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Published on: March 20, 2020
Globally ncRNAs Expression Profiling of TNBC and Screening of Functional lncRNA
Aman Chandra Kaushik1,2, Aamir Mehmood2, Xiangeng Wang2
1Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Abstract:
One of the most well-known cancer subtypes worldwide is triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) which has reduced prediction due to its antagonistic biotic actions and target's deficiency for the treatment. The current work aims to discover the countenance outlines and possible roles of lncRNAs in the TNBC via computational approaches. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) exert profound biological functions and are widely applied as prognostic features in cancer. We aim to identify a prognostic lncRNA signature for the TNBC. First, samples were filtered out with inadequate tumor purity and retrieved the lncRNA expression data stored in the TANRIC catalog. TNBC sufferers were divided into two prognostic classes which were dependent on their survival time (shorter or longer than 3 years). Random forest was utilized to select lncRNA features based on the lncRNAs differential expression between shorter and longer groups. The Stochastic gradient boosting method was used to construct the predictive model. As a whole, 353 lncRNAs were differentially transcribed amongst the shorter and longer groups. Using the recursive feature elimination, two lncRNAs were further selected. Trained by stochastic gradient boosting, we reached the highest accuracy of 69.69% and area under the curve of 0.6475. Our findings showed that the two-lncRNA signs can be proved as potential biomarkers for the prognostic grouping of TNBC's sufferers. Many lncRNAs remained dysregulated in TNBC, while most of them are likely play a role in cancer biology. Some of these lncRNAs were linked to TNBC's prediction, which makes them likely to be promising biomarkers.
Insights
This study identifies two long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as potential biomarkers for predicting outcomes in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). These lncRNAs could improve prognostic grouping for TNBC patients.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Genomics
- Bioinformatics
Background:
- Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) presents treatment challenges due to its heterogeneity and lack of targeted therapies.
- Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are increasingly recognized for their roles in cancer biology and as potential prognostic markers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify a prognostic signature of lncRNAs for triple-negative breast cancer using computational methods.
- To explore the potential of lncRNAs as biomarkers for predicting TNBC patient outcomes.
Main Methods:
- lncRNA expression data was retrieved from the TANRIC catalog, with samples filtered for tumor purity.
- Differential expression analysis and feature selection (Random Forest, Recursive Feature Elimination) were performed to identify key lncRNAs.
- A predictive model was constructed using the Stochastic Gradient Boosting method.
Main Results:
- 353 lncRNAs were found to be differentially transcribed between patients with shorter and longer survival times (>3 years).
- A signature of two lncRNAs was selected as the most predictive.
- The predictive model achieved an accuracy of 69.69% and an AUC of 0.6475.
Conclusions:
- The identified two-lncRNA signature shows potential as a biomarker for prognostic grouping in TNBC.
- Dysregulated lncRNAs in TNBC are implicated in cancer biology and may serve as promising predictive biomarkers.
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