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ArticleCancer biology & medicine2019

Omics-based integrated analysis identified ATRX as a biomarker associated with glioma diagnosis and prognosis.

Yingbin Xie, Yanli Tan, Chao Yang, Xuehao Zhang, Can Xu, Xiaoxia Qiao, Jianglong Xu, Shaohui Tian, Chuan Fang, Chunsheng Kang

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Yingbin XieDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China.
Yanli TanDepartment of Pathology, Hebei University Medical College, Baoding 071000, China.
Chao YangLab of Neuro-oncology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-Neuroinjury Neuro-repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
Xuehao ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hebei University Medical College, Baoding 071000, China.
Can XuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hebei University Medical College, Baoding 071000, China.
Xiaoxia QiaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China.
Jianglong XuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China.
Shaohui TianDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China.
Chuan FangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China.
Chunsheng KangLab of Neuro-oncology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-Neuroinjury Neuro-repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
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Abstract

objectiveATRX is a multifunctional protein that is tightly regulated by and implicated in transcriptional regulation and chromatin remodeling. Numerous studies have shown that genetic alterations in ATRX play a significant role in gliomas. This study aims to further determine the relationship between ATRX and glioma prognosis and identify possible mechanisms for exploring the biological significance of ATRX using large data sets.

methodsWe used The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and 130 immunohistochemical results to confirm the difference in ATRX mutations in high- and low-grade gliomas. An online analysis of the TCGA glioma datasets using the cBioPortal platform was performed to study the relationship between ATRX mutations and IDH1, TP53, CDKN2A and CDKN2B mutations in the corresponding TCGA glioma dataset. In combination with clinical pathology data, the biological significance of the relationships were analyzed. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses and annotations of all adjacent genes in the network were performedin the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) and R language. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed, and the interactions of all adjacent nodes were analyzed by the String database and using Cytoscape software.

resultsIn the selected TCGA glioma datasets, a total of 2,228 patients were queried, 21% of whom had ATRX alterations, which co-occurred frequently with TP53 and IDH1 mutations. ATRX alterations are associated with multiple critical molecular events, which results in a significantly improved overall survival (OS) rate. In low-grade gliomas, ATRX mutations are significantly associated with multiple important molecular events, such as ZNF274 and FDXR at mRNA and protein levels. A functional cluster analysis revealed that these genes played a role in chromatin binding and P53, and a link was observed between ATRX and IDH1 and TP53 in the interaction network. ATRX and TP53 are important nodes in the network and have potential links with the blood oxygen imbalance.

conclusionsATRX mutations have clinical implications for the molecular diagnosis of gliomas and can provide diagnostic and prognostic information for gliomas. ATRX is expected to serve as a new therapeutic target.

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