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Li J, Wan C, Li X, Quan C, Li X, Wu X. Characterization of tumor microenvironment and tumor immunology based on the double-stranded RNA-binding protein related genes in cervical cancer. J Transl Med 2023; 21:647. [PMID: 37735483 PMCID: PMC10515034 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04505-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is one of the most common gynecological cancers threatening women's health worldwide. Double-stranded RNA-binding proteins (dsRBPs) regulate innate immunity and are therefore believed to be involved in virus-related malignancies, however, their role in cervical cancer is not well known. METHODS We performed RNA-seq of tumor samples from cervical cancer patients in local cohort and also assessed the RNA-seq and clinical data derived from public datasets. By using single sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (ssGSEA) and univariate Cox analysis, patients were stratified into distinct dsRBP clusters. Stepwise Cox and CoxBoost were performed to construct a risk model based on optimal dsRBPs clusters-related differentially expressed genes (DEGs), and GSE44001 and CGCI-HTMCP-CC were employed as two external validation cohorts. Single cell RNA sequencing data from GSE168652 and Scissor algorithm were applied to evaluated the signature-related cell population. RESULTS The expression of dsRBP features was found to be associated with HPV infection and carcinogenesis in CESC. However, only Adenosine deaminases acting on RNA (ADAR) and Dicer, Drosha, and Argonautes (DDR) exhibited significant correlations with the overall survival (OS) of CESC patients. Based on these findings, CESC patients were divided into three dsRBP clusters. Cluster 3 showed superior OS but lower levels of ADAR and DDR. Additionally, Cluster 3 demonstrated enhanced innate immunity, with significantly higher activity in cancer immunity cycles, immune scores, and levels of tumor-infiltrating immune cells, particularly CD8+ T cells. Furthermore, a risk model based on nine dsRBP cluster-related DEGs was established. The accuracy of survival prediction for 1 to 5 years was consistently above 0.78, and this model's robust predictive capacity was confirmed by two external validation sets. The low-risk group exhibited significantly higher levels of immune checkpoints, such as PDCD1 and CTLA4, as well as a higher abundance of CD8+ T cells. Analysis of single-cell sequencing data revealed a significant association between the dsRBP signature and glycolysis. Importantly, low-risk patients showed improved OS and a higher response rate to immunotherapy, along with enduring clinical benefits from concurrent chemoradiotherapy. CONCLUSIONS dsRBP played a crucial role in the regulation of prognosis and tumor immunology in cervical cancer, and its prognostic signature provides a strategy for risk stratification and immunotherapy evaluation.
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- Jin Li
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, No. 270 Dong'an Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Precision Medicine Center, Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Jiaxing, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, No. 270 Dong'an Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, No. 270 Dong'an Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, No. 270 Dong'an Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Yoshida T, Asano Y, Ui-Tei K. Modulation of MicroRNA Processing by Dicer via Its Associated dsRNA Binding Proteins. Noncoding RNA 2021; 7:ncrna7030057. [PMID: 34564319 PMCID: PMC8482068 DOI: 10.3390/ncrna7030057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that are about 22 nucleotides in length. They regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally by guiding the effector protein Argonaute to its target mRNA in a sequence-dependent manner, causing the translational repression and destabilization of the target mRNAs. Both Drosha and Dicer, members of the RNase III family proteins, are essential components in the canonical miRNA biogenesis pathway. miRNA is transcribed into primary-miRNA (pri-miRNA) from genomic DNA. Drosha then cleaves the flanking regions of pri-miRNA into precursor-miRNA (pre-miRNA), while Dicer cleaves the loop region of the pre-miRNA to form a miRNA duplex. Although the role of Drosha and Dicer in miRNA maturation is well known, the modulation processes that are important for regulating the downstream gene network are not fully understood. In this review, we summarized and discussed current reports on miRNA biogenesis caused by Drosha and Dicer. We also discussed the modulation mechanisms regulated by double-stranded RNA binding proteins (dsRBPs) and the function and substrate specificity of dsRBPs, including the TAR RNA binding protein (TRBP) and the adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR).
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Erdmann EA, Mahapatra A, Mukherjee P, Yang B, Hundley HA. To protect and modify double-stranded RNA - the critical roles of ADARs in development, immunity and oncogenesis. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2020; 56:54-87. [PMID: 33356612 DOI: 10.1080/10409238.2020.1856768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Adenosine deaminases that act on RNA (ADARs) are present in all animals and function to both bind double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) and catalyze the deamination of adenosine (A) to inosine (I). As inosine is a biological mimic of guanosine, deamination by ADARs changes the genetic information in the RNA sequence and is commonly referred to as RNA editing. Millions of A-to-I editing events have been reported for metazoan transcriptomes, indicating that RNA editing is a widespread mechanism used to generate molecular and phenotypic diversity. Loss of ADARs results in lethality in mice and behavioral phenotypes in worm and fly model systems. Furthermore, alterations in RNA editing occur in over 35 human pathologies, including several neurological disorders, metabolic diseases, and cancers. In this review, a basic introduction to ADAR structure and target recognition will be provided before summarizing how ADARs affect the fate of cellular RNAs and how researchers are using this knowledge to engineer ADARs for personalized medicine. In addition, we will highlight the important roles of ADARs and RNA editing in innate immunity and cancer biology.
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- Emily A Erdmann
- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Medical Sciences Program, Indiana University School of Medicine-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Medical Sciences Program, Indiana University School of Medicine-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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Chiliveri SC, Deshmukh MV. Chemical shift assignments of DRB4 (1-153), a dsRNA binding protein in A. thaliana RNAi pathway. Biomol NMR Assign 2015; 9:253-256. [PMID: 25281003 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-014-9585-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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RNA interference (RNAi) is a conserved biological response to dsRNA and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes to mediate resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids. In RNAi pathway, dsRNA binding proteins assists Dicer at various stages of RNAi. In plants, DRB4, is a multidomain protein containing two dsRNA binding domains that recognizes the long exogenous/endogenous dsRNA and presents it to Ribonuclease enzyme, Dicer like 4, resulting in the production of 21 nt small interfering RNA. Here, we report nearly complete backbone and sidechain chemical shift assignments of N-terminus of DRB4 (1-153, ~18 kDa), containing both double stranded RNA binding domains and the linker.
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- Sai Chaitanya Chiliveri
- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500007, Telangana, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500007, Telangana, India.
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