Genome-wide miRNA profiling reinforces the importance of miR-9 in human papillomavirus associated oral and oropharyngeal head and neck cancer

Božinović, Ksenija and Sabol, Ivan and Dediol, Emil and Milutin Gašperov, Nina and Manojlović, Spomenka and Vojtechova, Zuzana and Tachezy, Ruth and Grce, Magdalena (2019) Genome-wide miRNA profiling reinforces the importance of miR-9 in human papillomavirus associated oral and oropharyngeal head and neck cancer. Scientific Reports, 9 (1). ISSN 2045-2322

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Abstract

Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common malignancy worldwide, predominantly developing from squamous cell epithelia (HNSCC). The main HNSCC risk factors are tobacco, excessive alcohol use, and the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV positive (+) cancers are etiologically different from other HNSCC and often show better prognosis. The current knowledge regarding HNSCC miRNA profiles is still incomplete especially in the context of HPV+ cancer. Thus, we analyzed 61 freshly collected primary oral (OSCC) and oropharyngeal (OPSCC) SCC samples. HPV DNA and RNA was found in 21% cases. The Illumina whole-genome small-RNA profiling by next-generation sequencing was done on 22 samples and revealed 7 specific miRNAs to HPV+ OSCC, 77 to HPV+ OPSCC, and additional 3 shared with both; 51 miRNAs were specific to HPV− OPSCC, 62 to HPV− OSCC, and 31 shared with both. The results for 9 miRNAs (miR-9, -21, -29a, -100, -106b, -143 and -145) were assessed by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction on the whole study population. The data was additionally confirmed by reanalyzing publicly available miRNA sequencing Cancer Genome Atlas consortium (TCGA) HNSCC data. Cell signaling pathway analysis revealed differences between HPV+ and HPV− HNSCC. Our findings compared with literature data revealed extensive heterogeneity of miRNA deregulation with only several miRNAs consistently affected, and miR-9 being the most likely HPV related miRNA.

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Departments: Katedra za maksilofacijalnu kirurgiju sa stomatologijom
Katedra za patologiju
Depositing User: Kristina Berketa
Status: Published
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Božinović, KsenijaUNSPECIFIED
Sabol, IvanUNSPECIFIED
Dediol, EmilUNSPECIFIED
Milutin Gašperov, NinaUNSPECIFIED
Manojlović, SpomenkaUNSPECIFIED
Vojtechova, ZuzanaUNSPECIFIED
Tachezy, RuthUNSPECIFIED
Grce, MagdalenaUNSPECIFIED
Date: 19 February 2019
Date Deposited: 27 Nov 2019 12:06
Last Modified: 27 Nov 2019 12:06
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URI: http://medlib.mef.hr/id/eprint/3511

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