scholarly journals Competitive Endogenous RNA (ceRNA) Regulation Network of lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA in Wilms tumor

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
fucai tang ◽  
zechao Lu ◽  
jiamin wang ◽  
zhibiao Li ◽  
weijia Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) have revealed a new mechanism of interaction between RNAs. However, such comprehension of the ceRNA regulatory network in Wilms tumor remains limited.Methods: The expression profiles regarding mRNAs, miRNAs and lncRNAs on Wilms tumor samples and normal samples were obtained from Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatment (TARGET) database. EdgeR package was applied to identify differentially expressed lncRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs. Functional enrichment analyses via the ClusterProfile R package was done. following which the lncRNA–miRNA–mRNA interaction ceRNA network was established in Cytoscape . Subsequently, correlation between ceRNA network and overall survival prognosis were analyzed. Results: A total of 2,037 lncRNAs, 154 miRNAs and 3,609 mRNAs were identified as differentially expressed RNAs in Wilms tumor. 205 lncRNAs, 26 miRNAs and 143 mRNAs were included in ceRNA regulatory network. The result of Gene Ontology analysis revealed that DEGs were enriched mainly in response to mechanical stimulus, transcription factor complex, and transcription factor activity (RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding). The result of the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis showed that DEGs were enriched mainly in cell cycle. Survival analysis results showed that 14 out of the 205 lncRNAs, 1 out of 26 miRNAs and 8 out of 143 mRNAs were associated with overall survival in Wilms tumor patients (P < 0.05). Conclusions: CeRNA networks played an important role in Wilms tumor. This might provide effective novel insights for further understanding of the mechanisms underlying Wilms tumor.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
fucai tang ◽  
zechao Lu ◽  
jiamin wang ◽  
zhibiao Li ◽  
weijia Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) have revealed a new mechanism of interaction between RNAs. However, an understanding of the ceRNA regulatory network in Wilms tumour (WT) remains limited.Methods: The expression profiles of mRNAs, miRNAs and lncRNAs in Wilms tumour samples and normal samples were obtained from the Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatment (TARGET) database. The EdgeR package was employed to identify differentially expressed lncRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs. Functional enrichment analyses via the ClusterProfile R package were performed, and the lncRNA–miRNA–mRNA interaction ceRNA network was established in Cytoscape. Subsequently, the correlation between the ceRNA network and overall survival was analysed.Results: A total of 2,037 lncRNAs, 154 miRNAs and 3,609 mRNAs were identified as differentially expressed RNAs in Wilms tumour. Of those, 205 lncRNAs, 26 miRNAs and 143 mRNAs were included in the ceRNA regulatory network. The results of Gene Ontology (GO) analysis revealed that the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were mainly enriched in terms related to response to mechanical stimuli, transcription factor complexes, and transcription factor activity (related to RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding). The results of the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis showed that the DEGs were mainly enriched in pathways related to the cell cycle. The survival analysis results showed that 16 out of the 205 lncRNAs, 1 out of 26 miRNAs and 5 out of 143 mRNAs were associated with overall survival in Wilms tumour patients (P < 0.05).Conclusions: CeRNA networks play an important role in Wilms tumour. This finding might provide effective, novel insights for further understanding the mechanisms underlying Wilms tumour.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
fucai tang ◽  
zechao Lu ◽  
jiamin wang ◽  
zhibiao Li ◽  
weijia Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) have revealed a new mechanism of interaction between RNAs. However, an understanding of the ceRNA regulatory network in Wilms tumour (WT) remains limited.Methods: The expression profiles of mRNAs, miRNAs and lncRNAs in Wilms tumour samples and normal samples were obtained from the Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatment (TARGET) database. The EdgeR package was employed to identify differentially expressed lncRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs. Functional enrichment analyses via the ClusterProfile R package were performed, and the lncRNA–miRNA–mRNA interaction ceRNA network was established in Cytoscape. Subsequently, the correlation between the ceRNA network and overall survival was analysed.Results: A total of 2,037 lncRNAs, 154 miRNAs and 3,609 mRNAs were identified as differentially expressed RNAs in Wilms tumour. Of those, 205 lncRNAs, 26 miRNAs and 143 mRNAs were included in the ceRNA regulatory network. The results of Gene Ontology (GO) analysis revealed that the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were mainly enriched in terms related to response to mechanical stimuli, transcription factor complexes, and transcription factor activity (related to RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding). The results of the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis showed that the DEGs were mainly enriched in pathways related to the cell cycle. The survival analysis results showed that 16 out of the 205 lncRNAs, 1 out of 26 miRNAs and 5 out of 143 mRNAs were associated with overall survival in Wilms tumour patients (P < 0.05).Conclusions: CeRNA networks play an important role in Wilms tumour. This finding might provide effective, novel insights for further understanding the mechanisms underlying Wilms tumour.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fucai Tang ◽  
Zechao Lu ◽  
Jiamin Wang ◽  
Zhibiao Li ◽  
Weijia Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) have revealed a new mechanism of interaction between RNAs. However, an understanding of the ceRNA regulatory network in Wilms tumour (WT) remains limited. Methods The expression profiles of mRNAs, miRNAs and lncRNAs in Wilms tumour samples and normal samples were obtained from the Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatment (TARGET) database. The EdgeR package was employed to identify differentially expressed lncRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs. Functional enrichment analyses via the ClusterProfile R package were performed, and the lncRNA–miRNA–mRNA interaction ceRNA network was established in Cytoscape. Subsequently, the correlation between the ceRNA network and overall survival was analysed. Results A total of 2037 lncRNAs, 154 miRNAs and 3609 mRNAs were identified as differentially expressed RNAs in Wilms tumour. Of those, 205 lncRNAs, 26 miRNAs and 143 mRNAs were included in the ceRNA regulatory network. The results of Gene Ontology (GO) analysis revealed that the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were mainly enriched in terms related to response to mechanical stimuli, transcription factor complexes, and transcription factor activity (related to RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding). The results of the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis showed that the DEGs were mainly enriched in pathways related to the cell cycle. The survival analysis results showed that 16 out of the 205 lncRNAs, 1 out of 26 miRNAs and 5 out of 143 mRNAs were associated with overall survival in Wilms tumour patients (P < 0.05). Conclusions CeRNA networks play an important role in Wilms tumour. This finding might provide effective, novel insights for further understanding the mechanisms underlying Wilms tumour.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
fucai tang ◽  
zechao Lu ◽  
jiamin wang ◽  
zhibiao Li ◽  
weijia Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) have revealed a new mechanism of interaction between RNAs. However, an understanding of the ceRNA regulatory network in Wilms tumour (WT) remains limited.Methods: The expression profiles of mRNAs, miRNAs and lncRNAs in Wilms tumour samples and normal samples were obtained from the Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatment (TARGET) database. The EdgeR package was employed to identify differentially expressed lncRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs. Functional enrichment analyses via the ClusterProfile R package were performed, and the lncRNA–miRNA–mRNA interaction ceRNA network was established in Cytoscape. Subsequently, the correlation between the ceRNA network and overall survival was analysed.Results: A total of 2,037 lncRNAs, 154 miRNAs and 3,609 mRNAs were identified as differentially expressed RNAs in Wilms tumour. Of those, 205 lncRNAs, 26 miRNAs and 143 mRNAs were included in the ceRNA regulatory network. The results of Gene Ontology (GO) analysis revealed that the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were mainly enriched in terms related to response to mechanical stimuli, transcription factor complexes, and transcription factor activity (related to RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding). The results of the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis showed that the DEGs were mainly enriched in pathways related to the cell cycle. The survival analysis results showed that 14 out of the 205 lncRNAs, 1 out of 26 miRNAs and 8 out of 143 mRNAs were associated with overall survival in Wilms tumour patients (P < 0.05).Conclusions: CeRNA networks play an important role in Wilms tumour. This finding might provide effective, novel insights for further understanding the mechanisms underlying Wilms tumour.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
fucai tang ◽  
zechao Lu ◽  
jiamin wang ◽  
zhibiao Li ◽  
weijia Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) have revealed a new mechanism of interaction between RNAs. However, such comprehension of the ceRNA regulatory network in wilms tumor remains limited. Methods: Raw RNA sequencing profiles regarding mRNAs, miRNAs and lncRNAs on wilms tumor samples and normal samples were obtained from Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatment (TARGET). EdgeR package was applied to identify differentially expressed lncRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs. Functional enrichment analyses were conducted via DAVID database and the ClusterProfile R package. The lncRNA–miRNA–mRNA interaction ceRNA network was established in Cytoscape according to the identified lncRNAs–miRNAs and miRNAs–mRNAs interactions. Subsequently, correlation between ceRNA network and overall survival prognosis were analyzed. Results: A total of 2,037 lncRNAs, 154 miRNAs and 3,609 mRNAs were identified as differentially expressed RNAs in wilms tumor. 205 lncRNAs, 26 miRNAs and 143 mRNAs were included in ceRNA regulatory network. Analysis results showed that 14 out of the 205 lncRNAs, 1 out of 26 miRNAs and 8 out of 143 mRNAs were associated with overall survival in Wilms tumor patients (P < 0.05). Conclusions: CeRNA networks played an important role in Wilms tumor. This might provide effective bioinformatics basis and novel insights for further understanding of the mechanisms underlying Wilms tumor.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
fucai tang ◽  
zechao Lu ◽  
jiamin wang ◽  
zhibiao Li ◽  
weijia Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) have revealed a new mechanism of interaction between RNAs. However, such comprehension of the ceRNA regulatory network in wilms tumor remains limited. Methods Raw RNA sequencing profiles regarding mRNAs, miRNAs and lncRNAs on wilms tumor samples and normal samples were obtained from Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatment (TARGET). EdgeR package was applied to identify differentially expressed lncRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs. Functional enrichment analysis were conducted via DAVID database and the ClusterProfile R package. The lncRNA–miRNA–mRNA interaction ceRNA network was established in Cytoscape according to the identified lncRNAs–miRNAs and miRNAs–mRNAs interactions. Subsequently, correlation between ceRNA network and overall survival prognosis were analyzed. Results A total of 2,037 lncRNAs, 154 miRNAs and 3,609 mRNAs were identified as differentially expressed RNAs in wilms tumor. 205 lncRNAs, 26 miRNAs and 143 mRNAs were included in ceRNA regulatory network. Analysis results showed that 14 out of the 205 lncRNAs, 1 out of 26 miRNAs and 8 out of 143 mRNAs were associated with overall survival in wilms tumor patients (P < 0.05). Conclusions CeRNA networks played an important role in wilms tumor. This might provide effective bioinformatics basis and novel insights for further understanding of the mechanisms underlying wilms tumor.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenxing Qin ◽  
Feng Qi ◽  
Jia Li ◽  
Ping Li ◽  
Yuan-Sheng Zang

The objective of this study was to construct a competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) regulatory network using differentially expressed long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), microRNAs (miRNAs), and mRNAs in patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and to construct a prognostic model for predicting overall survival (OS) in patients with TNBC. Differentially expressed lncRNAs, miRNAs, and mRNAs in TNBC patients from the TCGA and Metabric databases were examined. A prognostic model based on prognostic scores (PSs) was established for predicting OS in TNBC patients, and the performance of the model was assessed by a recipient that operated on a distinctive curve. A total of 874 differentially expressed RNAs (DERs) were screened, among which 6 lncRNAs, 295 miRNAs and 573 mRNAs were utilized to construct targeted and coexpression ceRNA regulatory networks. Eight differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with survival prognosis, DBX2, MYH7, TARDBP, POU4F1, ABCB11, LHFPL5, TRHDE and TIMP4, were identified by multivariate Cox regression and then used to establish a prognostic model. Our study shows that the ceRNA network has a critical role in maintaining the aggressiveness of TNBC and provides comprehensive molecular-level insight for predicting individual mortality hazards for TNBC patients. Our data suggest that these prognostic mRNAs from the ceRNA network are promising therapeutic targets for clinical intervention.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Xuefeng Gu ◽  
Dongyang Jiang ◽  
Yue Yang ◽  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Guoqing Wan ◽  
...  

Background. Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare cerebrovascular disease characterized by chronic progressive stenosis or occlusion of the bilateral internal carotid artery (ICA), the anterior cerebral artery (ACA), and the middle cerebral artery (MCA). MMD is secondary to the formation of an abnormal vascular network at the base of the skull. However, the etiology and pathogenesis of MMD remain poorly understood. Methods. A competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network was constructed by analyzing sample-matched messenger RNA (mRNA), long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), and microRNA (miRNA) expression profiles from MMD patients and control samples. Then, a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed to identify crucial genes associated with MMD. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway (KEGG) enrichment analyses were employed with the DAVID database to investigate the underlying functions of differentially expressed mRNAs (DEmRNAs) involved in the ceRNA network. CMap was used to identify potential small drug molecules. Results. A total of 94 miRNAs, 3649 lncRNAs, and 2294 mRNAs were differentially expressed between MMD patients and control samples. A synergistic ceRNA lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory network was constructed. Core regulatory miRNAs (miR-107 and miR-423-5p) and key mRNAs (STAT5B, FOSL2, CEBPB, and CXCL16) involved in the ceRNA network were identified. GO and KEGG analyses indicated that the DEmRNAs were involved in the regulation of the immune system and inflammation in MMD. Finally, two potential small molecule drugs, CAY-10415 and indirubin, were identified by CMap as candidate drugs for treating MMD. Conclusions. The present study used bioinformatics analysis of candidate RNAs to identify a series of clearly altered miRNAs, lncRNAs, and mRNAs involved in MMD. Furthermore, a ceRNA lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory network was constructed, which provides insights into the novel molecular pathogenesis of MMD, thus giving promising clues for clinical therapy.


PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e10529
Author(s):  
Yueqi Li ◽  
Wudi Wei ◽  
Sanqi An ◽  
Junjun Jiang ◽  
Jinhao He ◽  
...  

Background Competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) reveals new mechanisms for interactions between RNAs, which have been considered to play a significant role in pathogen-host innate immune response. However, knowledge of ceRNA regulatory networks in Talaromyces marneffei (TM)-macrophages is still limited. Methods Next-generation sequencing technology (NGS) was used to obtain mRNA, miRNA and lncRNA expression profiles in TM-infected macrophages. The R package DESeq2 was used to identify differentially expressed lncRNA, miRNA and mRNA. The R package GOseq was used for Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis, and the ceRNA network of lncRNA–miRNA–mRNA interaction was constructed in Cytoscape. Similarly, functional enrichment analysis on mRNA in the ceRNA network. Finally, two mRNAs and four lncRNAs in the ceRNA network were randomly selected to verify the expression using qRT-PCR. Results In total, 119 lncRNAs, 28 miRNAs and 208 mRNAs were identified as differentially expressed RNAs in TM-infected macrophages. The constructed ceRNA network contains 38 lncRNAs, 10 miRNAs and 45 mRNAs. GO and KEGG analysis of mRNA in the ceRNA network indicated that activated pathways in TM-infected macrophages were related to immunity, inflammation and metabolism. The quantitative validation of the expression of four randomly selected differentially expressed lncRNAs, AC006252.1, AC090197.1, IL6R-AS1, LINC02009 and two mRNAs, CSF1, NR4A3 showed that the expression levels were consistent with those in the RNA-sequencing. Conclusions The ceRNA network related to immunity, inflammation and metabolism plays an important role in TM-macrophage interaction. This study may provide effective and novel insights for further understanding the underlying mechanism of TM infection.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Tian ◽  
Dongliang Yang ◽  
Tieshan Wang ◽  
He Bu ◽  
JinBao Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most malignant tumors in the world. The pathogenesis of HCC is complex and closely related to chronic uncontrollable inflammation. As a bridge between inflammation and cancer, circulating exosomes play a vital role in early tumorigenesis, metastasis, and immune escape. Studies have shown that exosomes containing specific RNAs may be potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets for HCC. Purpose The current research investigated key circRNA through exosome-derived competitive endogenous RNA network based on the ExoRBase database. Methods: The circRNA, lncRNA, and mRNA expression profiles of human blood samples were downloaded from the ExoRBase database. At the standard of P<0.05 and log FC>0, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were further identified between normal human and HCC patients. The co-expressed pairs of DEGs were predicted by TargetScan, miRcode, and StarBase databases. The ceRNA network was constructed by Cytoscape software. Subsequently, target genes corresponding to circRNA in the ceRNA network were annotated and analyzed by Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Gene and Genome (KEGG). The potential transcription factors were screened by FunRich database. Results: At the criterion of P<0.05 and log FC>0, 13 differentially expressed circRNAs(DECs) were identified with 9 up-regulated and 4 down-regulated. The co-expressed differentially expressed miRNAs-mRNAs (DEMis-DEMs) (620 pairs), differentially expressed miRNAs- LncRNAs (DEMis-DElncRNA) (684 pairs) and DEMis-DECs (53 pairs) were finally predicted to construct the ceRNA network. The GO analysis indicated that target genes in the ceRNA network were mainly enriched in the molecular function of protein serine/threonine kinase activity. KEGG pathway analysis suggested target genes were enriched in two pathways of MAPK and central carbon metabolism. Conclusion: The study provides a valuable reference for HCC through the ceRNA network in exosomes. Besides, hsa_circ_0000284 may be potential diagnostic markers of HCC.


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