BACKGROUND: The interplay between glycolysis and immunosuppression in cancer has recently emerged as an intriguing area of research. The aim of this study was to elucidate a potential epigenetic link between glycolysis, isocitrate hydrogenase (IDH) status, and immune checkpoint expression in human lower-grade glioma (LGG). METHODS: Genomic analysis was conducted on 507 LGG samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Data types analyzed included RNA-seq (IlluminaHiSeq) and DNA methylation (Methylation450K). Unsupervised clustering grouped samples according to glycolytic expression level and IDH status. Global promoter methylation patterns were examined, as well as methylation levels of LDHA/LDHB and immune checkpoint genes. Methylation data from a knock-in IDH1R132H/WT allele in HCT116 cells and ChIP-seq data from immortalized human astrocytes using an inducible IDH1R132H mutation were also assessed. RESULTS: Glycolytic expression distinguished a tumor cluster enriched for wild-type IDH and poorer overall survival (P < .0001). This cluster showed lower levels of LDHA promoter methylation and a higher LDHA/LDHB expression ratio. These samples also displayed lower PDL1/2 promoter methylation and higher PDL1/2 expression, which was more pronounced for PDL2. IDH1R132H/WT cell line data showed that induced changes in methylation were enriched for genes involved in immune regulation, and ChIP-seq data showed that promoter H3K4me3 decreased for LDHA, PDL2, and PDL1 upon induction of IDH1R132H. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest a previously unrecognized epigenetic link between glycolysis and immune checkpoint expression in LGG. This work advances our understanding of glioma genomics and provides support for further exploration of the metabolic-immune interface in LGG.
BACKGROUND: The interplay between glycolysis and immunosuppression in cancer has recently emerged as an intriguing area of research. The aim of this study was to elucidate a potential epigenetic link between glycolysis, isocitrate hydrogenase (IDH) status, and immune checkpoint expression in human lower-grade glioma (LGG). METHODS: Genomic analysis was conducted on 507 LGG samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Data types analyzed included RNA-seq (IlluminaHiSeq) and DNA methylation (Methylation450K). Unsupervised clustering grouped samples according to glycolytic expression level and IDH status. Global promoter methylation patterns were examined, as well as methylation levels of LDHA/LDHB and immune checkpoint genes. Methylation data from a knock-in IDH1R132H/WT allele in HCT116 cells and ChIP-seq data from immortalized human astrocytes using an inducible IDH1R132H mutation were also assessed. RESULTS: Glycolytic expression distinguished a tumor cluster enriched for wild-type IDH and poorer overall survival (P < .0001). This cluster showed lower levels of LDHA promoter methylation and a higher LDHA/LDHB expression ratio. These samples also displayed lower PDL1/2 promoter methylation and higher PDL1/2 expression, which was more pronounced for PDL2. IDH1R132H/WT cell line data showed that induced changes in methylation were enriched for genes involved in immune regulation, and ChIP-seq data showed that promoter H3K4me3 decreased for LDHA, PDL2, and PDL1 upon induction of IDH1R132H. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest a previously unrecognized epigenetic link between glycolysis and immune checkpoint expression in LGG. This work advances our understanding of glioma genomics and provides support for further exploration of the metabolic-immune interface in LGG.
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