Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty, Shanghai, China.
Aging (Albany NY). 2021 Jan 20;13(3):4564-4589. doi: 10.18632/aging.202417.
The incidence of endometrial cancer (EC) is intensively increasing. However, due to the complexity and heterogeneity of EC, the molecular targeted therapy is still limited. The reliable and accurate biomarkers for tumor progression are urgently demanded. After normalizing the data from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), we utilized limma and WGCNA packages to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). The copy number variations of candidate genes were investigated by cBioPortal. Enrichment pathways analysis was performed by ClueGO and CluePedia. The methylation status was explored by UALCAN. ROC curve and survival analysis were conducted by SPSS and Kaplan-Meier. Infiltration immune cells in microenvironment were analyzed by TISIDB. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) and Gene Set Variation Analysis (GSVA) were applied to explore potential biological pathways. Immunohistochemistry staining (IHC), cell proliferation, cell apoptosis, colony formation, migration, invasion and scratch-wound assays were performed to investigate the function of key genes . In this study, four expression profile datasets were integrated to identify candidate genes. Combined with WGCNA analysis, the top ten candidates were screened out, whose abnormal methylation patterns were extremely correlated with their expression level and they were associated with tumor grades and predicted poor survival. GSEA and GSVA demonstrated they were involved in DNA replication and cell cycle transition in EC. Gene silencing of TICRR and PPIF dramatically inhibited cell growth, migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and enhanced progesterone sensitivity. Additionally, from DrugBank database, cyclosporine may be effective for PPIF targeted therapy. By integrative bioinformatics analysis and experiments, our study shed novel light on the molecular mechanisms of EC. TICRR and PPIF may promise to be potential therapeutic targets for endometrial cancer.
子宫内膜癌(EC)的发病率正在急剧上升。然而,由于 EC 的复杂性和异质性,分子靶向治疗仍然有限。迫切需要可靠和准确的肿瘤进展的生物标志物。在对基因表达综合数据库(GEO)和癌症基因组图谱(TCGA)的数据进行标准化后,我们利用 limma 和 WGCNA 软件包来识别差异表达基因(DEGs)。通过 cBioPortal 研究候选基因的拷贝数变异。通过 ClueGO 和 CluePedia 进行富集通路分析。通过 UALCAN 探索甲基化状态。通过 SPSS 和 Kaplan-Meier 进行 ROC 曲线和生存分析。通过 TISIDB 分析微环境中的浸润免疫细胞。应用基因集富集分析(GSEA)和基因集变异分析(GSVA)探索潜在的生物学途径。免疫组织化学染色(IHC)、细胞增殖、细胞凋亡、集落形成、迁移、侵袭和划痕实验用于研究关键基因的功能。本研究整合了四个表达谱数据集,以识别候选基因。结合 WGCNA 分析,筛选出前 10 个候选基因,它们的异常甲基化模式与其表达水平极其相关,与肿瘤分级和预测的不良生存相关。GSEA 和 GSVA 表明它们参与了 EC 中的 DNA 复制和细胞周期转换。TICRR 和 PPIF 的基因沉默显著抑制细胞生长、迁移和上皮-间充质转化(EMT),并增强孕激素敏感性。此外,从 DrugBank 数据库中发现,环孢素可能对 PPIF 靶向治疗有效。通过综合生物信息学分析和实验,本研究为 EC 的分子机制提供了新的见解。TICRR 和 PPIF 可能有望成为子宫内膜癌的潜在治疗靶点。