Jeong Seonhyang, Park Sunmi, Jo Young Suk, Choi Moon Jung, Lee Gibbeum, Lee Seul Gi, Choi Min Chul, Park Hyun, Joo Won Duk, Jung Sang Geun, Lee Jandee
Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Department of Surgery, Open NBI Convergence Technology Research Laboratory, Severance Hospital, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Cancers (Basel). 2022 Mar 18;14(6):1557. doi: 10.3390/cancers14061557.
Notch signaling is a druggable target in high-grade serous ovarian cancers; however, its complexity is not clearly understood. Recent revelations of the biological roles of lncRNAs have led to an increased interest in the oncogenic action of lncRNAs in various cancers. In this study, we performed in silico analyses using The Cancer Genome Atlas data to discover novel Notch-related lncRNAs and validated our transcriptome data via NOTCH1/3 silencing in serous ovarian cancer cells. The expression of novel Notch-related lncRNAs was down-regulated by a Notch inhibitor and was upregulated in high-grade serous ovarian cancers, compared to benign or borderline ovarian tumors. Functionally, Notch-related lncRNAs were tightly linked to Notch-related changes in diverse gene expressions. Notably, genes related to DNA repair and spermatogenesis showed specific correlations with Notch-related lncRNAs. Master transcription factors, including EGR1, CTCF, GABPα, and E2F4 might orchestrate the upregulation of Notch-related lncRNAs, along with the associated genes. The discovery of Notch-related lncRNAs significantly contributes to our understanding of the complex crosstalk of Notch signaling with other oncogenic pathways at the transcriptional level.
Notch信号通路是高级别浆液性卵巢癌中的一个可成药靶点;然而,其复杂性尚未得到清晰的理解。lncRNAs生物学作用的最新揭示引发了人们对lncRNAs在各种癌症中致癌作用的更多关注。在本研究中,我们使用癌症基因组图谱数据进行了计算机分析,以发现新的Notch相关lncRNAs,并通过在浆液性卵巢癌细胞中沉默NOTCH1/3来验证我们的转录组数据。与良性或交界性卵巢肿瘤相比,新型Notch相关lncRNAs的表达在Notch抑制剂作用下下调,在高级别浆液性卵巢癌中上调。在功能上,Notch相关lncRNAs与多种基因表达中Notch相关的变化紧密相关。值得注意的是,与DNA修复和精子发生相关的基因与Notch相关lncRNAs表现出特定的相关性。包括EGR1、CTCF、GABPα和E2F4在内的主转录因子可能协同调控Notch相关lncRNAs及其相关基因的上调。Notch相关lncRNAs的发现显著有助于我们在转录水平上理解Notch信号通路与其他致癌途径的复杂相互作用。
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