Integrative Analyses of m6A Regulators Identify that METTL3 is Associated with HPV Status and Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in HPV-related Cancers
Although m6A modifications are associated with tumor progression, and anti-tumor immune responses, the role of m6A regulators in HPV-related carcinogenesis has not been well resolved. To provide evidence for the role of m6A regulators in HPV-related carcinogenesis and identify potential therapeutic targets for HPV-related cancers, integrative analyses of m6A regulators in 1,485 head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC) patients and 507 cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CESC) patients was performed and identified that an m6A regulator, METTL3, was highly expressed in tumors and was related to the poor prognosis in HNSC and CESC. In HPV-positive tumors, METTL3 was positively associated with tumor HPV status, such as HPV integration status, E6 and unspliced-E6 expression, and p16 expression. Further analysis demonstrated that METTL3 high status was negatively correlated with tumor immune cell infiltrations and facilitated the expression of immunosuppressive immune checkpoint molecules (i.e., PD-L1). Cell-derived xenograft models demonstrated that METTL3 inhibitor combined with anti-PD1 therapy promoted immunotherapy of CESC in vivo. Overall, this study identified that METTL3 high status, is associated with poor prognosis and HPV status, and serves as a mediator of the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in HPV-associated cancer, which provides a promising therapeutic target for anti-cancer immunotherapy.
基金:
National Key R&D Program of China [2021YFC2701201]; China Postdoc-toral Science Foundation [2021M702223]; Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee [JCYJ20210324105808022, RCBS20210706092345027]; Natural Science Foundation of China [82072895, 82141106, 82072889]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol,Dept Gynecol & Obstet,Key Lab,Minist Educ,Tongji Hosp,Tongji Med Coll,Canc Biol Res Ctr,Wuhan,Hubei,Peoples R China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol,Dept Gynecol & Obstet,Key Lab,Minist Educ,Tongji Hosp,Tongji Med Coll,Canc Biol Res Ctr,Wuhan,Hubei,Peoples R China[2]Peking Univ Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol Med Ctr, Peking Univ, Shenzhen Hosp, Ctr Reprod Med,Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Shenzhen 518036, Guangdong, Peoples R China[3]Peking Univ Third Hosp, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Ctr Reprod Med, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China[*1]1095 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Yu Ruidi,Wei Ye,He Chao,et al.Integrative Analyses of m6A Regulators Identify that METTL3 is Associated with HPV Status and Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in HPV-related Cancers[J].INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES.2022,18(9):3874-3887.doi:10.7150/ijbs.70674.
APA:
Yu, Ruidi,Wei, Ye,He, Chao,Zhou, Ping,Yang, Hong...&Cao, Canhui.(2022).Integrative Analyses of m6A Regulators Identify that METTL3 is Associated with HPV Status and Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in HPV-related Cancers.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES,18,(9)
MLA:
Yu, Ruidi,et al."Integrative Analyses of m6A Regulators Identify that METTL3 is Associated with HPV Status and Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in HPV-related Cancers".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 18..9(2022):3874-3887