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Transcriptome Profiling Associated with CARD11 Overexpression in Colorectal Cancer Implicates a Potential Role for Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Cancer Pathways Modulation via NF-κB

Alhosani, Faisal; Ilce, Burcu Yener; Alhamidi, Reem Sami; Bhamidimarri, Poorna Manasa; Hamad, Alaa Mohamed; Alkhayyal, Noura; Künstner, Axel; ... Hamoudi, Rifat; + view all (2024) Transcriptome Profiling Associated with CARD11 Overexpression in Colorectal Cancer Implicates a Potential Role for Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Cancer Pathways Modulation via NF-κB. International Journal of Molecular Sciences , 25 (19) , Article 10367. 10.3390/ijms251910367. Green open access

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Abstract

The immune system plays a critical role in inflammation by initiating responses to infections or tissue damage. The nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway plays a key role in inflammation and innate immunity, as well as other cellular activities. Dysregulation of this well-choreographed pathway has been implicated in various diseases, including cancer. CARD11 is a key molecule in the BCL10-MALT1 complex, which is involved in transducing the signal downstream of the NF-κB pathway. This study aims to elucidate how CARD11 overexpression exacerbates the prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). To identify the cellular pathways influenced by CARD11, transcriptomic analysis in both CRC cell lines and patients was carried out on CARD11– overexpressed HCT-116 and HT-29 CRC cell lines alongside empty vector-transfected cell lines. Furthermore, a comparison of transcriptomic data from adenoma and carcinoma CRC patients with low- (CARD11–) and high- (CARD11+) CARD11 expression was carried out. Whole transcriptomics and bioinformatics analysis results indicate that CARD11 appears to play a key role in CRC progression. Absolute GSEA (absGSEA) on HCT-116 transcriptomics data revealed that CARD11 overexpression promotes cell growth and tissue remodeling and enhances immune response. Key genes co-expressed with CARD11, such as EP300, KDM5A, HIF1A, NFKBIZ, and DUSP1, were identified as mediators of these processes. In the HT-29 cell line, CARD11 overexpression activated pathways involved in chemotaxis and extracellular matrix (ECM) organization, marked by IL1RN, MDK, SPP1, and chemokines like CXCL1, CXCL3, and CCL22, which were shown to contribute to the more invasive stage of CRC. In patient samples, adenoma patients exhibited increased expression of genes associated with the tumor immune microenvironment, such as IL6ST, collagen family members, and CRC transition markers, such as GLI3 and PIEZO2, in CARD11+ adenoma patients. Carcinoma patients showed a dramatic increase in the expression of MAPK8IP2 in CARD11+ carcinoma patients alongside other cancer-related genes, including EMB, EPHB6, and CPEB4.

Type: Article
Title: Transcriptome Profiling Associated with CARD11 Overexpression in Colorectal Cancer Implicates a Potential Role for Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Cancer Pathways Modulation via NF-κB
Location: Switzerland
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.3390/ijms251910367
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms251910367
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright: © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: CARD11; colorectal cancer; tumor immune microenvironment; GSEA; NF-κB pathway
UCL classification: UCL
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Surgical Biotechnology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10205470
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