Project description:Purpose: Available tools for prostate cancer (PC) diagnosis and prognosis are suboptimal and novel biomarkers are urgently needed. Here, we investigated the regulation and biomarker potential of the GABRE~miR-452~miR-224 genomic locus. Experimental design: GABRE/miR-452/miR-224 transcriptional expression was quantified in 80 non-malignant and 281 PC tissue samples. GABRE promoter methylation was determined by methylation-specific qPCR (MethyLight) in 35 non-malignant, 293 PC (radical prostatectomy (RP) cohort 1) and 198 PC tissue samples (RP cohort 2). Diagnostic/prognostic biomarker potential of GABRE methylation was evaluated by ROC, Kaplan-Meier, uni- and multivariate Cox regression analyses. Functional roles of miR-224 and miR-452 were investigated in PC3 and DU145 cells by viability, migration, and invasion assays and gene-set enrichment analysis (GSEA) of post-transfection transcriptional profiling data. Results: GABRE~miR-452~miR-224 was significantly downregulated in PC compared to non-malignant prostate tissue and had highly cancer-specific aberrant promoter hypermethylation (AUC=0.98). Functional studies and GSEA suggested that miR-224 and miR-452 inhibit proliferation, migration, and invasion of PC3 and DU145 cells by direct/indirect regulation of pathways related to the cell cycle and cellular motility. Finally, in uni- and multivariate analyses, high GABRE promoter methylation was significantly associated with biochemical recurrence in RP cohort 1, which was successfully validated in RP cohort 2. Conclusion: The GABRE~miR-452~miR-224 locus is downregulated and hypermethylated in PC and is a new promising epigenetic candidate biomarker for PC diagnosis and prognosis. Tumor suppressive functions of the intronic miR-224 and miR-452 were demonstrated in two PC cell lines, suggesting that epigenetic silencing of GABRE~miR-452~miR-224 may be selected for in PC.
Project description:Purpose: Available tools for prostate cancer (PC) diagnosis and prognosis are suboptimal and novel biomarkers are urgently needed. Here, we investigated the regulation and biomarker potential of the GABRE~miR-452~miR-224 genomic locus. Experimental design: GABRE/miR-452/miR-224 transcriptional expression was quantified in 80 non-malignant and 281 PC tissue samples. GABRE promoter methylation was determined by methylation-specific qPCR (MethyLight) in 35 non-malignant, 293 PC (radical prostatectomy (RP) cohort 1) and 198 PC tissue samples (RP cohort 2). Diagnostic/prognostic biomarker potential of GABRE methylation was evaluated by ROC, Kaplan-Meier, uni- and multivariate Cox regression analyses. Functional roles of miR-224 and miR-452 were investigated in PC3 and DU145 cells by viability, migration, and invasion assays and gene-set enrichment analysis (GSEA) of post-transfection transcriptional profiling data. Results: GABRE~miR-452~miR-224 was significantly downregulated in PC compared to non-malignant prostate tissue and had highly cancer-specific aberrant promoter hypermethylation (AUC=0.98). Functional studies and GSEA suggested that miR-224 and miR-452 inhibit proliferation, migration, and invasion of PC3 and DU145 cells by direct/indirect regulation of pathways related to the cell cycle and cellular motility. Finally, in uni- and multivariate analyses, high GABRE promoter methylation was significantly associated with biochemical recurrence in RP cohort 1, which was successfully validated in RP cohort 2. Conclusion: The GABRE~miR-452~miR-224 locus is downregulated and hypermethylated in PC and is a new promising epigenetic candidate biomarker for PC diagnosis and prognosis. Tumor suppressive functions of the intronic miR-224 and miR-452 were demonstrated in two PC cell lines, suggesting that epigenetic silencing of GABRE~miR-452~miR-224 may be selected for in PC. Affymetrix GeneChip Human Gene 1.0 ST Arrays were used for whole-genome transcriptional profiling of DU145 and PC3 cells at 48 hours post-transfection with either miR-224, miR-452, or scrambled miRNA mimics, or untransfected. All experiments were performed in duplicate. Transcript expression levels were determined after RMA16 normalization in GeneSpringGX 11.0 software (Agilent). PC3 and DU145 arrays were normalized separately. DU145 48 t Scr2a were excluded from the study because of bad performance of this microarray.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE26022: [Gene Expression Training Set] Protein-coding and MicroRNA Biomarkers of Recurrence of Prostate Cancer Following Radical Prostatectomy GSE26242: [Gene Expression Validation Set] Protein-coding and MicroRNA Biomarkers of Recurrence of Prostate Cancer Following Radical Prostatectomy GSE26245: [miRNA Training Set] Protein-coding and MicroRNA Biomarkers of Recurrence of Prostate Cancer Following Radical Prostatectomy GSE26247: [miRNA Validation Set] Protein-coding and MicroRNA Biomarkers of Recurrence of Prostate Cancer Following Radical Prostatectomy Refer to individual Series
Project description:Prostate tumors with the gene fusion TMPRSS2:ERG have been reported to have a significantly higher risk of recurrence compared with tumors lacking the fusion. Tumors from 139 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy were analyzed for the expression of 502 cancer-related genes to identify genes differentially regulated in TMPRSS2:ERG fusion tumors as well as identify biomarkers of biochemical recurrence. 139 prostate fresh-frozen tumors from radical prostatectomy surgery where profiled on the Illumina Human Cancer DASL Panel. 69 tumors were positive for the gene fusion TMPRSS2:ERG while 70 where not. 33 of the 139 patients experienced biochemical recurrence. Data was analyzed for differential genes in TMPRSS2:ERG fusion positive tumors as well as clinical and molecular biomarkers of recurrence.
Project description:Comparison of circulating miRNA levels in patients who experienced rapid biochemical recurrence or no recurrence following radical prostatectomy
Project description:Prostate tumors with the gene fusion TMPRSS2:ERG have been reported to have a significantly higher risk of recurrence compared with tumors lacking the fusion. Tumors from 139 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy were analyzed for the expression of 502 cancer-related genes to identify genes differentially regulated in TMPRSS2:ERG fusion tumors as well as identify biomarkers of biochemical recurrence.
Project description:To identify biomarkers predictive of biochemical recurrence, we isolated the RNA from 70 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) radical prostatectomy specimens with known long term outcome to perform DASL expression profiling with a custom-designed panel of 522 prostate cancer relevant genes that we designed. We identified a panel of ten protein-coding genes and two miRNA genes that could be used to separate patients with and without biochemical recurrence (p < 0.001), as well as for the subset of 42 Gleason score 7 patients (p < 0.001). We performed an independent validation analysis on 40 samples and found that the biomarker panel was also significant at prediction of recurrence for all cases (p = 0.013) and for a subset of 19 Gleason score 7 cases (p = 0.010), both of which were adjusted for relevant clinical information including T-stage, PSA and Gleason score. Importantly, these biomarkers could significantly predict clinical recurrence for Gleason 7 patients. These biomarkers may increase the accuracy of prognostication following radical prostatectomy using formalin-fixed specimens. Total RNA prepared from FFPE cores from prostatectomy samples of 70 patients were used for the training phase (29 with biochemical recurrence and 41 controls). All samples were analyzed by both custom Prostate DASL of 522 genes and by Illumina miRNA microarray. Subsequently in the validation phase, samples from 40 patients were used on the same platforms (13 with biochemical recurrence and 27 controls). For the training set, 45 cases were from Sunnybrook Health Science Center (Toronto, ON), and 25 patients from Emory University. For the validation set, all samples were from Emory University. Relevant clinical metadata included are PSA, T-stage, and Gleason Score.
Project description:To identify biomarkers predictive of biochemical recurrence, we isolated the RNA from 70 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) radical prostatectomy specimens with known long term outcome to perform DASL expression profiling with a custom-designed panel of 522 prostate cancer relevant genes that we designed. We identified a panel of ten protein-coding genes and two miRNA genes that could be used to separate patients with and without biochemical recurrence (p < 0.001), as well as for the subset of 42 Gleason score 7 patients (p < 0.001). We performed an independent validation analysis on 40 samples and found that the biomarker panel was also significant at prediction of recurrence for all cases (p = 0.013) and for a subset of 19 Gleason score 7 cases (p = 0.010), both of which were adjusted for relevant clinical information including T-stage, PSA and Gleason score. Importantly, these biomarkers could significantly predict clinical recurrence for Gleason 7 patients. These biomarkers may increase the accuracy of prognostication following radical prostatectomy using formalin-fixed specimens. Total RNA prepared from FFPE cores from prostatectomy samples of 70 patients were used for the training phase (29 with biochemical recurrence and 41 controls). All samples were analyzed by both custom Prostate DASL of 522 genes and by Illumina miRNA microarray. Subsequently in the validation phase, samples from 40 patients were used on the same platforms (13 with biochemical recurrence and 27 controls). For the training set, 45 cases were from Sunnybrook Health Science Center (Toronto, ON), and 25 patients from Emory University. For the validation set, all samples were from Emory University. Relevant clinical metadata included are PSA, T-stage, and Gleason Score.
Project description:To identify biomarkers predictive of biochemical recurrence, we isolated the RNA from 70 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) radical prostatectomy specimens with known long term outcome to perform DASL expression profiling with a custom-designed panel of 522 prostate cancer relevant genes that we designed. We identified a panel of ten protein-coding genes and two miRNA genes that could be used to separate patients with and without biochemical recurrence (p < 0.001), as well as for the subset of 42 Gleason score 7 patients (p < 0.001). We performed an independent validation analysis on 40 samples and found that the biomarker panel was also significant at prediction of recurrence for all cases (p = 0.013) and for a subset of 19 Gleason score 7 cases (p = 0.010), both of which were adjusted for relevant clinical information including T-stage, PSA and Gleason score. Importantly, these biomarkers could significantly predict clinical recurrence for Gleason 7 patients. These biomarkers may increase the accuracy of prognostication following radical prostatectomy using formalin-fixed specimens. Total RNA prepared from FFPE cores from prostatectomy samples of 70 patients were used for the training phase (29 with biochemical recurrence and 41 controls). All samples were analyzed by both custom Prostate DASL of 522 genes and by Illumina miRNA microarray. Subsequently in the validation phase, samples from 40 patients were used on the same platforms (13 with biochemical recurrence and 27 controls). For the training set, 45 cases were from Sunnybrook Health Science Center (Toronto, ON), and 25 patients from Emory University. For the validation set, all samples were from Emory University. Relevant clinical metadata included are PSA, T-stage, and Gleason Score.