Transcriptome-wide analysis of alternative splicing events in bladder cancer: Novel biomarkers discovery for early diagnosis.

Authors

Claudio Jeldres

Claudio Jeldres

University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

Claudio Jeldres , Sabrina Bouchard , Michel Carmel , Patrick O Richard , Robert Sabbagh , Martin Bisaillon

Organizations

University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, CIUSSE-CHUS - Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company

Background: Cystoscopy, an invasive, painful and expensive method, is currently the main clinical tool for new diagnosis and disease recurrence detection of bladder cancer (BCa). The need for new biomarkers discovery that is costless, sensitive and specific is urgent. This project aims to study and compare alternative splicing events (ASE) in BCa tissues and normal bladder tissues and ultimately, identify specific spliced events coding for proteins detectable in urine by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. Methods: In this study, alterations to the global RNA splicing landscape of cellular genes were investigated in a large-scale screen from 408 BCa tissues and 19 normal tissues provided by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Three statistical thresholds were used to determine substantial modifications. All events showing a p-value<0.05 and a level of expression ≥ 50 transcripts per million; -10 ≥Δ percent splice index ≤10; and a q-value<0.05 were conserved. Next, mRNA expression levels between cancer and normal tissues were compared for all splicing factors and the spliceosome to determine the impact of gene dysregulation on alternative splicing events. Using multiple bioinformatic platforms such as EASANA, MultAlin, ExPasy, NLS Mapper and Pfam, splicing events responsible for significant protein structural changes between cancer and healthy tissue were selected. From this sample chosen, ASEs coding for proteins that could be detected in urine were conserved. Results: Our study identifies modifications in the alternative splicing patterns of 107 transcripts encoded by 97 genes. STRING analysis revealed that many of the gene products interact either directly or indirectly with each other (enrichment p-value = 1x10-10). 61 ASEs are causing important protein changes from which 27 can be detected in urine. Finally, 16 ASEs coding for easily recognizable peptide sequences in urine represented significant targets for potential BCa biomarkers. Conclusions: The TCGA data show the relevance to investigate alternative splicing events in bladder cancer. 16 significant events were detectable in urine and may potentially discriminate between presence or absence of bladder cancer.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2018 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Prostate Cancer, Urothelial Carcinoma, and Penile, Urethral, and Testicular Cancers

Track

Urothelial Carcinoma,Prostate Cancer,Penile, Urethral, and Testicular Cancers

Sub Track

Urothelial Carcinoma

Citation

J Clin Oncol 36, 2018 (suppl 6S; abstr 483)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2018.36.6_suppl.483

Abstract #

483

Poster Bd #

J12

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