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- Title
The Identification of RNA-Binding Proteins Functionally Associated with Tumor Progression in Gastrointestinal Cancer.
- Authors
Konishi, Hiroaki; Kashima, Shin; Goto, Takuma; Ando, Katsuyoshi; Sakatani, Aki; Tanaka, Hiroki; Ueno, Nobuhiro; Moriichi, Kentaro; Okumura, Toshikatsu; Fujiya, Mikihiro
- Abstract
Simple Summary: Previous investigations described bioinformatic analyses based on the mRNA expression and somatic mutation as useful strategies for identifying cancer-associated molecules that were potential candidates of therapeutic targets. However, these data included secondary changes and non-functional alterations that do not influence tumor progression. Investigations, including our own studies, have shown that some RBPs shuttle cytoplasm and nuclei, and their affinity to RNAs is regulated by posttranslational modifications, such as phosphorylation. Therefore, the functional assessment of individual molecules is the most suitable strategy for identifying cancer-associated genes with or without expressional changes and mutations. This report showed for the first time that a functional assessment using an siRNA library was useful for identifying therapeutic targets from molecular groups, including RBPs, that had not been identified by expressional and mutational analyses. Previous investigations have indicated that RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are key molecules for the development of organs, differentiation, cell growth and apoptosis in cancer cells as well as normal cells. A bioinformatics analysis based on the mRNA expression and a somatic mutational database revealed the association between aberrant expression/mutations of RBPs and cancer progression. However, this method failed to detect functional alterations in RBPs without changes in the expression, thus leading to false negatives. To identify major tumor-associated RBPs, we constructed an siRNA library based on the database of RBPs and assessed the influence on the growth of colorectal, pancreatic and esophageal cancer cells. A comprehensive analysis of siRNA functional screening findings using 1198 siRNAs targeting 416 RBPs identified 41 RBPs in which 50% inhibition of cell growth was observed in cancer cells. Among these RBPs, 12 showed no change in the mRNA expression and no growth suppression in non-cancerous cells when downregulated by specific siRNAs. We herein report for the first time cancer-promotive RBPs identified by a novel functional assessment using an siRNA library of RBPs combined with expressional and mutational analyses.
- Subjects
DISEASE progression; GENETIC mutation; RNA-binding proteins; GASTROINTESTINAL tumors; CANCER patients; MOLECULAR biology; GENE expression; CANCER genes
- Publication
Cancers, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 13, p3165
- ISSN
2072-6694
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cancers13133165