N6-methyladenosine-associated prognostic pseudogenes contribute to predicting immunotherapy benefits and therapeutic agents in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
机构:[1]Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, No.651 Dongfeng East Road, Guangzhou 510060, China.[2]Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou 510060, China.[3]Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou 510060, China.[4]Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.大德路总院珠海院区眼科眼科广东省中医院深圳市中医院深圳医学信息中心
Rationale: N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is involved in critical cancerous processes. Pseudogenes play various roles in carcinogenesis and progression. However, the functional roles of m6A-associated pseudogenes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are largely unknown. Methods: We systematically analyzed the mRNA profile of 24 m6A regulators and 13931 pseudogenes from The Cancer Genome Atlas HNSCC dataset and ultimately identified 10 m6A-associated prognostic pseudogenes, which were validated in the Gene Expression Omnibus and our hospital datasets. Based on the risk score of m6A-associated pseudogenes, comprehensive analytical frameworks and experimental validation were implemented among pseudogene-defined low-/high-risk subtypes. Results: Here, we found expression pattern of m6A-associated pseudogenes was significantly associated with infiltrating immune cell compositions, and the expression of antitumor immune response markers, including T cell exhaustion, antigen presentation, interferon, and kinase genes. The m6A-associated pseudogenes, which had dramatic m6A peaks and higher m6A levels, could regulate the expression of targeted immune-involved genes through miRNAs. We experimentally validate the oncogene PDIA3P1, and tumor-suppressor RRN3P3, which promote the RNA and protein expression of their targeted immune-involved genes AKT1 and EZH2 via miR-34a-5p and miR-26b-5p, respectively. Moreover, HNSCC patients in the high-risk subtype could benefit more from immune checkpoint inhibitors therapy. Furthermore, doxorubicin and topotecan were considered to hold the most promising therapeutic potential robustly in silico evidence and in vitro experiments for HNSCC patients in the high-risk subtype. Conclusions: Our discovery revealed that the 10 m6A-associated prognostic pseudogenes significantly contribute to predicting immunotherapy benefits and therapeutic agents, which might bring some potential implications for both immunotherapy and chemotherapy in HNSCC.
基金:
This work was supported by the National
Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81874134),
the Key-Area Research and Development of
Guangdong Province (No.2020B1111190001), and the
Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2021A1515111047).
第一作者机构:[1]Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, No.651 Dongfeng East Road, Guangzhou 510060, China.[2]Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou 510060, China.[3]Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou 510060, China.
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, No.651 Dongfeng East Road, Guangzhou 510060, China.[2]Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou 510060, China.[3]Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou 510060, China.[*1]Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, No.651 Dongfeng East Road, Guangzhou 510060, China[*2]Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, No.651 Dongfeng East Road, Guangzhou 510060, China[*3]Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, No.651 Dongfeng East Road, Guangzhou 510060, China.
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Tan Liqiang,Qin Yali,Xie Ruiling,et al.N6-methyladenosine-associated prognostic pseudogenes contribute to predicting immunotherapy benefits and therapeutic agents in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma[J].THERANOSTICS.2022,12(17):7267-7288.doi:10.7150/thno.76689.
APA:
Tan, Liqiang,Qin, Yali,Xie, Ruiling,Xia, Tianliang,Duan, Xiaotong...&Chen, Mingyuan.(2022).N6-methyladenosine-associated prognostic pseudogenes contribute to predicting immunotherapy benefits and therapeutic agents in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.THERANOSTICS,12,(17)
MLA:
Tan, Liqiang,et al."N6-methyladenosine-associated prognostic pseudogenes contribute to predicting immunotherapy benefits and therapeutic agents in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma".THERANOSTICS 12..17(2022):7267-7288