RESUMO
Ubiquitin modification and alternative polyadenylation play crucial roles in the onset and progression of cancer. Hence, this study aims to comprehensively and deeply understand gene regulation and associated biological processes in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) by integrating both mechanisms. Alternative polyadenylation (APA)-related E3 ubiquitin ligases in LUAD were identified through multiple databases, and the association between selected genetic loci influencing gene expression (apaQTL-SNPs) and LUAD risk were evaluated through the GWAS database of the Female Lung Cancer Consortium in Asia (FLCCA). Subsequently, the interaction between RNF213 and ZBTB20, as well as their functional mechanisms in LUAD, were investigated using bioinformatics analysis, Western blot, co-immunoprecipitation, and colony formation experiments. A total of five apaQTL-SNPs (rs41301932, rs4494603, rs9890400, rs56066320, and rs41301932), located on RNF213, were significantly associated with LUAD risk (p < 0.05), and they inhibit tumor growth through ubiquitin-mediated degradation of ZBTB20.
Assuntos
Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Poliadenilação , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Humanos , Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão/genética , Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão/patologia , Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão/metabolismo , Poliadenilação/genética , Neoplasias Pulmonares/genética , Neoplasias Pulmonares/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/genética , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Feminino , Ubiquitina/metabolismo , Ubiquitina/genética , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Fatores de Transcrição/genética , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismoRESUMO
The role of alternative polyadenylation (APA) in tumor development is becoming increasingly evident, but the impact of APA events on the prognosis of LUAD patients is unclear. Therefore, in the present study, we aimed to analyze specific APA events in LUAD to identify novel prognostic biomarkers for LUAD. We first identified prognostic candidate genes for LUAD associated with APA events and validated them in both the East Asian and the USA cohorts, finding that five genes (DCUN1D5, PSMC4, TFAM, THRA, and TMEM100) were of prognostic significance in both populations. Based on this, an APA-based prognostic signature was constructed for the East Asian population. The predictive accuracy of the prognostic signature was further evaluated by the time-dependent ROC, with 1-, 2-, and 3-year AUCs of 0.86, 0.81, and 0.71, respectively. This study may provide new markers for individualized diagnosis and prognostic assessment of LUAD and potential targets for precision treatment.