Identification of novel long non-coding RNAs as biomarker for patients with renal cell carcinoma
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ABSTRACT: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) play an important role in carcinogenesis, but knowledge of lncRNA expression in renal cell carcinoma is rudimental. We screened 32,183 lncRNA transcripts in malignant and adjacent normal renal tissue and determined dysregulation of approximately 4% of the lncRNA transcripts in clear cell renal cell carcinoma tissue. The distinct changes of lncRNA expression may be used to develop a non-invasive biomarker, because lncRNAs are detectable in bodily fluids. Microarray experiments were performed to determine the expression of 32,183 lncRNA transcripts belonging to 17,512 lncRNAs in 15 corresponding normal and malignant renal tissues
Project description:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) play an important role in carcinogenesis, but knowledge of lncRNA expression in renal cell carcinoma is rudimental. We screened 32,183 lncRNA transcripts in malignant and adjacent normal renal tissue and determined dysregulation of approximately 4% of the lncRNA transcripts in clear cell renal cell carcinoma tissue. The distinct changes of lncRNA expression may be used to develop a non-invasive biomarker, because lncRNAs are detectable in bodily fluids.
Project description:Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) as one of the malignant disorders endures a series of histopathological stages to invasive oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) eventually. The role of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) expression in OSF malignant progression is still poorly understood. Genome-wide lncRNA expression profiling of normal mucous, OSF and OSCC tissues was performed by RNA sequencing. Bioinformatic methods were applied for differential lncRNA analysis and functional enrichment analysis. Quantitative-RT-PCR was used to verify identified lncRNAs.21 novel transcripts were differentially expressed among all three stages during OSF progression with varied expression levels. Our study firstly comprehensively elucidated lncRNAs expression profile of the process of OSCC premalignant lesion to OSCC.
Project description:We identified 177 lncRNAs and 153 mRNAs that were differentially expressed (â?¥ 2-fold change), indicating that many lncRNAs are significantly upregulated or downregulated in AF. Among these, NONHSAT040387 and NONHSAT098586 were the most up-regulated and downregulated lncRNAs, and were selected for validation via quantitative PCR. GO analysis and KEGG pathway were applied to exploring potential lncRNAs function, identifying several pathways were alerted in atrial fibrillation pathogenesis. we investigated the expression patterns of lncRNAs and mRNAs from atrial fibrillation with Agilent Human lncRNA array V4.0 (4 Ã? 180 K), which include 78,243 human lncRNAs and 30,215 coding transcripts.
Project description:Background: Renal cell carcinoma, which presents no significant clinical manifestations at early stages, is one of the few tumors with an increasing worldwide incidence. This malignancy cannot be directly detected by tumor markers in body fluid without information from imaging examinations. Approximately 30–40% of patients with kidney cancer exhibit distant metastasis at diagnosis, and their 5-year survival rate is much lower than that of patients with early-stage renal cell carcinoma. Thus, the early diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma is extremely important. The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of urinary exosomal long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) as a new potential diagnostic marker for renal cell carcinoma. Methods: Exosomes were isolated by ultracentrifugation from 50-ml urine samples from 10 patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma and 10 matched healthy donors. Differentially expressed lncRNAs were analyzed by next-generation sequencing and further validated in kidney cancer cell lines, tissues and urinary exosomes. Then, we evaluated the sensitivity, specificity, clinical diagnostic value and stability of the selected lncRNAs. Results: The levels of lncRNAs NR_040448 and NR_033390 in urinary exosomes can likely indicate the presence of renal cell carcinoma. In addition, RNA protected by exosomes was stable enough to serve as a biomarker. Conclusion: Urinary exosomal lncRNA is a promising marker for the early diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma.
Project description:To explore the potential involvement of lncRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) oncogenesis, we conducted lncRNA and mRNA profiling in 3 pairs of human HCC and adjacent normal tissue (NT) by microarray. With abundant probes accounting for 33,045 lncRNAs and 30,215 coding transcripts in our microarray, the number of lncRNAs and coding transcripts that could be detected here is 10,149 and 14,944, respectively. From the data, thousands of lncRNAs and mRNAs were found to bedifferentially expressed (Fold Change≥2.0) in HCC tissues compared with NT and identified 624 lncRNAs and 1050 mRNAs were differentially expressed in all three HCC tissues.Bioinformatic analysis (gene ontology, pathway and network analysis) was performed for further study of these differentially expressed mRNAs.By qRT-PCR analysis in nineteen pairs HCC and adjacent normal tissues, we found that eightl ncRNAs were aberrantly expressed in HCC compared with corresponding NT, which is consistent with microarray data. Additionally, change trends of seven lncRNAs were basically identical to their nearby coding genes. In this study, to explore the potential involvement of lncRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) oncogenesis, we conducted lncRNA and mRNA profiling in 3 pairs of human HCC and adjacent normal tissue (NT) by microarray.
Project description:The expression of lncRNAs in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) were determined with a commercially available microarray (Arraystar Inc.,Rockville, Maryland USA). The Arraystar human lncRNA Microarray V3.0 containing 30,586 LncRNAs and 26,109 coding transcripts (mRNAs) A total of three patients with cSCC were biopsied. A total of three control (non-lesional skin) were biopsied.
Project description:During the past decade, increasing evidence has shown that lncRNAs play important roles in oncogenesis and tumor suppression; however, the roles of lncRNAs in RCC are poorly understood. To address this issue, we used Agilent human lncRNA microarray chips and bioinformatics tools to assess lncRNA expression in 5 pairs of RCC tissues. A dysregulated lncRNA expression profile was identified by microarray and verified by qRT-PCR in 60 pairs of renal cell carcinoma.
Project description:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are defined as non-protein-coding transcripts that are at least 200 nucleotides long. They are known to play pivotal roles in regulating gene expression, especially during stress responses in plants. We used a large collection of in-house transcriptome data from various soybean (Glycine max and Glycine soja) tissues treated under different conditions to perform a comprehensive identification of soybean lncRNAs. We also retrieved publicly available soybean transcriptome data that were of sufficient quality and sequencing depth to enrich our analysis. In total, RNA-seq data of 332 samples were used for this analysis. An integrated reference-based, de novo transcript assembly was developed that identified ~69,000 lncRNA gene loci. We showed that lncRNAs are distinct from both protein-coding transcripts and genomic background noise in terms of length, number of exons, transposable element composition, and sequence conservation level across legume species. The tissue-specific and time-specific transcriptional responses of the lncRNA genes under some stress conditions may suggest their biological relevance. The transcription start sites of lncRNA gene loci tend to be close to their nearest protein-coding genes, and they may be transcriptionally related to the protein-coding genes, particularly for antisense and intronic lncRNAs. A previously unreported subset of small peptide-coding transcripts was identified from these lncRNA loci via tandem mass spectrometry, which paved the way for investigating their functional roles. Our results also highlight the current inadequacy of the bioinformatic definition of lncRNA, which excludes those lncRNA gene loci with small open reading frames (ORFs) from being regarded as protein-coding.
Project description:Muscle-invasive bladder cancer is closely associated with the susceptibility to metastasis and poor prognosis. In recent years, numerous studies have revealed that certain long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) may be involved in malignant progression of tumors. Here, we identified a lncRNA, telomerase RNA component (TERC), that is significantly upregulated in invasive bladder urothelial carcinoma tissues. We used in vitro and in vivo models to demonstrate its oncogenic effects. Mechanistically, we screened out the PPAR signaling pathway (RXRA, FABP3) regulated by TERC through proteomics and enrichment analysis.
Project description:Recent large-scale transcriptome analyses have yielded large numbers of transcripts, including long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) which were found aberrant in various diseases, especially in cancers. But few lncRNAs that may be involved in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) haven't yet been reported.So we aimed to reveal the expression pattern of lncRNAs in 5 paired RCC tumor samples and the matched adjacent normal tissues by microarray.