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Application of Transposable Elements as Molecular-marker for Cancer Diagnosis

암 진단 분자 마커로서 이동성 유전인자의 응용

  • Kim, Hyemin (Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University) ;
  • Gim, Jeong-An (Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University) ;
  • Woo, Hyojeong (Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University) ;
  • Hong, Jeonghyeon (Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Jinyeop (Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Heui-Soo (Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University)
  • 김혜민 (부산대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학과) ;
  • 김정안 (부산대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학과) ;
  • 우효정 (부산대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학과) ;
  • 홍정현 (부산대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학과) ;
  • 김진엽 (부산대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학과) ;
  • 김희수 (부산대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학과)
  • Received : 2017.08.28
  • Accepted : 2017.10.26
  • Published : 2017.10.30
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Abstract

Until now, various oncogenic pathways were idenfied. The accumulation of DNA mutation induces genomic instability in the cell, and it makes cancer. The development of bioinformatics and genomics, to find the precise and reliable biomarker is available. This biomarker could be applied the early-dignosis, prediction and convalescence of cancer. Recently, Transposable elements (TEs) have been attracted as the regulator of genes, because they occupy a half of human genome, and the cause of various diseases. TEs induce DNA mutation, as well as the regulation of gene expression, that makes to cancer development. So, we confirmed the relationship between TEs and colon cancer, and provided the clue for colon cancer biomarker. First, we confirmed long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1), Alu, and long terminal repeats (LTRs) and their relationship to colon cancer. Because these elements have large composition and enormous effect to the human genome. Interestingly, colon cancer specific patterns were detected, such as the hypomethylation of LINE-1, LINE-1 insertion in the APC gene, hypo- or hypermethylation of Alu, and isoform derived from LTR insertion. Moreover, hypomethylation of LINE-1 in proto-oncogene is used as the biomarker of colon cancer metastasis, and MLH1 mutation induced by Alu is detected in familial or hereditary colon cancer. The genes, effected by TEs, were analyzed their expression patterns by in silico analysis. Then, we provided tissue- and gender-specific expression patterns. This information can provide reliable cancer biomarker, and apply to prediction and diagnosis of colon cancer.

현재까지 다양한 암의 발병 원인이 밝혀졌는데, 그 중 하나로써 DNA에 돌연변이가 축적되어 유전체가 불안정 해짐에 따라 암이 발생될 수 있는 기작들이 주목받고 있다. 생물정보학과 유전체학의 발달에 따라 질병 연구에 있어서 보다 더 정확하고 신뢰성 있는 바이오마커를 찾는 것이 가능해졌다. 따라서, 생물정보학과 유전체학의 연구 기반을 바탕으로 한 암의 바이오마커는 암의 조기진단뿐만 아니라, 더 나아가 암 발생 예측과 암환자의 예후 진단에 적용될 수 있다. 최근 들어 인간 유전체에서 약 45%를 차지하는 이동성 유전인자(transposable elements, TEs)가 유전자의 발현 조절과 DNA의 돌연변이를 유도함으로써 다양한 질병에 영향을 미친다는 사실이 밝혀짐에 따라, 이러한 이동성 유전인자들이 암의 발생과 어떤 연관이 있는지에 대한 연구 또한 활발히 진행되고 있다. 따라서 우리는 이동성 유전인자가 대장암과 어떤 연관성이 있는지에 대해 조사를 하였으며, 이를 어떻게 바이오마커로 활용할 수 있는지 알아보았다. 우선, 이동성 유전인자 중 인간 유전체에 많이 존재하면서 유전체에 많은 영향을 미치는 LINE-1 (long interspersed nuclear element-1, L1)과 Alu, LTR (long terminal repeat) 위주로 확인하였다. 흥미롭게도, 대장암 세포에서 LINE-1의 저메틸화, APC 유전자 내에 LINE-1 삽입, Alu의 저메틸화와 과메틸화, LTR 삽입에 따른 isoform 발생 등이 특징적으로 나타나는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 원발암유전자에서의 L1 저메틸화가 대장암 전이의 바이오마커로 쓰일 수 있다는 것과 Alu에 의한 MLH1 돌연변이가 가족성 및 유전성 대장암에서 흔히 발견된다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이 때 이동성 유전인자에 의하여 영향 받는 유전자들의 발현을 in silico 발현 분석을 통하여 분석하였으며, 조직별, 성별 특이적 발현 양상을 제시하였다. 이들을 토대로 대장암 바이오마커를 개발하여 유전성 대장암의 예측 및 대장암 진단 또는 대장암 예후 예측을 통한 개인 맞춤형 치료에 활용할 수 있을 것으로 예상된다.

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