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- Title
Piwi-Interacting RNAs (piRNAs) Are Dysregulated in Renal Cell Carcinoma and Associated with Tumor Metastasis and Cancer-Specific Survival.
- Authors
Yuping Li; Xiwei Wu; Hanlin Gao; Jin, Jennifer M.; Li, Arthur X.; Young S. Kim; Pal, Sumanta K.; Nelson, Rebecca A.; Lau, Clayton M.; Chao Guo; Bing Mu; Jinhui Wang; Wang, Frances; Wang, Jessica; Yuanyin Zhao; Wengang Chen; Rossi, John J.; Weiss, Lawrence M.; Huiqing Wu
- Abstract
Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a distinct group of small noncoding RNAs (sncRNAs) that silence transposable genetic elements to protect genome integrity. Because of their limited expression in gonads and sequence diversity, piRNAs remain the most mysterious class of small RNAs. Studies have shown piRNAs are present in somatic cells and dysregulated in gastric, breast and liver cancers. By deep sequencing 24 frozen benign kidney and clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) specimens and using the publically available piRNA database, we found 26,991 piRNAs present in human kidney tissue. Among 920 piRNAs that had at least two copies in one specimen, 19 were differentially expressed in benign kidney and ccRCC tissues, and 46 were associated with metastasis. Among the metastasis-related piRNAs, we found three piRNAs (piR-32051, piR-39894 and piR-43607) to be derived from the same piRNA cluster at chromosome 17. We confirmed the three selected piRNAs not to be miRNAs or miRNA-like sncRNAs. We further validated the aberrant expression of the three piRNAs in a 68-case formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) ccRCC tissue cohort and showed the upregulation of the three piRNAs to be highly associated with ccRCC metastasis, late clinical stage and poor cancer-specific survival.
- Subjects
GONADS; CHROMOSOMES; CANCER cells; METASTASIS
- Publication
Molecular Medicine, 2015, Vol 21, Issue 1, p381
- ISSN
1076-1551
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2119/molmed.2014.00203