Expression of the Major and Pro-Oncogenic H3K9 Lysine Methyltransferase SETDB1 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

SETDB1 is a key histone lysine methyltransferase involved in gene silencing. The SETDB1 gene is amplified in human lung cancer, where the protein plays a driver role. Here, we investigated the clinical significance of SETDB1 expression in the two major forms of human non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), i.e., adenocarcinoma (ADC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), by combining a meta-analysis of transcriptomic datasets and a systematic review of the literature. A total of 1140 NSCLC patients and 952 controls were included in the association analyses. Our data revealed higher levels of SETDB1 mRNA in ADC (standardized mean difference, SMD: 0.88; 95% confidence interval, CI: 0.73-1.02; p < 0.001) and SCC (SMD: 0.40; 95% CI: 0.13-0.66; p = 0.003) compared to non-cancerous tissues. For clinicopathological analyses, 2533 ADC and 903 SCC patients were included. Interestingly, SETDB1 mRNA level was increased in NSCLC patients who were current smokers compared to non-smokers (SMD: 0.26; 95% CI: 0.08-0.44; p = 0.004), and when comparing former smokers and non-smokers (p = 0.009). Furthermore, the area under the curve (AUC) given by the summary receiver operator characteristic curve (sROC) was 0.774 (Q = 0.713). Together, our findings suggest a strong foundation for further research to evaluate SETDB1 as a diagnostic biomarker and/or its potential use as a therapeutic target in NSCLC.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Cancers - 11(2019), 8 vom: 08. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cruz-Tapias, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Zakharova, Vlada [VerfasserIn]
Perez-Fernandez, Oscar M [VerfasserIn]
Mantilla, William [VerfasserIn]
RamÍRez-Clavijo, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Ait-Si-Ali, Slimane [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Lysine methyltransferase
Meta-analysis
Non-small cell lung cancer
SETDB1/KMT1E

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Date Revised 30.09.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cancers11081134

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM300094639