Objective: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a heterogeneous disease comprising histologically defined subtypes among which clear cell RCC (ccRCC) accounts for 70% of all RCC cases. DNA methylation constitutes a main part of the molecular mechanism of cancer evolution and prognosis. In this study, we aim to identify differentially methylated genes related to ccRCC and their prognostic values.
Methods: The GSE168845 dataset was downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between ccRCC tissues and paired tumor-free kidney tissues. DEGs were submitted to public databases for functional and pathway enrichment analysis, protein-protein interaction (PPI) analysis, promoter methylation analysis, and survival correlation analysis.
Results: In the setting of |log2FC| ≥ 2 and adjusted value <0.05 during differential expression analysis of the GSE168845 dataset, 1659 DEGs between ccRCC tissues and paired tumor-free kidney tissues were sorted out. The most enriched pathways were " cell activation" and "cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction." After PPI analysis, 22 hub genes related to ccRCC stood out, among which CD4, PTPRC, ITGB2, TYROBP, BIRC5, and ITGAM exhibited higher methylation levels, and BUB1B, CENPF, KIF2C, and MELK exhibited lower methylation levels in ccRCC tissues compared with paired tumor-free kidney tissues. Among these differentially methylated genes, TYROBP, BIRC5, BUB1B, CENPF, and MELK were significantly correlated with the survival of ccRCC patients ( < 0.001).
Conclusion: Our study indicates the DNA methylation of TYROBP, BIRC5, BUB1B, CENPF, and MELK may be promising results for the prognosis of ccRCC.
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