机构:[1]Department of Dermatology, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China[2]Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China,[3]Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China[4]Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China[5]Department of Respiratory and Critical care, Shandong public health clinical center, Jinan, China[6]Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China[7]Department of Dermatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China[8]Outpatient of Podiatric Rehabilitation, Maternity and Child Health Care of Zaozhuang, Zaozhuang, China[9]Department of Dermatology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China[10]Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China外科系统普通外科首都医科大学宣武医院
RNA N6-methyladenosine (m(6)A) modification in tumorigenesis and progression has been highlighted and discovered in recent years. However, the molecular and clinical implications of m(6)A modification in melanoma tumor microenvironment (TME) and immune infiltration remain largely unknown. Here, we utilized consensus molecular clustering with nonnegative matrix factorization based on the melanoma transcriptomic profiles of 23 m(6)A regulators to determine the m(6)A modification clusters and m(6)A-related gene signature. Three distinct m(6)A modification patterns (m(6)A-C1, C2, and C3), which are characterized by specific m(6)A regulator expression, survival outcomes, and biological pathways, were identified in more than 1,000 melanoma samples. The immune profile analyses showed that these three m(6)A modification subtypes were highly consistent with the three known immune phenotypes: immune-desert (C1), immune-excluded (C2), and immune-inflamed (C3). Tumor digital cytometry (CIBERSORT, ssGSEA) algorithm revealed an upregulated infiltration of CD8(+) T cell and NK cell in m(6)A-C3 subtype. An m(6)A scoring scheme calculated by principal component of m(6)A signatures stratified melanoma patients into high- and low-m(6)sig score subgroups; a high score was significantly associated with prolonged survival and enhanced immune infiltration. Furthermore, fewer somatic copy number alternations (SCNA) and PD-L1 expression were found in patients with high m(6)Sig score. In addition, patients with high m(6)Sig score demonstrated marked immune responses and durable clinical benefits in two independent immunotherapy cohorts. Overall, this study indicated that m(6)A modification is involved in melanoma tumor microenvironment immune regulation and contributes to formation of tumor immunogenicity. Comprehensive evaluation of the m(6)A modification pattern of individual tumors will provide more insights into molecular mechanisms of TME characterization and promote more effective personalized biotherapy strategies.
基金:
Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province [2019JZZY010104, 2019GSF108146]; Academic promotion programme of Shandong First Medical University [2019QL021]; Special Foundation for Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province [ts20190978]; The Research Incubation Funding of Shandong Provincial Hospital; Youth Training Program for High-level Projects of Jinan Central Hospital
第一作者机构:[1]Department of Dermatology, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China[2]Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China,[3]Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Du Fengying,Li Han,Li Yan,et al.Identification of m(6)A Regulator-Associated Methylation Modification Clusters and Immune Profiles in Melanoma[J].FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY.2021,9:doi:10.3389/fcell.2021.761134.
APA:
Du, Fengying,Li, Han,Li, Yan,Liu, Yang,Li, Xinyu...&Li, Xiaokang.(2021).Identification of m(6)A Regulator-Associated Methylation Modification Clusters and Immune Profiles in Melanoma.FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY,9,
MLA:
Du, Fengying,et al."Identification of m(6)A Regulator-Associated Methylation Modification Clusters and Immune Profiles in Melanoma".FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 9.(2021)