IMR Press / FBL / Volume 28 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2801009
Open Access Original Research
Comprehensive Analysis of RNA-Binding Protein-Related lncRNA in Breast Invasive Carcinoma
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1 Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insects Bio-reactor, Nanyang Normal University, 473061 Nanyang, Henan, China
2 School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
3 Zhengzhou Revogene Ltd., 451162 Zhengzhou, Henan, China
4 Henan Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Processing for Big Data of Digital Image, School of Computer Science and Technology, Nanyang Normal University, 473061 Nanyang, Henan, China
*Correspondence: xuqian7666@nynu.edu.cn (Qian Xu)
These authors contributed equally.
Academic Editor: Ricardo Jorge Pinto Araujo
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2023, 28(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2801009
Submitted: 13 August 2022 | Revised: 16 November 2022 | Accepted: 29 November 2022 | Published: 13 January 2023
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), which form complexes or single/multiple RNA-binding domains, have a functional role in regulating and determining the function or stability of the bound RNAs in various cancers, including breast invasive carcinoma (BRCA). However, the biological functions and clinical implications of RBP-related long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in BRCA remain largely unknown. Methods: Herein, we first identified and characterized RBP-related lncRNAs in BRCA. Then we built an RBP-related lncRNA signature (RBPLSig) and explored the clinical evaluation and prediction performance of the RBPLSig by bioinformatic analysis. In addition, to optimize treatment plans, prediction online tools was developed to predict the patient survival rate. Lastly, to verify the function of lncRNA WAC antisense RNA 1 (WAC-AS1), the experiments such as Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), lncRNA knockdown, CCK-8, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) staining were performed. We also gained the potential mechanisms of the druggable compounds of the WAC-AS1 related RBP gene, putative NSUN6, using molecular docking. Results: The results showed that RBPLSig, as an independent prognostic factor for BRCA patients, was involved in numerous malignancy-associated immunoregulatory pathways. We found different immune statuses and responses to immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy between the high- and low-risk groups stratified by RBPLSig. Conclusions: Our data broaden the comprehensive understanding of the biological functions of RBP-related lncRNAs, and demonstrate a novel and independent RBPLSig to assess prognosis and the immune microenvironment, thus helping to guide treatment decisions for BRCA.

Keywords
invasive breast carcinoma
RNA-binding proteins
long non-coding RNA
prognosis
tumor immune microenvironment
Funding
#81701185/Natural Science Foundation of China
#22A320039/High School Key Research Project of Henan Province
#ZYQR20191205/ZHONGYUAN QIANREN JIHUA
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