Prognostic and immune implications of a novel 7-methylguanosine-related microRNA signature in breast invasive carcinoma: from exploration to validation

Li, Ao-Yu; Xiao, Hongqi; Zhao, Ziyue; Cheng, Xiang; Chen, Zhuoyuan; Wang, Pingxiao; Yu, Xinbing; Yu, Bin; Li, Hui; Xiao, Tao

doi:10.1007/s00432-023-04849-1

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“…Similarly, METTL1 expression is significantly upregulated in BC (13). The impact of the expression signature of various m7G regulators and m7G-associated non-coding RNAs on BC prognosis has also been reported (14)(15)(16)(17). Furthermore, METTL1 specifically modulates the translation of oncogenic transcripts associated with epidermal growth factor receptor pathways and cell-cycle progression by mediating m7G tRNA modifications in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (18).…”

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Combined signature of N7-methylguanosine regulators with their related genes and the tumor microenvironment: a prognostic and therapeutic biomarker for breast cancer

Li,

Chen,

Wang

et al. 2023

Front. Immunol.

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BackgroundIdentifying predictive markers for breast cancer (BC) prognosis and immunotherapeutic responses remains challenging. Recent findings indicate that N7-methylguanosine (m7G) modification and the tumor microenvironment (TME) are critical for BC tumorigenesis and metastasis, suggesting that integrating m7G modifications and TME cell characteristics could improve the predictive accuracy for prognosis and immunotherapeutic responses.MethodsWe utilized bulk RNA-sequencing data from The Cancer Genome Atlas Breast Cancer Cohort and the GSE42568 and GSE146558 datasets to identify BC-specific m7G-modification regulators and associated genes. We used multiple m7G databases and RNA interference to validate the relationships between BC-specific m7G-modification regulators (METTL1 and WDR4) and related genes. Single-cell RNA-sequencing data from GSE176078 confirmed the association between m7G modifications and TME cells. We constructed an m7G-TME classifier, validated the results using an independent BC cohort (GSE20685; n = 327), investigated the clinical significance of BC-specific m7G-modifying regulators by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) analysis, and performed tissue-microarray assays on 192 BC samples.ResultsImmunohistochemistry and RT-qPCR results indicated that METTL1 and WDR4 overexpression in BC correlated with poor patient prognosis. Moreover, single-cell analysis revealed relationships between m7G modification and TME cells, indicating their potential as indicators of BC prognosis and treatment responses. The m7G-TME classifier enabled patient subgrouping and revealed significantly better survival and treatment responses in the m7Glow+TMEhigh group. Significant differences in tumor biological functions and immunophenotypes occurred among the different subgroups.ConclusionsThe m7G-TME classifier offers a promising tool for predicting prognosis and immunotherapeutic responses in BC, which could support personalized therapeutic strategies.

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