Jianying Xi1, Liang Wang1, Chong Yan1, Jie Song1, Yang Song2, Ji Chen2, Yongjun Zhu2, Zhiming Chen2, Chun Jin3, Jianyong Ding3, Chongbo Zhao1,4. 1. Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China. 2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China. 3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200030, China. 4. Department of Neurology, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a group of autoimmune disease which could be accompanied by thymoma. Many differences have been observed between thymoma-associated MG (TAMG) and non-MG thymoma (NMG). However, the molecular difference between them remained unknown. This study aimed to explore the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the two categories and to elucidate the possible pathogenesis of TAMG further. METHODS: DEGs were calculated using the RNA-Sequencing data from 11 TAMG and 10 NMG in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. GeneAnalytics was performed to characterize the associations between DEGs and tissues and cells, diseases, gene ontology (GO) terms, pathways, phenotypes, and drug/compounds, respectively. Genes related to T cells were sorted out using LifeMapDiscovery Cells and Tissues Database. Genes directly related to the phenotype of autoimmune diseases that were identified by VarElect were validated by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). RESULTS: The expression level of 169 genes showed a significant difference between the two groups, with 94 up-regulated and 75 down-regulated. Overexpression of six genes (ATM, SFTPB, ANKRD55, BTLA, CCR7, TNFRSF25), which are expressed in T cells and directly related to autoimmune disease through VarElect, was identified. The overexpression of soluble BTLA (sBTLA) (P=0.027), CCR7 (P=0.0018), TNFRSF25 (P=0.0013) and ANKRD55 (P=0.0026) was validated by RT-qPCR in thymoma tissues from our center. CONCLUSIONS: Overexpression of sBTLA, CCR7, TNFRSF25 and ANKRD55 was identified and validated by RT-qPCR, which could partly explain the underlying pathogenesis in TAMG.
BACKGROUND: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a group of autoimmune disease which could be accompanied by thymoma. Many differences have been observed between thymoma-associated MG (TAMG) and non-MG thymoma (NMG). However, the molecular difference between them remained unknown. This study aimed to explore the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the two categories and to elucidate the possible pathogenesis of TAMG further. METHODS: DEGs were calculated using the RNA-Sequencing data from 11 TAMG and 10 NMG in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. GeneAnalytics was performed to characterize the associations between DEGs and tissues and cells, diseases, gene ontology (GO) terms, pathways, phenotypes, and drug/compounds, respectively. Genes related to T cells were sorted out using LifeMapDiscovery Cells and Tissues Database. Genes directly related to the phenotype of autoimmune diseases that were identified by VarElect were validated by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). RESULTS: The expression level of 169 genes showed a significant difference between the two groups, with 94 up-regulated and 75 down-regulated. Overexpression of six genes (ATM, SFTPB, ANKRD55, BTLA, CCR7, TNFRSF25), which are expressed in T cells and directly related to autoimmune disease through VarElect, was identified. The overexpression of soluble BTLA (sBTLA) (P=0.027), CCR7 (P=0.0018), TNFRSF25 (P=0.0013) and ANKRD55 (P=0.0026) was validated by RT-qPCR in thymoma tissues from our center. CONCLUSIONS: Overexpression of sBTLA, CCR7, TNFRSF25 and ANKRD55 was identified and validated by RT-qPCR, which could partly explain the underlying pathogenesis in TAMG.
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