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Jing W, Zhang R, Chen X, Zhang X, Qiu J. Association of Glycosylation-Related Genes with Different Patterns of Immune Profiles and Prognosis in Cervical Cancer. J Pers Med 2023; 13:jpm13030529. [PMID: 36983711 PMCID: PMC10054345 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13030529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
Abstract
(1) Background: Although the application of modern diagnostic tests and vaccination against human papillomavirus has markedly reduced the incidence and mortality of early cervical cancer, advanced cervical cancer still has a high death rate worldwide. Glycosylation is closely associated with tumor invasion, metabolism, and the immune response. This study explored the relationship among glycosylation-related genes, the immune microenvironment, and the prognosis of cervical cancer. (2) Methods and results: Clinical information and glycosylation-related genes of cervical cancer patients were downloaded from the TCGA database and the Molecular Signatures Database. Patients in the training cohort were split into two subgroups using consensus clustering. A better prognosis was observed to be associated with a high immune score, level, and status using ESTIMATE, CIBERSORT, and ssGSEA analyses. The differentially expressed genes were revealed to be enriched in proteoglycans in cancer and the cytokine–cytokine receptor interaction, as well as in the PI3K/AKT and the Hippo signaling pathways according to functional analyses, including GO, KEGG, and PPI. The prognostic risk model generated using the univariate Cox regression analysis, LASSO algorithm and multivariate Cox regression analyses, and prognostic nomogram successfully predicted the survival and prognosis of cervical cancer patients. (3) Conclusions: Glycosylation-related genes are correlated with the immune microenvironment of cervical cancer and show promising clinical prediction value.
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- Wanling Jing
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China (R.Z.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China (R.Z.)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No.1111, XianXia Road, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No.1111, XianXia Road, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China (R.Z.)
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (J.Q.)
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No.1111, XianXia Road, Shanghai 200336, China
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (J.Q.)
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The role of ZNF384, DNAH17, and NDST2 gene expression in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients. GENE REPORTS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2021.101354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Wang J, Liu G, Liu M, Cai Q, Yao C, Chen H, Song N, Yuan C, Tan D, Hu Y, Xiang Y, Xiang T. High-Risk HPV16 E6 Activates the cGMP/PKG Pathway Through Glycosyltransferase ST6GAL1 in Cervical Cancer Cells. Front Oncol 2021; 11:716246. [PMID: 34745942 PMCID: PMC8564291 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.716246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Alterations in glycosylation regulate fundamental molecular and cellular processes of cancer, serving as important biomarkers and therapeutic targets. However, the potential association and regulatory mechanisms of E6 oncoprotein on glycosylation of cervical cancer cells are still unclear. Here, we evaluated the glycomic changes via using Lectin microarray and determined the corresponding enzymes associated with endogenous high-risk HPV16 E6 expression in cervical cancer cells. α-2,6 sialic acids and the corresponding glycosyltransferase ST6GAL1 were significantly increased in E6 stable-expressing HPV- cervical cancer C33A cells. Clinical validation further showed that the expression of ST6GAL1 was significantly increased in patients infected with high-risk HPV subtypes and showed a positive association with E6 in cervical scraping samples. Interfering ST6GAL1 expression markedly blocked the oncogenic effects of E6 on colony formulation, proliferation, and metastasis. Importantly, ST6GAL1 overexpression enhanced tumorigenic activities of both E6-positive and E6-negative cells. Mechanistical investigations revealed that E6 depended on activating YAP1 to stimulate ST6GAL1 expression, as verteporfin (inhibitor of YAP1) significantly suppressed the E6-induced ST6GAL1 upregulation. E6/ST6GAL1 triggered the activation of downstream cGMP/PKG signaling pathway and ODQ (inhibitor of GMP production) simultaneously suppressed the oncogenic activities of both E6 and ST6GAL1 in cervical cancer cells. Taken together, these findings indicate that ST6GAL1 is an important mediator for oncogenic E6 protein to activate the downstream cGMP/PKG signaling pathway, which represents a novel molecular mechanism and potential therapeutic targets for cervical cancer.
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- Jun Wang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wuhan Children’s Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi Clinical College, Medical School of Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wuhan Hankou Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wuhan Children’s Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Health Care Department, Wuhan Children’s Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Chinese & Western Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wuhan Children’s Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Science and Education, Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi Clinical College, Medical School of Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wuhan Hankou Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wuhan Children’s Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi Clinical College, Medical School of Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, China
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Martinez-Morales P, Morán Cruz I, Roa-de la Cruz L, Maycotte P, Reyes Salinas JS, Vazquez Zamora VJ, Gutierrez Quiroz CT, Montiel-Jarquin AJ, Vallejo-Ruiz V. Hallmarks of glycogene expression and glycosylation pathways in squamous and adenocarcinoma cervical cancer. PeerJ 2021; 9:e12081. [PMID: 34540372 PMCID: PMC8415283 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Dysregulation of glycogene expression in cancer can lead to aberrant glycan expression, which can promote tumorigenesis. Cervical cancer (CC) displays an increased expression of glycogenes involved in sialylation and sialylated glycans. Here, we show a comprehensive analysis of glycogene expression in CC to identify glycogene expression signatures and the possible glycosylation pathways altered. Methods First, we performed a microarray expression assay to compare glycogene expression changes between normal and cervical cancer tissues. Second, we used 401 glycogenes to analyze glycogene expression in adenocarcinoma and squamous carcinoma from RNA-seq data at the cBioPortal for Cancer Genomics. Results The analysis of the microarray expression assay indicated that CC displayed an increase in glycogenes related to GPI-anchored biosynthesis and a decrease in genes associated with chondroitin and dermatan sulfate with respect to normal tissue. Also, the glycogene analysis of CC samples by the RNA-seq showed that the glycogenes involved in the chondroitin and dermatan sulfate pathway were downregulated. Interestingly the adenocarcinoma tumors displayed a unique glycogene expression signature compared to squamous cancer that shows heterogeneous glycogene expression divided into six types. Squamous carcinoma type 5 (SCC-5) showed increased expression of genes implicated in keratan and heparan sulfate synthesis, glycosaminoglycan degradation, ganglio, and globo glycosphingolipid synthesis was related to poorly differentiated tumors and poor survival. Squamous carcinoma type 6 (SCC-6) displayed an increased expression of genes involved in chondroitin/dermatan sulfate synthesis and lacto and neolacto glycosphingolipid synthesis and was associated with nonkeratinizing squamous cancer and good survival. In summary, our study showed that CC tumors are not a uniform entity, and their glycome signatures could be related to different clinicopathological characteristics.
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- Patricia Martinez-Morales
- CONACYT-Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Oriente, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Metepec, Puebla, México
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Oriente, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Metepec, Puebla, México
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- Department of Biological Chemical Sciences, Universidad de las Américas-Puebla, San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Oriente, Laboratory of Cell Biology, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Metepec, Puebla, México
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- Hospital de especialidades, General Manuel Ávila Camacho, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Puebla, México
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- Hospital de especialidades, General Manuel Ávila Camacho, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Puebla, México
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- Hospital de especialidades, General Manuel Ávila Camacho, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Puebla, México
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Oriente, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Metepec, Puebla, México
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Xu Z, Zhang Y, Ocansey DKW, Wang B, Mao F. Glycosylation in Cervical Cancer: New Insights and Clinical Implications. Front Oncol 2021; 11:706862. [PMID: 34485140 PMCID: PMC8415776 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.706862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Cervical cancer has become the most frequent female malignancy and presents as a general health challenge in many countries undergoing economic development. Various human papillomaviruses (HPV) types have appeared as one of the most critically identifiable causes of widespread cervical cancers. Conventional cervical cytological inspection has limitations of variable sensitivity according to cervical cytology. Glycobiology has been fundamental in related exploration in various gynecologic and reproductive fields and has contributed to our understanding of cervical cancer. It is associated with altered expression of N-linked glycan as well as abnormal expression of terminal glycan structures. The analytical approaches available to determine serum and tissue glycosylation, as well as potential underlying molecular mechanisms involved in the cellular glycosylation alterations, are monitored. Moreover, cellular glycosylation influences various aspects of cervical cancer biology, ranging from cell surface expressions, cell-cell adhesion, cancer signaling, cancer diagnosis, and management. In general, discoveries in glycan profiling make it technically reproducible and affordable to perform serum glycoproteomic analyses and build on previous work exploring an expanded variety of glycosylation markers in the majority of cervical cancer patients.
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine of Jiangsu Province, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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