Expression profiling of budding cells in colorectal cancer reveals an EMT-like phenotype and molecular subtype switching

Autor: Linde De Smedt, Gert De Hertogh, Hans Prenen, Jeroen Dekervel, Dominiek Smeets, Thomas Tousseyn, David Barras, Diether Lambrechts, Jasper Wouters, Eva Galle, Sabine Tejpar, Olivier Govaere, Sofie Palmans, Daan Andel, Madeleine Suffiotti, Bram Boeckx, Xavier Sagaert
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: British Journal of Cancer
The British journal of cancer
ISSN: 1532-1827
0007-0920
Popis: Background: Tumour budding, described as the presence of single cells or small clusters of up to five tumour cells at the invasive margin, is established as a prognostic marker in colorectal carcinoma. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the molecular signature of tumour budding cells and the corresponding tumour bulk. Methods: Tumour bulk and budding areas were microdissected and processed for RNA-sequencing. As little RNA was obtained from budding cells, a special low-input mRNA library preparation protocol was used. Gene expression profiles of budding as compared with tumour bulk were investigated for established EMT signatures, consensus molecular subtype (CMS), gene set enrichment and pathway analysis. Results: A total of 296 genes were differentially expressed with an FDR
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