang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
- Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Colorectal Cancer, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, The People’s Republic of China
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Kasprzak A, Adamek A. Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 (IGF2) Signaling in Colorectal Cancer-From Basic Research to Potential Clinical Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20194915. [PMID: 31623387 PMCID: PMC6801528 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20194915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers in men and women worldwide as well as is the leading cause of death in the western world. Almost a third of the patients has or will develop liver metastases. While genetic as well as epigenetic mechanisms are important in CRC pathogenesis, the basis of the most cases of cancer is unknown. High spatial and inter-patient variability of the molecular alterations qualifies this cancer in the group of highly heterogeneous tumors, which makes it harder to elucidate the mechanisms underlying CRC progression. Determination of highly sensitive and specific early diagnosis markers and understanding the cellular and molecular mechanism(s) of cancer progression are still a challenge of the current era in oncology of solid tumors. One of the accepted risk factors for CRC development is overexpression of insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2), a 7.5-kDa peptide produced by liver and many other tissues. IGF2 is the first gene discovered to be parentally imprinted. Loss of imprinting (LOI) or aberrant imprinting of IGF2 could lead to IGF2 overexpression, increased cell proliferation, and CRC development. IGF2 as a mitogen is associated with increased risk of developing colorectal neoplasia. Higher serum IGF2 concentration as well as its tissue overexpression in CRC compared to control are associated with metastasis. IGF2 protein was one of the three candidates for a selective marker of CRC progression and staging. Recent research indicates dysregulation of different micro- and long non-coding RNAs (miRNAs and lncRNAs, respectively) embedded within the IGF2 gene in CRC carcinogenesis, with some of them indicated as potential diagnostic and prognostic CRC biomarkers. This review systematises the knowledge on the role of genetic and epigenetic instabilities of IGF2 gene, free (active form of IGF2) and IGF-binding protein (IGFBP) bound (inactive form), paracrine/autocrine secretion of IGF2, as well as mechanisms of inducing dysplasia in vitro and tumorigenicity in vivo. We have tried to answer which molecular changes of the IGF2 gene and its regulatory mechanisms have the most significance in initiation, progression (including liver metastasis), prognosis, and potential anti-IGF2 therapy in CRC patients.
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- Aldona Kasprzak
- Department of Histology and Embryology, University of Medical Sciences, Swiecicki Street 6, 60-781 Poznan, Poland.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hepatology and Acquired Immunodeficiencies, University of Medical Sciences, Szwajcarska Street 3, 61-285 Poznan, Poland.
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Bhargava A, Shukla A, Bunkar N, Shandilya R, Lodhi L, Kumari R, Gupta PK, Rahman A, Chaudhury K, Tiwari R, Goryacheva IY, Mishra PK. Exposure to ultrafine particulate matter induces NF-κβ mediated epigenetic modifications. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 252:39-50. [PMID: 31146237 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.05.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Exposure to ultrafine particulate matter (PM0.1) is positively associated with the etiology of different acute and chronic disorders; however, the in-depth biological imprints that link these submicron particles with the disturbances in the epigenomic machinery are not well defined. Earlier, we showed that exposure to these particles causes significant disturbances in the mitochondrial machinery and triggers PI-3-kinase mediated DNA damage responses. In the present study, we aimed to further understand the epigenomic insights of the ultrafine PM exposure. The higher levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species and depleted Nrf-2 in ultrafine PM exposed cells reconfirmed its potential to induce oxidative stress. Importantly, the observed increase in the levels of NF-κβ and associated cytokines among exposed cells suggested the activation of NF-κβ mediated inflammatory loop which potentially serves as a platform for initiating epigenetic insinuations. This fact was strongly supported by the altered miRNA expression profile of the ultrafine PM exposed cells. These NF-κβ induced miRNA alterations were also found to be associated with other epigenetic targets as the exposed cells showed higher expression levels of DNA methyltransferases which positively corresponded with the global changes in DNA methylation levels. Upon further analysis, significant alterations in histone code were also reported in ultrafine PM exposed cells. Conclusively our results suggested that NF-κβ acts as an inflammatory switch that possesses the potential to induce genome-wide epigenetic modification upon ultrafine PM exposure.
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- Arpit Bhargava
- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- School of Medical Science & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India.
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Qin W, Wang X, Wang Y, Li Y, Chen Q, Hu X, Wu Z, Zhao P, Li S, Zhao H, Yao W, Ding J, Wei M, Wu H. Functional polymorphisms of the lncRNA H19 promoter region contribute to the cancer risk and clinical outcomes in advanced colorectal cancer. Cancer Cell Int 2019; 19:215. [PMID: 31452627 PMCID: PMC6702740 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-019-0895-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background The long non-coding RNA H19 plays critical roles in cancer occurrence, development, and progression. The present study is for the first time to evaluate the association of genetic variations in the H19 promoter region with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) susceptibility, environmental factors, and clinical outcomes. Methods 16 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified in the H19 gene promoter by DNA sequencing, and 3 SNPs among which including rs4930101, rs11042170, and rs2735970 further expanded samples with 572 advanced CRC patients and 555 healthy controls. Results We found that harboring SNP [rs4930101 (P = 0.009), rs2735970 (P = 0.003), and rs11042170 (P = 0.003)] or carrying more than one combined risk genotypes significantly increased the risk for CRC [P < 0.0001, adjusted OR (95% CI) 6.48 (2.97–14.15)]. In the correlation analysis with environmental factors, rs2735970 and gender, combined risk genotypes (> 1 vs. ≤ 1) and family history of cancer demonstrated significant interactions. Furthermore, a remarkably worse clinical outcome was found in combined risk genotypes (> 1 vs. ≤ 1), especially in CRC patients with body weight ≥ 61 kg, smoking, and first-degree family history of cancer (Log-rank test: P = 0.006, P = 0.018, and P = 0.013, respectively). More importantly, the multivariate Cox regression analyses further verified that combined risk genotypes > 1 showed a prognostic risk factor for CRC patients with body weight ≥ 61 kg (P = 0.002), smoking (P = 0.008), and family history of cancer (P = 0.006). In addition, MDR analysis consistently revealed that the combination of selected SNPs and nine known risk factors showed a better prediction prognosis and represented the best model to predict advanced CRC prognosis. Conclusion 3 SNPs of rs4930101, rs11042170, and rs27359703 among 16 identified SNPs of H19 gene remarkably increased CRC risk. Furthermore, the combined risk genotypes had a significant impact on environmental factors and clinical outcomes in the advanced CRC patients with body weight ≥ 61 kg, ever-smoking, and first-degree family history of cancer. These data suggest that H19 promoter SNPs, especially these combined SNPs might be more potentially functional biomarkers in the prediction of advanced CRC risk and prognosis. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12935-019-0895-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Wenyan Qin
- 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Anti-Tumor Drug Development and Evaluation, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Anti-Tumor Drug Development and Evaluation, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Anti-Tumor Drug Development and Evaluation, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 People's Republic of China
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- 2Department of Anorectal Surgery, First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001 People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Anti-Tumor Drug Development and Evaluation, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Anti-Tumor Drug Development and Evaluation, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Anti-Tumor Drug Development and Evaluation, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Anti-Tumor Drug Development and Evaluation, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Anti-Tumor Drug Development and Evaluation, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Anti-Tumor Drug Development and Evaluation, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Anti-Tumor Drug Development and Evaluation, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Anti-Tumor Drug Development and Evaluation, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 People's Republic of China.,3Division of Antitumor Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203 China
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- 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Anti-Tumor Drug Development and Evaluation, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 People's Republic of China
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- 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Liaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Anti-Tumor Drug Development and Evaluation, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122 People's Republic of China
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Amirkhah R, Naderi-Meshkin H, Shah JS, Dunne PD, Schmitz U. The Intricate Interplay between Epigenetic Events, Alternative Splicing and Noncoding RNA Deregulation in Colorectal Cancer. Cells 2019; 8:cells8080929. [PMID: 31430887 PMCID: PMC6721676 DOI: 10.3390/cells8080929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) results from a transformation of colonic epithelial cells into adenocarcinoma cells due to genetic and epigenetic instabilities, alongside remodelling of the surrounding stromal tumour microenvironment. Epithelial-specific epigenetic variations escorting this process include chromatin remodelling, histone modifications and aberrant DNA methylation, which influence gene expression, alternative splicing and function of non-coding RNA. In this review, we first highlight epigenetic modulators, modifiers and mediators in CRC, then we elaborate on causes and consequences of epigenetic alterations in CRC pathogenesis alongside an appraisal of the complex feedback mechanisms realized through alternative splicing and non-coding RNA regulation. An emphasis in our review is put on how this intricate network of epigenetic and post-transcriptional gene regulation evolves during the initiation, progression and metastasis formation in CRC.
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- Raheleh Amirkhah
- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7AE, UK
- Nastaran Center for Cancer Prevention (NCCP), Mashhad 9185765476, Iran
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- Nastaran Center for Cancer Prevention (NCCP), Mashhad 9185765476, Iran
- Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Academic Center for Education, Culture Research (ACECR), Khorasan Razavi Branch, Mashhad 9177949367, Iran
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7AE, UK
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.
- Computational BioMedicine Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.
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Zhi H, Li X, Wang P, Gao Y, Gao B, Zhou D, Zhang Y, Guo M, Yue M, Shen W, Ning S, Jin L, Li X. Lnc2Meth: a manually curated database of regulatory relationships between long non-coding RNAs and DNA methylation associated with human disease. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:D133-D138. [PMID: 29069510 PMCID: PMC5753220 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Lnc2Meth (http://www.bio-bigdata.com/Lnc2Meth/), an interactive resource to identify regulatory relationships between human long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and DNA methylation, is not only a manually curated collection and annotation of experimentally supported lncRNAs-DNA methylation associations but also a platform that effectively integrates tools for calculating and identifying the differentially methylated lncRNAs and protein-coding genes (PCGs) in diverse human diseases. The resource provides: (i) advanced search possibilities, e.g. retrieval of the database by searching the lncRNA symbol of interest, DNA methylation patterns, regulatory mechanisms and disease types; (ii) abundant computationally calculated DNA methylation array profiles for the lncRNAs and PCGs; (iii) the prognostic values for each hit transcript calculated from the patients clinical data; (iv) a genome browser to display the DNA methylation landscape of the lncRNA transcripts for a specific type of disease; (v) tools to re-annotate probes to lncRNA loci and identify the differential methylation patterns for lncRNAs and PCGs with user-supplied external datasets; (vi) an R package (LncDM) to complete the differentially methylated lncRNAs identification and visualization with local computers. Lnc2Meth provides a timely and valuable resource that can be applied to significantly expand our understanding of the regulatory relationships between lncRNAs and DNA methylation in various human diseases.
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- Hui Zhi
- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- Affiliation Department of Histology and Embryology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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Huang L, Zhang Y, Li Z, Zhao X, Xi Z, Chen H, Shi H, Xin T, Shen R, Wang T. MiR-4319 suppresses colorectal cancer progression by targeting ABTB1. United European Gastroenterol J 2019; 7:517-528. [PMID: 31065369 PMCID: PMC6488794 DOI: 10.1177/2050640619837440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Colorectal cancer is one of the highly malignant cancers with a poor prognosis. The exact mechanism of colorectal cancer progression is not completely known. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs, miRs) were suggested to participate in the regulation of multiple cancer development, including colorectal cancer. Methods MiR-4319 expression in colorectal cancer patient samples was detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction. MiR-4319 was knocked down in the colorectal cancer cells by siRNA transfection to study the role of miR-4319 in the cell cycle and proliferation of colorectal cancer cells. Results MiR-4319 expression was found to be inverse correlated with survival in colorectal cancer patients. Overexpression of miR-4319 markedly reduced the proliferation of colorectal cancer cells and altered cell cycle distribution. A further experiment showed that ABTB1 is the target gene of miR-4319. MiR-4319 was regulated by PLZF. Conclusion Our studies indicated that reduced expression of miR-4319 was correlated with poor prognosis in colorectal cancer patients; miR-4319 also suppressed colorectal cancer cell proliferation by targeting ABTB1. ABTB1 might become an excellent therapeutic target for colorectal cancer treatment.
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- Department of General Surgery, Wuxi
People's Hospital, Wuxi, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Wuxi
People's Hospital, Wuxi, China
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- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing,
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- Department of General Surgery, Wuxi
People's Hospital, Wuxi, China
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- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing,
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- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing,
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- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing,
China
- Department of General Surgery, Wuxi
People's Hospital, Wuxi, China
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