Regulatory landscape and clinical implication of MBD3 in human malignant glioma

Yi Cui, Jian Li, Ling Weng, Sara E. Wirbisky, Jennifer L. Freeman, Jingping Liu, Qing Liu, Xianrui Yuan, Joseph Irudayaraj

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Abstract

In this article we inspect the roles and functions of the methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 3 (MBD3) in human malignant glioma, to assess its potential as an epigenetic biomarker for prognosis. The regulatory effects of MBD3 on glioma transcriptome were first profiled by high-throughput microarray. Our results indicate that MBD3 is involved in both transcriptional activation and repression. Furthermore, MBD3 fine-controls a spectrum of proteins critical for cellular metabolism and proliferation, thereby contributing to an exquisite anti-glioma network. Specifically, the expression of MHC class II molecules was found to positively correlate with MBD3, which provides new insight into the immune escape of gliomagenesis. In addition, MBD3 participates in constraining a number of oncogenic non-coding RNAs whose over-activation could drive cells into excessive growth and higher malignancy. Having followed up a pilot cohort, we noted that the survival of malignant glioma patients was proportional to the content of MBD3 and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) in their tumor cells. The progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were relatively poor for patients with lower amount of MBD3 and 5hmC in the tissue biopsies. Taken together, this work enriches our understanding of the mechanistic involvement of MBD3 in malignant glioma.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)81698-81714
Number of pages17
JournalOncotarget
Volume7
Issue number49
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • DNA methylation
  • Epigenetics
  • Glioma
  • MBD3
  • Prognostic biomarker

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology

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