Project description:Background an Aim: Epigenetics are thought to play a major role in the carcinogenesis of patients that develop multiple colorectal cancers (CRC) in the non-hereditary setting. Previous studies have suggested concordant DNA hypermethylation between tumor pairs. However, only a few methylation markers have been analyzed. This study was aimed at describing the underlying epigenetic signature that differentiates multiple from solitary colorectal cancer tumors using a genome-scale DNA methylation profiling. Patients and Methods: We used a population-based cohort (EPICOLON II) of 12 patients with synchronous CRC and 29 age- sex- and tumor location-paired solitary CRC patients. DNA methylation profiling was performed using the Illumina Infinium HM27 DNA methylation assay. The most significantly hypermethylated CpG sites results were validated by Methylight. Tumors samples were also analyzed for the CpG Island Methylator Phenotype (CIMP) using the Infinium DNA methylation data; KRAS and BRAF mutations; microsatellite instability; and immunohistochemistry for MLH1/MSH2/MSH6/PMS2. Functional annotation clustering of differentially methylated genes between multiple and solitary CRCs was performed. Results: We identified 102 CpG sites that showed significant DNA hypermethylation in multiple versus solitary tumors (difference in M-NM-2 value >0.1 and p<0.05). Methylight assays validated the array results for 4 selected significantly hypermethylated genes (MAP1B, HTRA1, ALOX15, TIMP3) identified in the profiling (p=0.0002). Based on the Infinium data, 8/12 (66.6%) of multiple tumors were classified as CIMP-high, as compared to 5/29 (17%) solitary tumors (p=0.004). CIMP-high tumors displayed significant hypermethylation in 301 CpG sites (difference in M-NM-2 value >0.1; p value <0.05). Interestingly, 76/102 (74.5%) of the hypermethylated CpG sites found in multiple vs. solitary tumors were also seen to be hypermethylated in CIMP-H tumors. Functional analysis of hypermethylated genes found in multiple vs. solitary tumors showed the presence and enrichment of genes involved in different tumorigenic functions. Conclusions: Multiple colorectal cancers are associated with a distinct methylation phenotype, with a close association between tumor multiplicity and CIMP-high. Our results may be important to unravel the underlying mechanism of tumor multiplicity in the non-hereditary scenario, and provide novel potential biomarkers for identifying high-risk patients and tailoring surveillance strategies. We used a population-based cohort (EPICOLON II) of 12 patients with synchronous CRC and 29 solitary CRC patients. DNA methylation profiling was performed using the Illumina Infinium HM27 DNA methylation assay.
Project description:Background an Aim: Epigenetics are thought to play a major role in the carcinogenesis of patients that develop multiple colorectal cancers (CRC) in the non-hereditary setting. Previous studies have suggested concordant DNA hypermethylation between tumor pairs. However, only a few methylation markers have been analyzed. This study was aimed at describing the underlying epigenetic signature that differentiates multiple from solitary colorectal cancer tumors using a genome-scale DNA methylation profiling. Patients and Methods: We used a population-based cohort (EPICOLON II) of 12 patients with synchronous CRC and 29 age- sex- and tumor location-paired solitary CRC patients. DNA methylation profiling was performed using the Illumina Infinium HM27 DNA methylation assay. The most significantly hypermethylated CpG sites results were validated by Methylight. Tumors samples were also analyzed for the CpG Island Methylator Phenotype (CIMP) using the Infinium DNA methylation data; KRAS and BRAF mutations; microsatellite instability; and immunohistochemistry for MLH1/MSH2/MSH6/PMS2. Functional annotation clustering of differentially methylated genes between multiple and solitary CRCs was performed. Results: We identified 102 CpG sites that showed significant DNA hypermethylation in multiple versus solitary tumors (difference in β value >0.1 and p<0.05). Methylight assays validated the array results for 4 selected significantly hypermethylated genes (MAP1B, HTRA1, ALOX15, TIMP3) identified in the profiling (p=0.0002). Based on the Infinium data, 8/12 (66.6%) of multiple tumors were classified as CIMP-high, as compared to 5/29 (17%) solitary tumors (p=0.004). CIMP-high tumors displayed significant hypermethylation in 301 CpG sites (difference in β value >0.1; p value <0.05). Interestingly, 76/102 (74.5%) of the hypermethylated CpG sites found in multiple vs. solitary tumors were also seen to be hypermethylated in CIMP-H tumors. Functional analysis of hypermethylated genes found in multiple vs. solitary tumors showed the presence and enrichment of genes involved in different tumorigenic functions. Conclusions: Multiple colorectal cancers are associated with a distinct methylation phenotype, with a close association between tumor multiplicity and CIMP-high. Our results may be important to unravel the underlying mechanism of tumor multiplicity in the non-hereditary scenario, and provide novel potential biomarkers for identifying high-risk patients and tailoring surveillance strategies.
Project description:The CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) in colorectal tumors can be recognized by an increased frequency of aberrant methylation in a specific set of genomic loci. Because of the strong association of CIMP with high microsatellite instability (MSI-H), the identification of CIMP+ tumors within microsatellite stable (MSS) colorectal cancers may not be straightforward. To overcome this potential limitation, we have built an improved 7-loci set of methylation markers that includes CACNA1G, IGF2, RUNX3, HTR6, RIZ1, MINT31 and MAP1B. This new set of CIMP markers revealed a bimodal distribution of methylation frequencies in a group of 95 MSS colorectal cancers, which allowed a clearer separation between CIMP classes. Correlation of CIMP+ tumors with bio-pathological traits revealed significant associations with location to the proximal colon, mucinous histology and chromosomal stability. Although not statistically significant, a trend toward an adverse prognosis for CIMP+ cases was observed. Microarray analysis revealed that CIMP+ tumors are characterized by a unique expression profile, a result that confirms that CIMP+ tumors represent a distinct molecular class within MSS colorectal cancers. Moreover, our results suggest that this expression pattern may represent the molecular background for the development of CIMP+ tumors that, in turn, develop MSI when aberrant methylation occurs at the MLH1 gene promoter.
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of 3 patient-derived colorectal cancer samples with different CIMP profiles. The Illumina Infinium 450k Human DNA methylation Beadchip was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 450,000 CpGs
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of 3 patient-derived colorectal cancer samples with different CIMP profiles. The Illumina Infinium 450k Human DNA methylation Beadchip was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 450,000 CpGs Bisulphite converted DNA from the 3 samples were hybridised to the Illumina HumanMethylation450 BeadChip
Project description:To identify novel hypermethylated genes in colorectal cancer (CRC) and to test their potential application in CRC early diagnosis, we performed a genome-wide screening of 57,723 CpG dinucleotides covering 4,010 genes in paired DNA samples extracted from 3 fresh frozen CRC tissues and their matching non-tumor adjacent tissues from a cohort of 3 CRC patients undergoing curative surgery using MIRA-based microarray. We also validated candidate hypermethylated genes screened by MIRA-based microarray in independent CRC samples using combined bisulfite restriction analysis. A total of 297 CpG dinucleotides in CRC covering 211 genes were found to be hypermethylated in CRC tissues. From these 211 candidate methylated genes, seven novel methylated genes were picked up for validation and three genes were confirmed to be methylated in cancer samples but not in non-cancer samples.We also compared the methylation levels of these three novel hypermethylated genes with those of Vimentin and SEPT9, well-known hypermethylated genes in CRC, and found that methylated PHOX2B, FGF12 and GAD2 were better than methylated Vimentin and SEPT9 in differentiating CRC cancer tissue from normal tissue. Significant enrichment analysis of GO terms of the hypermethylated genes showed that a high proportion of hypermethylated genes in tumor tissues are involved in regulation of transcription. Paired experiments, colorectal cancer tissue vs. adjacent non-cancer tissue. Biological replicates: 3 cancer replicates, 3 paired non-cancer replicates.
Project description:Genetic and epigenetic alterations are a fundamental aspect of colorectal cancer formation. There is considerable heterogeneity between colorectal cancers regarding the mutations and methylated genes they carry, and this heterogeneity may arise early in the polyp-cancer sequence. However, our understanding of the epigenetic alterations and gene mutations in colon adenomas and their relation to colorectal cancer is incomplete. Thus, we have assessed the methylome in normal colon mucosa, tubular adenomas, and colorectal adenocarcinomas and have determined the relationship of these findings between adenomas and cancer in the colon. Genome-wide alterations in DNA methylation were found in the normal colon mucosa adjacent to colorectal cancer, tubular adenomas, and colorectal cancer. Three subgroups of CRCs and two subgroups of adenomas were identified on the basis of their DNA methylation patterns. The adenomas separated into a high-frequency methylation class (Adenoma-H) and a low-frequency methylation class. The adenoma-H polyps have a methylated DNA signature similar to non-CIMP CRCs, whereas those of the Adenoma-L class have a similar methylation pattern to normal colon mucosa. The CpGs that account for these signatures are located in intragenic/intergenic regions, which suggests that these two groups of adenomas arise from different stem cell populations. We conducted genome-wide array-based studies and comprehensive data analyses of aberrantly methylated loci in 41 normal colon samples, 42 colon adenomas, and 64 colorectal cancers. Supplementary file 'GSE48684_Matrix_signal_intensities_1.txt.gz': includes the unmethylated and methylated signal intensities from Samples GSM1183439-GSM1183561. Supplementary file 'GSE48684_Matrix_signal_intensities_2.txt.gz': includes the unmethylated and methylated signal intensities from Samples GSM1235135-GSM1235158.
Project description:The CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) is associated with prognosis and drug sensitivity in multiple cancer types. In gastric cancer, the CIMP is closely associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and AT-rich interactive domain 1A (ARID1A) mutations, a component of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex. However, the involvement of SWI/SNF defects in CIMP induction has been unclear. In this study, we demonstrate a causal role of ARID1A loss-of-function in CIMP induction. Mutations of SWI/SNF components, especially ARID1A, was associated with the CIMP, as well as EBV infection, in gastric cancers, and also in uterine endometrial and colorectal cancers, which are not affected by EBV infection. Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis showed that ARID1A knockout (KO) in cultured 293FT cells and gastric epithelial cells, GES1, induced aberrant DNA methylation of a substantial number of CpG sites. DNA methylation was induced at genomic regions with high levels of pre-existing histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) and those with acquired H3K27me3 by ARID1A KO. These results showed that the ARID1A mutation induced aberrant DNA methylation, and this is likely to be one of the potential mechanisms of CIMP induction. (See GSE188293 for data of GES1 with ARID1A KO.)
Project description:The concept of the CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) in colorectal cancer (CRC) is widely accepted, though the timing of its occurrence and its interaction with other genetic defects are not fully understood. Our aim in this study was to unravel the molecular development of CIMP cancers by dissecting their genetic and epigenetic signatures in precancerous and malignant colorectal lesions. A total of 88 samples (16 normal colon tissues taken from adjacent tumor tissue, 70 colorectal tumor tissues and 2 cell lines) was analyzed using MCA microarray. Aberrant DNA methylation was compared with clinicopathological features and copy number.
Project description:Cancer-specific changes in DNA methylation can alter genetic stability, genomic structure, and gene expression. Promoter CpG island methylation can result in transcriptional silencing and plays an important role in the oncogenic process. We used genome-wide analysis to characterize the methylomes of breast cancers with diverse metastatic behavior. Here, we describe the identification of novel groups of breast tumors characterized by the presence or absence of coordinate hypermethylation at a large number of genes, demonstrating the existence of a breast-CpG island methylator phenotype (B-CIMP). B-CIMP imparts a distinct epigenomic profile and is a strong determinant of metastatic potential. Gene Expression Samples (GSM647057-GSM647077): Twenty-one breast cancer primary samples were analyzed. There are 10 CIMP positive and 11 CIMP negative samples. Methylation Profiling Samples (GSM651372-GSM651410): Thirty-nine breast cancer primary samples were analyzed. There are 17 CIMP positive and 22 CIMP negative samples.