研究概要
我们的研究结果揭示了唾液酸化-免疫相关 lncRNAs 在 ccRCC 免疫抑制性肿瘤微环境和癌症进展中的作用,为预测患者预后和治疗反应提供了新框架。
研究思路结论见上方概要
背景
长链非编码RNA(lncRNA)表达失调已被证实在透明细胞肾细胞癌(ccRCC)的致瘤性中发挥关键作用。同时,唾液酸化在癌症进展和调节肿瘤免疫微环境中起着关键作用。然而,唾液酸化-免疫相关lncRNA(SIRLs)如何影响ccRCC的肿瘤免疫微环境和进展仍不清楚。
方法
利用综合癌症数据集,我们识别了与唾液酸化和免疫调节均相关的关键lncRNA,构建了以核心基因LINC01605为中心的预后风险模型。
结果
被归类为高风险的患者与低风险个体相比,表现出显著较差的生存结局和对anti-PD-1免疫治疗的较差反应。功能研究证实了LINC01605在增强肿瘤侵袭性和CD8 + T细胞耗竭中的作用。敲低LINC01605可降低ccRCC细胞膜中的总唾液酸水平。在机制上,LINC01605招募IGF2BP2以提高JAK3 mRNA的稳定性。JAK3表达升高激活JAK3/STAT3信号通路,而磷酸化的STAT3随后上调癌基因(如MYC)以及唾液酸转移酶ST6GALNAC5——后者直接增加细胞膜唾液酸化,而这是已知的免疫逃逸驱动因素。
展开英文摘要原文
BACKGROUND
Dysregulated expression of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) has been shown to play a critical role in the tumorigenicity of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Meanwhile, sialylation plays a pivotal role in cancer progression and in modulating the tumor immune microenvironment. However, how sialylation-immune-related lncRNAs (SIRLs) influence tumor immune microenvironment and progression of ccRCC remains unclear.
METHODS
Using comprehensive cancer datasets, we identified key lncRNAs linked to both sialylation and immune modulation, constructing a prognostic risk model centered on the hub gene LINC01605 .
RESULTS
Patients classified as high-risk showed significantly poor survival outcomes and poor response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy compared to low-risk individuals. Functional studies established LINC01605 's role in enhancing tumor aggressiveness and CD8 + T cell exhaustion. Knockdown of LINC01605 reduces total sialic acid levels in ccRCC cell membranes. Mechanistically, LINC01605 recruits IGF2BP2 to increase the stability of JAK3 mRNA. Elevated JAK3 expression activates JAK3/STAT3 signaling, and phosphorylated STAT3 subsequently upregulates oncogenes (e.g., MYC) as well as sialyltransferase ST6GALNAC5-which directly increases cell membrane sialylation, a known driver of immune evasion.
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings reveal the role of sialylation-immune-related lncRNAs in the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment and cancer progression in ccRCC, providing a new framework for predicting patient outcomes and therapeutic responses.
论文信息
- 作者
- Dai Z、Zhou H、Feng Z、Zhang M、Ai Z、Huang G、Cen J、Liang Y
- 单位
- Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China.China
- 期刊
- Frontiers in immunology2025