Interactions between polymorphisms in the 3′untranslated region of the cyclin dependent kinase 6 gene and the human papillomavirus infection, and risk of cervical precancerous lesions

Abstract

The human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is essential for the development of cervical cancer and its precursor lesions. However, only certain persistently infected individuals develop cervical cancer. Cyclin-dependent kinase 6 (CDK6) is a critical regulatory cancer-associated gene in the cell cycle and in tumorigenesis. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in microRNA sites in the 3′-untranslated region (UTR) of target genes may result in target gene expression level changes and susceptibility to diseases, including cancer. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine whether SNPs in the 3′UTR of the CDK6 gene may affect susceptibility to cervical precancerous lesions in a Chinese population. Five polymorphisms in the 3′UTR of the CDK6 gene were evaluated in 164 cervical precancerous lesion cases and 296 control subjects. Differences in environmental factors between cases and controls were evaluated using the χ2 test or unpaired t-test. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between the five polymorphisms and cervical precancerous lesions. The model-free multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) method was performed to evaluate the interaction effect of environment variables and gene polymorphisms. Interactions on the additive scale are calculated by using the relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI). After controlling for potential confounders, a significantly decreased risk of cervical precancerous lesions for the GA genotype, rs8179, and the AT genotype, rs42033 [GA vs. GA: odds ratio (OR)adjusted=0.17, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.05–0.57; AT vs. AA: ORadjusted=0.18, 95% CI, 0.05–0.59, respectively] was identified. Furthermore, following MDR analysis, a significant three-locus interaction model was identified, which involved the HPV infection, the number of pregnancies and rs8179. Additionally, a significant antagonistic interaction between the HPV infection and rs8179 was identified on an additive scale. Haplotype AGTA was associated with a decreased risk of developing cervical precancerous lesions (ORadjusted=0.21; 95% CI, 0.06–0.75). Thus, the present results indicated that the rs8179 and rs42033 polymorphisms confer genetic susceptibility to cervical precancerous lesions. Furthermore, the interaction between the rs8179 polymorphism in CDK6 and the HPV infection and haplotype AGTA may be associated with cervical precancerous lesions.

The analysis of HPV integration sites based on nanopore sequencing and the profiling changes along the course of photodynamic therapy

“…It had been shown that SLIT2 expression levels were negatively correlated with the incidence of cervical cancer in patients treated with postoperative chemotherapy (CT) or radiotherapy (RT), indicating that SLIT2 may be a potential predictive biomarker [14] . Cyclin-dependent kinase6 (CDK6) was a crucial regulatory cancer-related gene within the cell cycle and tumorigenesis, the changes in the level of CDK6 expression may impact on the progression of cervical precancerous lesions in the female [15] . HPV integration frequency increases with severity of cervical precancer, and viral integrations are present in the majority of cervical cancers.…”

The analysis of HPV integration sites based on nanopore sequencing and the profiling changes along the course of photodynamic therapy

“…It had been shown that SLIT2 expression levels were negatively correlated with the incidence of cervical cancer in patients treated with postoperative chemotherapy (CT) or radiotherapy (RT), indicating that SLIT2 may be a potential predictive biomarker [ 42 ]. Cyclin-dependent kinase6 (CDK6) was a crucial regulatory cancer-related gene within the cell cycle and tumorigenesis, the changes in the level of CDK6 expression may impact on the progression of cervical precancerous lesions in the female [ 43 ]. HPV integration frequency increases with severity of cervical precancer, and viral integrations are present in the majority of cervical cancers.…”

MicroRNA-Related Polymorphisms in Infectious Diseases—Tiny Changes With a Huge Impact on Viral Infections and Potential Clinical Applications

“…This lower susceptibility to cervical lesions was also observed to rs8179 GA, compared to AA genotype and rs42033 AT, compared to AA genotype, after adjustments for HPV infection and others clinical and demographic characteristics. Strong linkage disequilibrium values were observed between rs8179, rs4272, rs42033 and rs42377 and the haplotype AGTA was significantly associated to a reduced risk to precancerous cervical lesions when compared to GAAG haplotype ( 150 ).…”

“…Various miRNAs are reported to be involved in CDK6-mediated tumorigenesis, such as miR-145, miR-320, and miR-29. In a Chinese population, Ye et al ( 150 ) studied for the first time the effect of five genetic variations in the 3′UTR of CDK6 gene (rs8179 G/A, rs4272 A/G, rs42033 A/T, rs42035 T/C, and rs42377 G/A) on susceptibility to precancerous cervical lesions. The authors found that the rs8179 A and rs42033 T alleles were associated to a lower risk to develop precancerous cervical lesions and had an antagonistic interaction with the HPV infection.…”