Armero Victoria E S, Tremblay Marie-Pier, Allaire Andréa, Boudreault Simon, Martenon-Brodeur Camille, Duval Cyntia, Durand Mathieu, Lapointe Elvy, Thibault Philippe, Tremblay-Létourneau Maude, Perreault Jean-Pierre, Scott Michelle S, Bisaillon Martin
Département de biochimie, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
Plateforme RNomique, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
PLoS One. 2017 May 11;12(5):e0176880. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176880. eCollection 2017.
Multiple human diseases including cancer have been associated with a dysregulation in RNA splicing patterns. In the current study, modifications to the global RNA splicing landscape of cellular genes were investigated in the context of Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric cancer. Global alterations to the RNA splicing landscape of cellular genes was examined in a large-scale screen from 295 primary gastric adenocarcinomas using high-throughput RNA sequencing data. RT-PCR analysis, mass spectrometry, and co-immunoprecipitation studies were also used to experimentally validate and investigate the differential alternative splicing (AS) events that were observed through RNA-seq studies. Our study identifies alterations in the AS patterns of approximately 900 genes such as tumor suppressor genes, transcription factors, splicing factors, and kinases. These findings allowed the identification of unique gene signatures for which AS is misregulated in both Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric cancer and EBV-negative gastric cancer. Moreover, we show that the expression of Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) leads to modifications in the AS profile of cellular genes and that the EBNA1 protein interacts with cellular splicing factors. These findings provide insights into the molecular differences between various types of gastric cancer and suggest a role for the EBNA1 protein in the dysregulation of cellular AS.
包括癌症在内的多种人类疾病都与RNA剪接模式失调有关。在本研究中,我们在爱泼斯坦-巴尔病毒相关胃癌的背景下,研究了细胞基因整体RNA剪接格局的变化。利用高通量RNA测序数据,在对295例原发性胃腺癌进行的大规模筛查中,检测了细胞基因RNA剪接格局的整体变化。还使用逆转录-聚合酶链反应分析、质谱分析和免疫共沉淀研究,通过实验验证并研究了通过RNA测序研究观察到的差异可变剪接(AS)事件。我们的研究确定了约900个基因的AS模式变化,如肿瘤抑制基因、转录因子、剪接因子和激酶。这些发现有助于识别在爱泼斯坦-巴尔病毒相关胃癌和EBV阴性胃癌中AS均失调的独特基因特征。此外,我们表明,爱泼斯坦-巴尔核抗原1(EBNA1)的表达导致细胞基因AS谱的改变,并且EBNA1蛋白与细胞剪接因子相互作用。这些发现为深入了解不同类型胃癌之间的分子差异提供了线索,并提示EBNA1蛋白在细胞AS失调中发挥作用。