N-cadherin (cadherin-2 [CDH2]) is widely known as the promoter of prostate cancer (PCa) invasion and castration resistance. However, the biological mechanism of N-cadherin in PCa progression is unclear. In this study, we overexpressed N-cadherin in LNCaP cells and downregulated N-cadherin in PC3 cells by lentiviral transduction. Then, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and dysregulated biological functions were investigated through RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analyses. We found 13 long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) transcripts, 72 messenger RNA (mRNA) transcripts, and 3 integrated genes were dysregulated by N-cadherin. In the disease enrichment, bone cancer, and neurodegenerative and nervous system diseases were associated with N-cadherin in the circular RNA (circRNA; PC3 versus [vs.,/] LNCaP [PC3/LNCaP] comparison) and DEG analysis (LNCaP_oe_CDH2 vs. LNCaP_oe_NC [LNCaP_oe_CDH2/NC] comparison). Epigenetic reprogramming, such as nucleic acid binding, and chromatin and histone modifications, was enriched in Gene Ontology (GO) analysis (DEGs in LNCaP_oe_CDH2/NC and PC3_sh_NC/CDH2, and host genes of circRNA in PC3/LNCaP). Transcriptional misregulation in cancer, post-translational protein modification, gene expression, and generic transcription pathways were dysregulated in the pathway enrichment analysis (host genes of circRNA in PC3/LNCaP, and DEGs in LNCaP_oe_CDH2/NC and PC3_sh_NC/CDH2). Verifying DEGs through TCGA-PRAD dataset revealed six oncogenes (ARHGEF1, GRAMD1A, GTF2H4, MAPK8IP3, POLD1, and PTBP1) that were commonly upregulated by N-cadherin and in advanced PCa stages. In summary, we identified several oncogenes and biological functions associated with N-cadherin expression in PCa cells. N-cadherin may trigger epigenetic reprogramming in PCa cells to promote tumor progression.
基金:
National Natural Science
Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 82072833 and 82272864
to H.P.).
第一作者机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Dept Urol, Beijing 100176, Peoples R China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Dept Urol, Beijing 100176, Peoples R China[*1]Department of Urology Beijing Tongren Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing 100176 China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Quan Yongjun,Ping Hao,Wang Mingdong,et al.RNA-Sequencing Analysis Indicates That N-Cadherin Promotes Prostate Cancer Progression by the Epigenetic Modification of Key Genes[J].DNA AND CELL BIOLOGY.2023,42(9):563-577.doi:10.1089/dna.2023.0089.
APA:
Quan, Yongjun,Ping, Hao,Wang, Mingdong&Zhang, Xiaodong.(2023).RNA-Sequencing Analysis Indicates That N-Cadherin Promotes Prostate Cancer Progression by the Epigenetic Modification of Key Genes.DNA AND CELL BIOLOGY,42,(9)
MLA:
Quan, Yongjun,et al."RNA-Sequencing Analysis Indicates That N-Cadherin Promotes Prostate Cancer Progression by the Epigenetic Modification of Key Genes".DNA AND CELL BIOLOGY 42..9(2023):563-577