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- Title
Identification of a Distinct miRNA Regulatory Network in the Tumor Microenvironment of Transformed Mycosis Fungoides.
- Authors
Di Raimondo, Cosimo; Han, Zhen; Su, Chingyu; Wu, Xiwei; Qin, Hanjun; Sanchez, James F.; Yuan, Yate-Ching; Martinez, Xochiquetzal; Abdulla, Farah; Zain, Jasmine; Chen, Chun-Wei; Rosen, Steven T.; Querfeld, Christiane
- Abstract
Simple Summary: Transformed mycosis fungoides (LCT-MF) is a histopathological marker of poor prognosis and associated with worse survival. We compared miRNA and mRNA expression profiles of LCT-MF with classic MF and found a distinct miRNA regulatory network modulated immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in LCT-MF. Our findings provide novel insights and therapeutic targets for LCT-MF. Large cell transformation of mycosis fungoides (LCT-MF) occurs in 20–50% of advanced MF and is generally associated with poor response and dismal prognosis. Although different mechanisms have been proposed to explain the pathogenesis, little is known about the role of microRNAs (miRs) in transcriptional regulation of LCT-MF. Here, we investigated the miR and mRNA expression profile in lesional skin samples of patients with LCT-MF and non-LCT MF using RNA-seq analysis. We found miR-146a and miR-21 to be significantly upregulated, and miR-708 the most significantly downregulated miR in LCT-MF. Integration of miR and mRNA expression profiles revealed the miR-regulated networks in LCT-MF. Ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA) demonstrated the involvement of genes for ICOS-ICOSL, PD1-PDL1, NF-κB, E2F transcription, and molecular mechanisms of cancer signaling pathways. Quantitative real time (qRT)-PCR results of target genes were consistent with the RNA-seq data. We further identified the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) in LCT-MF. Moreover, our data indicated that miR-146a, -21 and -708 are associated with the immunosuppressive TME in LCT-MF. Collectively, our results suggest that the key LCT-MF associated miRs and their regulated networks may provide insights into its pathogenesis and identify promising targets for novel therapeutic strategies.
- Subjects
SEQUENCE analysis; MYCOSIS fungoides; MICRORNA; CELL physiology; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; RNA; QUANTITATIVE research; GENE expression; COMPARATIVE studies; MOLECULAR biology; CELLULAR signal transduction; MESSENGER RNA; PATHOLOGIC neovascularization; TUMOR markers; PATH analysis (Statistics); POLYMERASE chain reaction
- Publication
Cancers, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 22, p5854
- ISSN
2072-6694
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cancers13225854