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Crosstalk among Alternative Polyadenylation, Genetic Variants and Ubiquitin Modification Contribute to Lung
Yutong Wu1, Yanqiong Yuan1, Huiwen Xu1
1Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China.
Abstract:
Ubiquitin modification and alternative polyadenylation play crucial roles in the onset and progression of cancer. Hence, this study aims to comprehensively and deeply understand gene regulation and associated biological processes in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) by integrating both mechanisms. Alternative polyadenylation (APA)-related E3 ubiquitin ligases in LUAD were identified through multiple databases, and the association between selected genetic loci influencing gene expression (apaQTL-SNPs) and LUAD risk were evaluated through the GWAS database of the Female Lung Cancer Consortium in Asia (FLCCA). Subsequently, the interaction between RNF213 and ZBTB20, as well as their functional mechanisms in LUAD, were investigated using bioinformatics analysis, Western blot, co-immunoprecipitation, and colony formation experiments. A total of five apaQTL-SNPs (rs41301932, rs4494603, rs9890400, rs56066320, and rs41301932), located on RNF213, were significantly associated with LUAD risk (p < 0.05), and they inhibit tumor growth through ubiquitin-mediated degradation of ZBTB20.
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