Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Hepatoblastomas exhibit marked NNMT downregulation driven by promoter DNA hypermethylation. |
| Authors: |
Rivas, Maria Prates, Aguiar, Talita Ferreira Marques, Maschietto, Mariana, Lemes, Renan B, Caires-Júnior, Luiz Carlos, Goulart, Ernesto, Telles-Silva, Kayque Alves, Novak, Estela, Cristofani, Lilian Maria, Odone, Vicente, Cypriano, Monica, de Toledo, Silvia Regina Caminada, Carraro, Dirce Maria, Escobar, Melissa Quintero, Lee, Hana, Johnston, Michael, da Costa, Cecilia Maria Lima, da Cunha, Isabela Werneck, Tasic, Ljubica, Pearson, Peter L |
| Source: |
Tumor Biology (IOS Press); Dec2020, Vol. 42 Issue 12, p1-14, 14p |
| Subject Terms: |
NUCLEAR magnetic resonance spectroscopy, MAGIC angle spinning, TUMOR suppressor genes, NUCLEAR magnetic resonance, NICOTINAMIDE |
| Abstract: |
Hepatoblastomas exhibit the lowest mutational burden among pediatric tumors. We previously showed that epigenetic disruption is crucial for hepatoblastoma carcinogenesis. Our data revealed hypermethylation of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase, a highly expressed gene in adipocytes and hepatocytes. The expression pattern and the role of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase in pediatric liver tumors have not yet been explored, and this study aimed to evaluate the effect of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase hypermethylation in hepatoblastomas. We evaluated 45 hepatoblastomas and 26 non-tumoral liver samples. We examined in hepatoblastomas if the observed nicotinamide N-methyltransferase promoter hypermethylation could lead to dysregulation of expression by measuring mRNA and protein levels by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemistry, and Western blot assays. The potential impact of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase changes was evaluated on the metabolic profile by high-resolution magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Significant nicotinamide N-methyltransferase downregulation was revealed in hepatoblastomas, with two orders of magnitude lower nicotinamide N-methyltransferase expression in tumor samples and hepatoblastoma cell lines than in hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines. A specific TSS1500 CpG site (cg02094283) of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase was hypermethylated in tumors, with an inverse correlation between its methylation level and nicotinamide N-methyltransferase expression. A marked global reduction of the nicotinamide N-methyltransferase protein was validated in tumors, with strong correlation between gene and protein expression. Of note, higher nicotinamide N-methyltransferase expression was statistically associated with late hepatoblastoma diagnosis, a known clinical variable of worse prognosis. In addition, untargeted metabolomics analysis detected aberrant lipid metabolism in hepatoblastomas. Data presented here showed the first evidence that nicotinamide N-methyltransferase reduction occurs in hepatoblastomas, providing further support that the nicotinamide N-methyltransferase downregulation is a wide phenomenon in liver cancer. Furthermore, this study unraveled the role of DNA methylation in the regulation of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase expression in hepatoblastomas, in addition to evaluate the potential effect of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase reduction in the metabolism of these tumors. These preliminary findings also suggested that nicotinamide N-methyltransferase level may be a potential prognostic biomarker for hepatoblastoma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
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