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ArticleCommunications biology2024

Mendelian randomization reveals potential causal relationships between cellular senescence-related genes and multiple cancer risks.

Xunan Qiu, Rui Guo, Yingying Wang, Shuwen Zheng, Bengang Wang, Yuehua Gong

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Article in Communications biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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Xunan Qiu *Tumor Etiology and Screening Department of Cancer Institute and General Surgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China.
Rui Guo *Tumor Etiology and Screening Department of Cancer Institute and General Surgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China.
Yingying WangTumor Etiology and Screening Department of Cancer Institute and General Surgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China.
Shuwen ZhengTumor Etiology and Screening Department of Cancer Institute and General Surgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China.
Bengang WangTumor Etiology and Screening Department of Cancer Institute and General Surgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China. bgwang@cmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-6595-8306
Yuehua GongTumor Etiology and Screening Department of Cancer Institute and General Surgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China. yhgong@cmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0146-2165

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) Award No.81970501
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular senescence is widely acknowledged as having strong associations with cancer. However, the intricate relationships between cellular senescence-related (CSR) genes and cancer risk remain poorly explored, with insights on causality remaining elusive. In this study, Mendelian Randomization (MR) analyses were used to draw causal inferences from 866 CSR genes as exposures and summary statistics for 18 common cancers as outcomes. We focused on genetic variants affecting gene expression, DNA methylation, and protein expression quantitative trait loci (cis-eQTL, cis-mQTL, and cis-pQTL, respectively), which were strongly linked to CSR genes alterations. Variants were selected as instrumental variables (IVs) and analyzed for causality with cancer using both summary-data-based MR (SMR) and two-sample MR (TSMR) approaches. Bayesian colocalization was used to unravel potential regulatory mechanisms underpinning risk variants in cancer, and further validate the robustness of MR results. We identified five CSR genes (CNOT6, DNMT3B, MAP2K1, TBPL1, and SREBF1), 18 DNA methylation genes, and LAYN protein expression which were all causally associated with different cancer types. Beyond causality, a comprehensive analysis of gene function, pathways, and druggability values was also conducted. These findings provide a robust foundation for unravelling CSR genes molecular mechanisms and promoting clinical drug development for cancer.

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Cellular SenescenceDNA MethylationMendelian Randomization AnalysisNeoplasmsQuantitative Trait LociBayes TheoremGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumans

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