Genomic copy number alterations with transcriptional deregulation at 6p identify an aggressive HCC phenotype
- Authors
- Kwon, So Mee; Kim, Dong-Sik; Won, Nam Hee; Park, Soo Jeong; Chwae, Yong-Joon; Kang, Ho Chul; Lee, Soo Hwan; Baik, Eun Joo; Thorgeirsson, Snorri S.; GooWoo, Hyun
- Issue Date
- 7월-2013
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIV PRESS
- Citation
- CARCINOGENESIS, v.34, no.7, pp.1543 - 1550
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- CARCINOGENESIS
- Volume
- 34
- Number
- 7
- Start Page
- 1543
- End Page
- 1550
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/102801
- DOI
- 10.1093/carcin/bgt095
- ISSN
- 0143-3334
- Abstract
- Genomic analyses have revealed the enormous heterogeneity in essentially all cancer types. However, the identification of precise subtypes, which are biologically informative and clinically useful, remains a challenge. The application of integrative analysis of multilayered genomic profiles to define the chromosomal regions of genomic copy number alterations with concomitant transcriptional deregulation is posited to provide a promising strategy to identify driver targets. In this study, we performed an integrative analysis of the DNA copy numbers and gene expression profiles of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). By comparing DNA copy numbers between HCC subtypes based on gene expression pattern, we revealed the DNA copy number alteration with concordant gene expression changes at 6p21p24 particularly in the HCC subtype of aggressive phenotype without expressing stemness genes. Among the genes at 6p21p24, we identified IER3 as a potential driver. The clinical utility of IER3 copy numbers was demonstrated by validating its clinical correlation with independent cohorts. In addition, short hairpin RNAmediated knock-down experiment revealed the functional relevance of IER3 in liver cancer progression. In conclusion, our results suggest that genomic copy number alterations with transcriptional deregulation at 6p21p24 identify an aggressive HCC phenotype and a novel functional biomarker.
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