BACKGROUND: Previous studies have found the lincRNAs play important roles in the occurrence and development of lung adenocarcinoma, but their regulated mechanims are still unclear. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between DNA methylation and lincRNA expression, and the effect of prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma. METHODS: The whole genome Illumina Methylation 450 DNA methylatiuon data and RNAseq for lung adenocarcinoma were download from TCGA. DNA methylation around lincRNA and their relationship to gene expression were analyzed. Their contribution to lung adenocarcinoma were further analyzed by comparing DNA methylation and lincRNA expression in tumor and adjacent tissues. RESULTS: The methylation level in promoter region was lower than other positions in lincRNA, and was negatively correlated with gene expression. There were 427 lincRNA genes showed differential DNA methylation in their promoter regions in tumor and adjacent tissues. Among these, 15 lincRNA genes showed differential gene expression and negatively correlated with DNA methylation, including FENDRR (a tumor progression and metastasis gene) whose high methylation in its promoter showed poor survival in lung adenocarcinoma. CONCLUSIONS: The expression of lincRNA can be regulated by DNA methylation in their promoter regions, and the level of DNA methylation is related to patient prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma.
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have found the lincRNAs play important roles in the occurrence and development of lung adenocarcinoma, but their regulated mechanims are still unclear. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between DNA methylation and lincRNA expression, and the effect of prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma. METHODS: The whole genome Illumina Methylation 450 DNA methylatiuon data and RNAseq for lung adenocarcinoma were download from TCGA. DNA methylation around lincRNA and their relationship to gene expression were analyzed. Their contribution to lung adenocarcinoma were further analyzed by comparing DNA methylation and lincRNA expression in tumor and adjacent tissues. RESULTS: The methylation level in promoter region was lower than other positions in lincRNA, and was negatively correlated with gene expression. There were 427 lincRNA genes showed differential DNA methylation in their promoter regions in tumor and adjacent tissues. Among these, 15 lincRNA genes showed differential gene expression and negatively correlated with DNA methylation, including FENDRR (a tumor progression and metastasis gene) whose high methylation in its promoter showed poor survival in lung adenocarcinoma. CONCLUSIONS: The expression of lincRNA can be regulated by DNA methylation in their promoter regions, and the level of DNA methylation is related to patient prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma.
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DNA methylation; LincRNA; Lung adenocarcinoma; Prognosis
Distribution of DNA methylation around lincRNA.A:Distribution of DNA methylation around lincRNAs and proteins; B:Distribution of DNA methylation in lincRNAs with different expression levels.
lincRNA基因周围DNA甲基化分布分析。A:lincRNA基因和蛋白基因周围DNA甲基化分布; B:不同表达水平的lincRNA基因DNA甲基化分布。Distribution of DNA methylation around lincRNA.A:Distribution of DNA methylation around lincRNAs and proteins; B:Distribution of DNA methylation in lincRNAs with different expression levels.为了研究DNA甲基化对lincRNA基因表达的影响, 从TCGA下载507个包括肺腺癌肿瘤组织和癌旁组织的RNA-seq数据, 用分位数归一化后计算肿瘤组织和癌旁组织的lincRNA基因平均表达水平, 同时利用癌旁组织计算不同表达水平的lincRNA基因DNA甲基化情况。从图 1B可以看出, 不同表达水平的lincRNA基因在转录位点上游区域的DNA甲基化存在明显差别, 该处的DNA甲基化对lincRNA的基因表达有抑制作用。不同表达水平的lincRNA基因区域的甲基化水平没有明显的差异, 表明该位置的DNA甲基化并不影响lincRNA的表达。
Comparative analysis of DNA methylation in the promoter region of lincRNA and its contribution to gene expression between tumor and adjacent tissues
肿瘤组织和癌旁组织lincRNA基因启动子DNA甲基化变化与基因表达变化关系Comparative analysis of DNA methylation in the promoter region of lincRNA and its contribution to gene expression between tumor and adjacent tissues
lincRNA基因启动子DNA甲基化水平的变化与肺腺癌患者生存时间有关
在15个启动子有DNA甲基化变化同时基因表达受到影响的lincRNA基因中, FGF14-AS2是一个抑癌基因, 其表达降低与乳腺癌的发生发展有关[。另一个lincRNA基因FENDRR也是一个抑癌基因, 其表达降低与胃癌的发生发展有关[。为了进一步研究lincRNA基因启动子DNA甲基化对肺腺癌患者的影响, 对于这15个基因, 按其启动子DNA甲基化水平, 把含有完整预后信息的356个患者分成高甲基化和低甲基化两组, 用R软件中的Survival包计算两者的生存曲线。在这15个lincRNA基因中, 有2个基因的DNA甲基化水平与生存时间相关, 为AC092171.5和FENDRR基因。在这两个基因中, 低甲基化患者相对于高甲基化患者有较长的生存期(图 4A, P < 0.05), 该趋势刚好与基因表达相反(图 4B, P < 0.05)。
Survival analysis of patients with different methylation levels in lung adenocarcinoma.A:DNA methylation; B:Gene expression.
lincRNA基因启动子DNA甲基化和基因表达水平与肺腺癌患者的生存时间关系。A:DNA甲基化; B:基因表达。Survival analysis of patients with different methylation levels in lung adenocarcinoma.A:DNA methylation; B:Gene expression.
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