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DNA methylation is a common molecular alteration in colorectal cancer cells and culture method has no influence on DNA methylation

  • Authors:
    • Shibao Wang
    • Yinghui Huang
    • Xupeng Mu
    • Tianyang Qi
    • Sha Qiao
    • Zhenxia Lu
    • Hongjun Li
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  • Published online on: January 30, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5809
  • Pages: 3173-3180
  • Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The present study aimed to explore whether culture method had an influence on DNA methylation in colorectal cancer (CRC). In the present study, CRC cells were cultured in two‑dimensional (2D), three‑dimensional (3D) and mouse orthotopic transplantation (Tis) cultures. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used for global visualization of the three samples. A Venn diagram was applied for intersection and union analysis for different comparisons. The methylation condition of 5'‑C‑phosphate‑G‑3' (CpG) location was determined using unsupervised clustering analysis. Scatter plots and histograms of the mean β values between 3D vs. 2D, 3D vs. Tis and Tis vs. 2D were constructed. In order to explore the biological function of the genes, gene ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Gene and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses were utilized. To explore the influence of culture condition on genes, quantitative methylation specific polymerase chain reaction (QMSP) was performed. The three samples connected with each other closely, as demonstrated by PCA. Venn diagram analysis indicated that some differential methylation positions were commonly shared in the three groups of samples and 16 CpG positions appeared hypermethylated in the three samples. The methylation patterns between the 3D and 2D cultures were more similar than those of 3D and Tis, and Tis and 2D. Results of gene ontology demonstrated that differentially expressed genes were involved in molecular function, cellular components and biological function. KEGG analysis indicated that genes were enriched in 13 pathways, of which four pathways were the most evident. These pathways were pathways in cancer, mitogen‑activated protein kinase signaling, axon guidance and insulin signaling. Furthermore, QMSP demonstrated that methylation of mutL homolog, phosphatase and tensin homolog, runt‑related transcription factor, Ras association family member, cadherin‑1, O‑6‑methylguanine‑DNA‑methyltransferase and P16 genes had no obvious difference in 2D, 3D and Tis culture conditions. In conclusion, the culture method had no influence on DNA methylation in CRC cells.
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Wang S, Huang Y, Mu X, Qi T, Qiao S, Lu Z and Li H: DNA methylation is a common molecular alteration in colorectal cancer cells and culture method has no influence on DNA methylation. Exp Ther Med 15: 3173-3180, 2018
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Wang, S., Huang, Y., Mu, X., Qi, T., Qiao, S., Lu, Z., & Li, H. (2018). DNA methylation is a common molecular alteration in colorectal cancer cells and culture method has no influence on DNA methylation. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 15, 3173-3180. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5809
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Wang, S., Huang, Y., Mu, X., Qi, T., Qiao, S., Lu, Z., Li, H."DNA methylation is a common molecular alteration in colorectal cancer cells and culture method has no influence on DNA methylation". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15.4 (2018): 3173-3180.
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Wang, S., Huang, Y., Mu, X., Qi, T., Qiao, S., Lu, Z., Li, H."DNA methylation is a common molecular alteration in colorectal cancer cells and culture method has no influence on DNA methylation". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15, no. 4 (2018): 3173-3180. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5809