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Integrative analysis of dysregulated microRNAs and mRNAs in multiple recurrent synchronized renal tumors from patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease

  • Authors:
    • Charles-Henry Gattolliat
    • Sophie Couvé
    • Guillaume Meurice
    • Cédric Oréar
    • Nathalie Droin
    • Mathieu Chiquet
    • Sophie Ferlicot
    • Virginie Verkarre
    • Viorel Vasiliu
    • Vincent Molinié
    • Arnaud Méjean
    • Philippe Dessen
    • Sophie Giraud
    • Brigitte Bressac-De-Paillerets
    • Betty Gardie
    • Bin Tean Teh
    • Stéphane Richard
    • Sophie Gad
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  • Published online on: July 19, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2018.4490
  • Pages: 1455-1468
  • Copyright: © Gattolliat et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is a rare autosomal dominant syndrome that is the main cause of inherited clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), which generally occurs in the form of multiple recurrent synchronized tumors. Affected patients are carriers of a germline mutation in the VHL tumor suppressor gene. Somatic mutations of this gene are also found in sporadic ccRCC and numerous pan-genomic studies have reported a dysregulation of microRNA (miRNA) expression in these sporadic tumors. In order to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of VHL-associated ccRCC, particularly in the context of multiple tumors, the present study characterized the mRNA and miRNA transcriptome through an integrative analysis compared with sporadic renal tumors. In the present study, two series of ccRCC samples were used. The first set consisted of several samples from different tumors occurring in the same patient, for two independent patients affected with VHL disease. The second set consisted of 12 VHL-associated tumors and 22 sporadic ccRCC tumors compared with a pool of normal renal tissue. For each sample series, an expression analysis of miRNAs and mRNAs was conducted using microarrays. The results indicated that multiple tumors within the kidney of a patient with VHL disease featured a similar pattern of miRNA and gene expression. In addition, the expression levels of miRNA were able to distinguish VHL-associated tumors from sporadic ccRCC, and it was identified that 103 miRNAs and 2,474 genes were differentially expressed in the ccRCC series compared with in normal renal tissue. The majority of dysregulated genes were implicated in ‘immunity’ and ‘metabolism’ pathways. Taken together, these results allow a better understanding of the occurrence of ccRCC in patients with VHL disease, by providing insights into dysregulated miRNA and mRNA. In the set of patients with VHL disease, there were few differences in miRNA and mRNA expression, thus indicating a similar molecular evolution of these synchronous tumors and suggesting that the same molecular mechanisms underlie the pathogenesis of these hereditary tumors.

Introduction

Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is an autosomal dominant hereditary syndrome caused by germline mutations in the VHL tumor suppressor gene, which is located on chromosome 3p25-26. The clinical phenotype of VHL disease is characterized by the development of a panel of benign and malignant, highly vascularized tumors in several organ systems. One of the major clinical manifestations is clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). The emergence of tumors follows the inactivation of the remaining wild-type allele. Somatic VHL inactivation is also a hallmark of the majority of cases of sporadic ccRCC, and insights into VHL gene function have resulted in the use of antiangiogenic targeted therapies, which are now first line in the treatment of advanced renal tumors (1). Fuhrman's nuclear grade is the cornerstone of the prognostic classification of ccRCC and is based on increasing nuclear size, irregularity and nucleolar prominence (2).

In the last few years, numerous pan-genomic studies [comparative genomic hybridization-array, and gene and microRNA (miRNA/miR) expression profiles] have well characterized sporadic ccRCC (37). However, few studies have been published in the field of VHL-associated ccRCC (8,9). Fisher et al demonstrated that kidney tumors developing from a germline VHL mutation exhibit complementarity of the evolutionary principles of contingency and convergence. Notably, reduced mutation burden and limited evidence of intra-tumor heterogeneity were detected in these tumors (10). To the best of our knowledge, no previous study has focused on miRNA profiles in VHL-associated renal tumors compared with in sporadic ccRCC; these two entities are considered similar but no transcriptomic comparison study has been conducted to confirm this fact. The main function of miRNAs is to suppress the translation of target genes; however, they can also process mRNAs for cellular decay (11). Mature miRNAs have numerous targets, are often members of the same regulatory networks, and operate in regulatory feedback loops. These properties position them as fine-tuning modulators of set points in homeostatic processes in normal cells. It has previously been reported that discrete sets of miRNAs are induced and repressed in various types of cancer, and are specific to particular diagnoses and progression patterns, and predictive of responses to treatment. In cancer, aberrations in the expression of specific miRNAs may have well-defined tumor-suppressing or oncogenic functions (12). Furthermore, since a given miRNA has several targets, multiple pro-oncogenic or tumor-suppressing pathways are affected, and these pathways, in turn, regulate the miRNA expression in a feedback-loop mechanism (13). Studies regarding miRNA dysregulation in cancer have risen rapidly recently, including those in sporadic ccRCC (14,15).

The transcriptomic analysis of synchronous tumors occurring within the kidney in one patient offers a rare opportunity to investigate the evolution of tumors. In the present study, to better understand the biological processes implicated in the tumorigenesis of VHL-associated ccRCC, the transcriptomic (miRNA and mRNA) signature of VHL-associated tumors was determined using multiple tumor samples from two distinct patients who possessed several different primary kidney tumors. For comparison, the miRNA and mRNA profiles of 12 independent VHL-associated tumors were determined and were compared with the profiles of 22 sporadic renal tumors. The present study may provide information regarding the molecular pathogenesis of ccRCC in patients with VHL disease and offer possibilities for further molecular investigations.

Materials and methods

Patient samples and ethical consent

A total of 36 patients were recruited between 2002 and 2009. Their mean age at diagnosis was 54.9 years old. The sample series, which comprised two sets of 13 (from 2 patients) and 34 (from 34 patients) human ccRCC samples were obtained from the French Kidney Cancer Consortium coordinated by Professor Stéphane Richard (French National Network for Rare Cancers in Adults PREDIR Center, Bicêtre Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France). The present study was approved by the ethical committee of Bicêtre Hospital (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France). Primary tumors, and for some cases adjacent non-tumor samples, were obtained from patients who underwent surgical tumor resection. All patients provided written informed consent prior to surgery for use of their tumors. Tumor samples were frozen immediately in liquid nitrogen following surgery and were classified according to the Fuhrman nuclear grading system, after which they were grouped into low grade (grade 1+2) and high grade (grade 3+4) tumors (2).

The main clinical and genetic features of the patients, and tumor characteristics, are described in Table I. Part of the tumor series was previously reported (16). Differences in the numbers of samples are due to the lack of sufficient RNA quantity.

Table I

Characteristics of tumor samples.

Table I

Characteristics of tumor samples.

Tumor numberHospitalSexAge (years)HistologyFuhrman's gradeGrade classVHL statusmicroRNA microarray analysisGene microarray analysis
First set
2203_T1NeckerM61VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
2203_T10NeckerM61VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
2203_T3NeckerM61VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
2203_T6NeckerM61VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
2203_T7NeckerM61VHL-ccRCC3HighMutatedYesYes
2203_T9NeckerM61VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
1674_T1NeckerF39VHL-ccRCC3HighMutatedYesYes
1674_T11NeckerF39VHL-ccRCC3HighMutatedYesYes
1674_T13NeckerF39VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYes
1674_T19NeckerF39VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
1674_T2NeckerF39VHL-ccRCC3HighMutatedYesYes
1674_T3NeckerF39VHL-ccRCC3HighMutatedYesYes
1674_T4NeckerF39VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
Second set
1919St-JosephF75Sporadic ccRCC2LowWild-typeYesYes
2040NeckerF45Sporadic ccRCC3HighWild-typeYesYes
3042St-JosephM83Sporadic ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
3503St-JosephM59Sporadic ccRCC4HighWild-typeYesYes
3554St-JosephM47Sporadic ccRCC3HighMutatedYesYes
3559St-JosephM61Sporadic ccRCC3HighWild-typeYesYes
4320St-JosephF78Sporadic ccRCC3HighMutatedYesYes
4667St-JosephF70Sporadic ccRCC3HighMutatedYesYes
5290St-JosephF69Sporadic ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
5668St-JosephM69Sporadic ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
5835St-JosephM60Sporadic ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
5887St-JosephM85Sporadic ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
6517St-JosephM76Sporadic ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
6739St-JosephM53Sporadic ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
7294St-JosephF65Sporadic ccRCC4HighMutatedYesYes
7896St-JosephF70Sporadic ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
8527St-JosephF77Sporadic ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
9490St-JosephM67Sporadic ccRCC4HighMutatedYesYes
9671St-JosephF45Sporadic ccRCC4HighMutatedYesYes
40442St-JosephM56Sporadic ccRCC3HighWild-typeYes
40815St-JosephM71Sporadic ccRCC3HighWild-typeYesYes
40842St-JosephF77Sporadic ccRCC1LowMutatedYesYes
2132NeckerM34VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYes
2920BicêtreM26VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
4573BicêtreM24VHL-ccRCC1LowMutatedYesYes
4734BicêtreM65VHL-ccRCC3HighMutatedYesYes
5205NeckerM27VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
6315BicêtreM35VHL-ccRCC3HighMutatedYesYes
6434NeckerF40VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
6600NeckerM23VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
7000NeckerF45VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
8156NeckerF40VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
8464BicêtreM28VHL-ccRCC2LowMutatedYesYes
50201NeckerM31VHL-ccRCC3HighMutatedYesYes

[i] ccRCC, clear-cell renal cell carcinoma; F, female; M, male; VHL, von Hippel-Lindau.

Tumor cryosections and total RNA extraction

All samples were frozen at −80°C prior to RNA extraction. The percentage of malignant tumor cell content was determined in the first and last sections obtained using a cryostat, and sections with >60% malignant tumor cell content were used for subsequent experimentation (mean of all the series: 83±12%). Total RNA was isolated using TRIzol® reagent (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA) according to the manufacturer's protocol. Nucleic acid concentration and purity were determined using NanoDrop ND-1000 (NanoDrop; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA), and RNA quality was verified using a 2100 Bioanalyser (Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA) using an RNA integrity no. >6. The reference sample was based on a pool of RNA extracted from all normal adjacent tissues available, which consisted of 17 renal tissue samples from patients with sporadic ccRCC, and was used for all analyses.

miRNA and gene microarray expression analysis

Each sample was prepared according to the Agilents miRNA Microarray system protocol (Agilent Technologies, Inc.). Total RNA (100 ng) was labeled and hybridized to Agilent human miRNA 8×15K microarrays v3 (AMADID 21827; Agilent Technologies, Inc.) containing 851 human and 88 human viral miRNAs, each replicated 16 times, and Agilent human genome 4×44K microarrays (Agilent Technologies, Inc.) for gene expression, according to the manufacturer's protocol. All processing methods used for miRNA analyses were performed on the Cy3 Median Signal in Agilent Feature software v10.7 (Agilent Technologies, Inc.). For gene expression, analyses were performed on the Cy3 and Cy5 Median signal in Agilent Feature software v10.7 (Agilent Technologies, Inc.). Raw data files were extracted using functions in Bioconductor (17). Flagged spots, as well as control spots, were systematically removed, and data were log2 transformed. Quantile normalization was performed using the normalizeBetweenArray function from R package 'LIMMA' (version no. 3.34.9) (18). The median of each probe for a given miRNA was computed and the corresponding value was assigned to the miRNA. Data were then filtered according to the maximum number of missing values allowed for each miRNA (30%).

Hierarchical clusters were computed using the 'dist' function from R, using the 'Euclidian' method as a measure of distance. Hierarchical clustering was performed using the 'hclust' function from R using the distance matrix previously computed and Ward's method.

To assess differentially expressed miRNAs, the fold-changes and standard errors were initially estimated between two groups of samples by fitting a linear model for each miRNA with the 'lmFit' function of LIMMA package. Subsequently, empirical Bayes smoothing was applied to the standard errors in the linear model previously computed using the 'eBayes' function of LIMMA. To extract a table of the top-ranked genes from the linear model fit, the topTable function in LIMMA was utilized. The results were saved in a table file format.

BRB analyses were performed to compare the tumor groups and the reference group. miRNAs and genes that were significantly differentially expressed between the groups at P<0.05 using BRB ArrayTools v2 (https://brb.nci.nih.gov/BRB-ArrayTools/), as determined using two-way analysis of variance and multiple correction Benjamini-Hochberg test, were selected for further analysis. Significantly differentially expressed miRNAs were used to build a hierarchical cluster using Gene-E (https://software.broadinstitute.org/GENE-E/index.html). For biological interpretation of significant genes, the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID, https://david.ncifcrf.gov/) was employed to perform the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis. Significant KEGG pathways (P<0.05) were selected in VHL-associated and sporadic ccRCC tumors.

Results

Patients and samples

The main characteristics of the two tumor sets used in the present study and individual patient data are reported in Table I. The first set consisted of several samples from multiple tumors obtained from two patients with VHL disease [Patient 2203, n=6; Patient 1674, n=7 (6 for miRNA analysis and 7 for mRNA analysis)]. The second set consisted of 12 VHL-associated renal tumors (11 for miRNA analysis and 12 for mRNA analysis) and 22 sporadic ccRCC tumors (21 for miRNA analysis and 22 for mRNA analysis) from 34 patients.

Lack of heterogeneity for miRNA and mRNA expression profiles between multiple tumors for the same patient with VHL disease

Patients affected with VHL disease can simultaneously develop several multifocal and bilateral tumors in the kidneys. The present study performed microarray gene and miRNA expression analyses on several samples from different tumors obtained from the same patient, for two independent patients (Patients 2203 and 1674). Firstly, unsupervised hierarchical clustering analyses were conducted on the miRNA and gene expression profiles. In both analyses, tumor samples were well separated from the normal renal tissue pool. In addition, unsupervised hierarchical clustering of the miRNA expression profiles was not able to discriminate between the two patients (Fig. 1A); however, unsupervised hierarchical clustering of the mRNA expression profiles was able to distinguish between the two patients; this may be explained by the different genetic background (Fig. 1B).

The present study also explored the differences between tumor samples and the normal reference samples, for each patient. For patient 2203, a total of 1,377 genes and 51 miRNAs were significantly differentially expressed. For patient 1674, a total of 1,282 genes and 56 miRNAs were differentially expressed (Table II). In addition, as shown in Fig. 2, a hierarchical cluster analysis built with 70 dysregulated miRNAs clearly indicated separate tumor clusters from the normal reference group. No obvious differences were detected between the samples, but the two subclusters could be distinguished according to the nuclear grade of these tumors. When tumors were compared two by two, no significant difference was found, thus supporting the hypothesis of a similar molecular evolution between independent tumors. KEGG biological pathway analysis was conducted using DAVID software. This analysis globally identified three classes of pathways that were overrepresented with dysregulated genes. Notably, in the two patients, the most significant pathways were similar, and were implicated in 'immunity' and 'metabolism' (Table III).

Table II

Dysregulated miRNAs in patients 2203 and 1674.

Table II

Dysregulated miRNAs in patients 2203 and 1674.

miRNA IDPatient 2203 vs. normal pool
Patient 1674 vs. normal pool
Fold-changeP-valueadj-P-valueFold-changeP-valueadj-P-value
Common miRNAs
Upregulated
hsa-miR-21013.694 4.119×10−09 1.110×10−0618.204 1.344×10−09 9.051×10−07
hsa-miR-155-5p6.695 7.973×10−06 4.130×10−047.965 2.615×10−04 2.887×10−03
hsa-miR-342-3p3.389 1.927×10−06 1.527×10−043.132 1.483×10−07 1.537×10−05
hsa-miR-34a-5p3.373 2.187×10−04 3.983×10−032.519 7.045×10−04 5.858×10−03
hsa-miR-1274a2.853 1.377×10−04 2.995×10−032.441 3.774×10−05 7.159×10−04
hsa-miR-7202.773 9.353×10−05 2.348×10−032.265 9.233×10−05 1.353×10−03
hsa-miR-122-5p2.696 9.032×10−06 4.345×10−043.808 4.595×10−05 8.253×10−04
hsa-miR-150-5p2.645 1.554×10−04 3.271×10−033.333 7.686×10−05 1.204×10−03
hsa-miR-1274b2.531 6.167×10−04 7.416×10−032.235 1.829×10−05 4.663×10−04
hsa-miR-34b-5p2.472 1.131×10−03 1.199×10−022.239 7.917×10−05 1.226×10−03
hsa-miR-106b-5p2.463 8.830×10−03 4.815×10−022.191 1.354×10−06 7.601×10−05
hsa-miR-25-3p2.361 5.440×10−05 1.629×10−032.343 3.438×10−07 2.724×10−05
hsa-miR-93-5p2.342 3.627×10−05 1.164×10−032.209 1.910×10−07 1.838×10−05
hsa-miR-885-5p2.059 7.217×10−05 1.984×10−032.749 4.733×10−04 4.438×10−03
Downregulated
hsa-miR-762−2.148 6.373×10−04 7.597×10−03−2.456 3.143×10−06 1.520×10−04
hsa-miR-4270−2.167 1.655×10−03 1.538×10−02−2.318 7.754×10−06 2.611×10−04
hsa-miR-218-5p−2.259 1.106×10−04 2.701×10−03−2.030 3.164×10−03 1.661×10−02
hsa-miR-30a-3p−2.371 3.591×10−05 1.164×10−03−2.185 6.318×10−05 1.051×10−03
hsa-miR-1207-5p−2.380 2.682×10−03 2.101×10−02−2.425 7.777×10−04 6.349×10−03
hsa-miR-199a-3p−2.382 5.068×10−03 3.354×10−02−3.405 6.913×10−03 3.053×10−02
hsa-miR-188-5p−2.474 3.029×10−05 1.046×10−03−2.172 3.194×10−06 1.520×10−04
hsa-miR-30c-5p−2.477 2.188×10−04 3.983×10−03−2.108 3.468×10−05 6.970×10−04
hsa-miR-1225-5p−2.485 3.166×10−03 2.331×10−02−2.403 7.302×10−04 6.034×10−03
hsa-miR-4286−2.487 1.325×10−09 7.936×10−07−2.279 6.848×10−08 1.004×10−05
hsa-miR-30a-5p−2.490 8.286×10−06 4.134×10−04−2.253 5.463×10−06 2.230×10−04
hsa-miR-4284−2.718 3.360×10−03 2.446×10−02−4.295 7.493×10−06 2.611×10−04
hsa-miR-660-5p−2.813 4.062×10−05 1.244×10−03−2.239 4.978×10−04 4.530×10−03
hsa-miR-642b-3p−2.863 3.629×10−05 1.164×10−03−2.775 4.850×10−08 1.004×10−05
hsa-miR-135a-5p−2.965 1.202×10−06 1.233×10−04−2.413 3.352×10−06 1.520×10−04
hsa-miR-630−3.208 2.354×10−03 1.880×10−02−3.347 3.092×10−08 8.330×10−06
hsa-miR-363-3p−3.319 2.369×10−04 4.200×10−03−2.378 1.989×10−05 4.871×10−04
hsa-miR-200b-3p−3.577 5.841×10−05 1.684×10−03−2.609 2.844×10−05 5.918×10−04
hsa-miR-429−3.657 1.300×10−04 2.917×10−03−2.893 2.199×10−05 5.197×10−04
hsa-miR-1202−3.772 6.780×10−04 7.613×10−03−2.993 1.971×10−03 1.149×10−02
hsa-miR-141-3p−9.901 1.767×10−09 7.936×10−07−9.272 9.951×10−07 5.828×10−05
hsa-miR-200c-3p−12.485 3.817×10−09 1.110×10−06−11.832 9.017×10−07 5.784×10−05
Specific miRNAs of patient 2203
Upregulated
hsa-miR-21-3p2.705 1.544×10−05 6.710×10−041.845 1.092×10−03 7.619×10−03
hsa-miR-1260b2.461 2.786×10−04 4.750×10−031.968 1.898×10−04 2.265×10−03
hsa-miR-320d2.359 1.634×10−04 1.538×10−021.756 3.132×10−03 1.654×10−02
hsa-miR-181b-5p2.339 4.412×10−08 9.083×10−061.983 3.519×10−05 6.970×10−04
hsa-miR-1260a2.261 6.489×10−04 7.613×10−031.922 8.246×10−04 6.573×10−03
hsa-miR-452-5p2.245 4.431×10−03 3.045×10−021.382 1.265×10−02 4.801×10−02
hsa-miR-130b-3p2.243 1.656×10−06 1.394×10−041.742 2.452×10−06 1.270×10−04
hsa-miR-320e2.178 5.735×10−04 7.087×10−031.837 2.525×10−05 5.755×10−04
hsa-miR-320b2.168 7.956×10−04 8.856×10−031.714 2.918×10−04 3.144×10−03
hsa-miR-342-5p2.129 1.601×10−05 6.741×10−041.971 1.339×10−07 1.503×10−05
hsa-miR-223-3p2.056 2.665×10−04 4.602×10−031.867 9.326×10−03 3.830×10−02
hsa-miR-181a-5p2.019 9.307×10−04 1.011×10−021.932 1.444×10−05 4.052×10−04
Downregulated
hsa-miR-362-3p−2.317 5.680×10−04 7.087×10−03−1.826 2.457×10−03 1.385×10−02
hsa-miR-200a-3p−2.552 1.657×10−04 3.433×10−03−1.575 3.224×10−02ns
hsa-miR-10a-5p−3.326 4.392×10−04 5.915×10−03−1.965 4.617×10−02ns
Specific miRNAs of patient 1674
Upregulated
hsa-miR-142-3p2.941 2.613×10−02ns4.372 1.588×10−03 9.811×10−03
hsa-miR-4891.231nsns3.434 1.139×10−02 4.447×10−02
hsa-miR-142-5p2.116nsns3.205 1.006×10−03 7.348×10−03
hsa-miR-4941.975 1.863×10−03 1.647×10−022.621 1.116×10−03 7.709×10−03
hsa-miR-126-3p1.940 1.606×10−03 1.538×10−022.191 1.047×10−04 1.454×10−03
hsa-miR-15a-5p1.569nsns2.187 1.493×10−05 4.103×10−04
hsa-miR-15b-5p1.045 1.237×10−02ns2.181 1.112×10−03 1.488×10−03
hsa-miR-455-5p1.230nsns2.096 4.226×10−05 7.798×10−04
hsa-miR-140-3p1.840 5.298×10−04 6.796×10−032.032 1.710×10−04 2.105×10−03
hsa-miR-43061.368 3.099×10−03 2.306×10−022.005 3.613×10−04 3.632×10−03
hsa-miR-185-5p1.387 2.402×10−02ns2.005 9.862×10−04 7.339×10−03
Downregulated
hsa-miR-4299−1.489nsns−2.035 1.415×10−05 4.052×10−04
hsa-miR-4254−1.879 3.745×10−03 2.660×10−02−2.081 3.636×10−06 1.531×10−04
hsa-miR-204-5p−5.917 2.029×10−02ns−2.12 8.344×10−03 3.491×10−02
hsa-miR-1268a−1.486nsns−2.264 1.260×10−05 3.689×10−04
hsa-miR-574-3p−1.526 3.078×10−02ns−2.314 9.952×10−07 5.828×10−05
hsa-miR-10b-5p−1.881 1.377×10−02ns−2.338 8.231×10−03 3.463×10−02
hsa-let-7a-5p−1.933 1.263×10−03 1.288×10−02−2.377 1.679×10−03 1.014×10−02
hsa-miR-4281−1.917 7.692×10−03 4.525×10−02−2.529 8.819×10−05 1.320×10−03

[i] miR, microRNA; ns, not significant.

Table III

Summary of major implicated pathways in VHL-associated and sporadic renal tumors.

Table III

Summary of major implicated pathways in VHL-associated and sporadic renal tumors.

KEGG IDKEGG descriptionKEGG subclassKEGG class
Common pathways in both tumor groups
hsa04115p53 signaling pathwayCell growth and deathCellular processes
hsa04510Focal adhesionCellular community
hsa04540Gap junction
hsa04060Cytokine-cytokine receptor interactionSignaling molecules and interactionEnvironmental information processing
hsa04514Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs)
hsa04512ECM-receptor interaction
hsa05200Pathways in cancerCancers: OverviewHuman diseases
hsa03320PPAR signaling pathwayEndocrine systemOrganismal systems
hsa04960 Aldosterone-regulated sodium reabsorptionExcretory system
hsa04610Complement and coagulation cascadesImmune system
hsa04650Natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity
hsa04640Hematopoietic cell lineage
hsa04672Intestinal immune network for IgA production
hsa04610Complement and coagulation cascades
hsa04062Chemokine signaling pathway
hsa04612Antigen processing and presentation
hsa04621NOD-like receptor signaling pathway
hsa04660T cell receptor signaling pathway
hsa04670Leukocyte transendothelial migration
hsa00532Chondroitin sulfate biosynthesisGlycan biosynthesis and metabolismMetabolism
hsa00280Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradationAmino acid metabolism
hsa00380Tryptophan metabolism
hsa00330Arginine and proline metabolism
hsa00260Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism
hsa00250Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism
hsa00340Histidine metabolism
hsa00310Lysine degradation
hsa00270Cysteine and methionine metabolism
hsa00350Tyrosine metabolism
hsa00640Propanoate metabolismCarbohydrate metabolism
hsa00650Butanoate metabolism
hsa00620Pyruvate metabolism
hsa00020Citrate cycle (TCA cycle)
hsa00053Ascorbate and aldarate metabolism
hsa00010 Glycolysis/gluconeogenesis
hsa00040Pentose and glucuronate interconversions
hsa00500Starch and sucrose metabolism
hsa00630Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism
hsa00190Oxidative phosphorylationEnergy metabolism
hsa00910Nitrogen metabolism
hsa00071Fatty acid metabolismGlobal and overview maps
hsa00072Synthesis and degradation of ketone bodiesLipid metabolism
hsa00140Steroid hormone biosynthesis
hsa00120Primary bile acid biosynthesis
hsa00590Arachidonic acid metabolism
hsa00062Fatty acid elongation in mitochondria
hsa00830Retinol metabolismMetabolism of cofactors and vitamins
hsa00410β-Alanine metabolismMetabolism of other amino acids
hsa00480Glutathione metabolism
hsa00903Limonene and pinene degradationMetabolism of terpenoids and polyketides
hsa00982Drug metabolism-cytochrome P450Xenobiotics biodegradation and metabolism
hsa00980Metabolism of xenobiotics
by cytochrome P450
hsa00983Drug metabolism-other enzymes
Specific to VHL-associated tumors
hsa04330Notch signaling pathwaySignal transductionEnvironmental information processing
hsa00900Terpenoid backbone biosynthesisMetabolism of terpenoids and polyketidesMetabolism
Specific to sporadic tumors
hsa04110Cell cycleCell growth and deathCellular processes
hsa04630Jak-STAT signaling pathwaySignal transductionEnvironmental information processing
hsa04666FcγR-mediated phagocytosisImmune systemOrganismal systems
hsa04662B cell receptor signaling pathway
hsa04620Toll-like receptor signaling pathway
hsa01040Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acidsLipid metabolismMetabolism
hsa00100Steroid biosynthesis
hsa00360Phenylalanine metabolismAmino acid metabolism

[i] VHL, von Hippel-Lindau.

miRNA expression levels distinguish VHL-associated tumors from sporadic ccRCC

Using microarray analysis, a total of 103 miRNAs were identified as differentially expressed among the VHL-associated and sporadic ccRCC samples (fold-change <−2 or >2) compared with in the normal reference group (Fig. 3). These differentially expressed miRNAs are similar to those described in the first set of samples. Two thirds of miRNAs (12 upregulated and 56 downregulated) were common to both groups. Hierarchical cluster analysis, based on the 58 most differentially expressed miRNAs (fold-change <-3 or >3), revealed three clusters that mainly define VHL-associated (cluster 1) and sporadic (clusters 2 and 3) specimen profiles (Fig. 4). Of the 21 sporadic ccRCC samples, only two samples were allocated to the VHL-related branch. Branches 2 and 3 were able to distinguish high and low grades of sporadic ccRCC, respectively. The VHL-associated tumors formed a separate subcluster (cluster 1), thus indicating that their miRNA expression levels were different from those of sporadic tumor samples. In addition, supervised analysis directly comparing the VHL-associated and sporadic tumors (fold-change <−1.5 or >1.5; raw P<0.05) identified 18 differentially expressed miRNAs (Table IV and Fig. 5). Taken together, these analyses indicated that, even though some differentially expressed miRNAs were similar between the two tumor groups, it was possible to distinguish between these two groups.

Table IV

Dysregulated miRNAs between VHL-associated and sporadic ccRCC samples.

Table IV

Dysregulated miRNAs between VHL-associated and sporadic ccRCC samples.

miRNA IDFold-change (VHL/sporadic)Raw P-valueadj-P-value
Upregulated miRNAs
hsa-miR-4892.2670.0103ns
hsa-miR-2042.2660.0078ns
hsa-let-7f1.9460.00040.0123
hsa-miR-200b1.9140.00120.0216
hsa-let-7a1.821 5.8836×10−050.0036
hsa-miR-200a1.7670.00350.0454
hsa-miR-146b-5p1.6840.0283ns
hsa-miR-4291.6110.0066ns
hsa-miR-26b1.5790.00040.0121
hsa-miR-28-5p1.5420.00060.0121
hsa-miR-1221.5270.0347ns
hsa-miR-20a1.5210.00020.0092
Downregulated miRNAs
hsa-miR-1274a−1.5800.0114ns
hsa-miR-1260−1.7270.00270.0386
hsa-miR-886-3p−1.7640.0399ns
hsa-miR-1308−1.8120.0136ns
hsa-miR-494−2.882 6.0369×10−050.0036
hsa-miR-923−4.149 2.0833×10−060.0006

[i] miRNA, microRNA; ns, not significant; VHL, von Hippel-Lindau.

Transcriptomic analyses identify biological pathways involved in VHL-associated tumors

Transcriptomic analysis was performed to identify genes exhibiting altered expression in renal VHL-associated tumors. mRNA profiles from VHL-associated and sporadic ccRCC groups were compared with the normal renal tissue pool. Similar to the findings of the miRNA analysis, few differences in mRNA expression profiles were detected between the two series of ccRCC. Notably, 3,489 (1,563 up- and 1,926 downregulated) and 3,059 (1,218 up- and 1,841 downregulated) genes were dysregulated in VHL-related tumors and sporadic ccRCC, respectively, compared with in the normal renal tissue pool. A total of 2,474 genes (959 up- and 1515 downregulated) were found in common between the groups, representing 71 and 81% of each signature, respectively (Fig. 6). Dysregulated pathways were similar to those previously described for the first set of samples (Table III).

Discussion

The present study detected differentially expressed mRNAs and miRNAs in VHL-associated ccRCC, in order to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of these hereditary tumors. The results of the miRNA and mRNA integrative analysis indicated that synchronous tumors occurring in the same organ in one individual, and developing from an identical germline background, are molecularly similar even if these renal tumors are of independent clonal origin. These results suggested that the final molecular evolution is not random, and confirmed the 'contingency and convergency' hypothesis previously described by Fisher et al (10). Therefore, it may be hypothesized that VHL-associated tumors harbor the same expression pattern due to loss of the VHL gene; however, the difference in global genetic background between the two patients used in the present study allows for the distinction between the different samples of these patients.

The present study demonstrated that miRNA and mRNA expression levels may be used to distinguish VHL-associated renal tumors from sporadic ccRCC. The sporadic ccRCC miRNA signature was similar to ones previously described (14,19,20). The identified miRNAs were also able to distinguish between high-grade and low-grade ccRCC, as previously reported (21).

In the present study, miR-210 was markedly overexpressed in VHL-associated and sporadic tumors. Overexpression of miR-210 has previously been described in sporadic ccRCC and in several hypoxic tumors (2224); therefore, its overexpression in VHL-associated RCC is not surprising due to its pseudohypoxic gene signature (25). miR-210 modulates the cellular hypoxic response via a wide range of actions. In particular, miRNA and mRNA profiles of renal VHL-associated tumors are very similar to hypoxic signatures previously reported (26). Another pro-oncogenic pathway was identified through miR-155, which promotes the growth of tumors by targeting VHL mRNA (27,28) and the activity of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF1) during prolonged hypoxia (29). Other miRNAs identified in the present study have also been described in the literature, including miR-28-5p, which promotes chromosomal instability in ccRCC by inhibiting mitotic arrest deficient 2 translation (30), or miR-30c-3p (previous ID: miR-30c-2*) and miR-30a-3p, which inhibit HIF2 activity in ccRCC (31).

An altered metabolic pattern has previously been identified in ccRCC studies (32,33). VHL, MET proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase, folliculin, TSC complex subunit 1 (TSC1), TSC2, fumarate hydratase and succinate dehydrogenase are known as renal cancer-predisposing genes, which are all involved in pathways that respond to metabolic stress or nutrient stimulation. It has previously been suggested that RCC may be regarded as a metabolic disease (34). It may be interesting to perform a metabolic analysis to assess metabolic alterations in ccRCC. It is possible that dysregulated metabolism is fundamental for the occurrence of ccRCC and may provide the basis for the development of novel forms of therapy. In addition, the present study identified numerous upregulated pathways that were associated with the immune system. ccRCC has previously been demonstrated to be immunogenic. Notably, a number of immune cells have been isolated from ccRCC, including natural killer cells, cytotoxic T cells, helper T cells and dendritic cells (3538). When ccRCC appears as an antigen in the human body, immune activity is induced, leading to a series of enhanced immunization activities. Several genes implicated in these pathways were regulated by the VHL/HIF pathway, including C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 and stromal cell-derived factor-1α (39). Further studies, in order to obtain an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms implicating the VHL gene may be beneficial for the development of novel treatments.

Within the genome, clustering of miRNA genes is common, with 38% of known miRNA genes residing in clusters (40). The present profiling data revealed dysregulation of several miRNA clusters, notably the δ-like non-canonical Notch ligand 1-maternally expressed 3 miRNA cluster (on chromosome 14q32) in all ccRCC samples. Evolutionary conservation of clustered miRNA genes suggests an important common biological function, co-regulating identical targets or components in the same pathway (41). Notably, several miRNAs mapping to 14q32 have been predicted to regulate the same target genes. Loss of expression of this miRNA cluster or other genes in close proximity has previously been reported in ccRCC (42), as well as in other types of cancer (4345). For example, in osteosarcoma, down-regulation of 14q32 miRNAs stabilizes c-MYC, facilitates apoptotic escape, and sustains tumorigenesis (43). In addition, the MYC pathway is activated in ccRCC and essential for proliferation of ccRCC cells (46). These findings suggested that loss of expression of miRNAs clustered at 14q32 further dysregulates the MYC network and likely contributes to ccRCC development. The 14q32 miRNA cluster members, miR-134 and miR-494, were generally downregulated in nearly all tumors and are described as tumor suppressors in ccRCC cells. miR-134 downregulates cell proliferation and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition by targeting KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase (47). A miRNA regulatory balance of oncogenic, metabolic and immune pathways must be struck in ccRCC tumor cells to permit tumor progression. Functional assays and global proteomic analysis are required to better characterize these interaction networks.

In conclusion, from various clonal tumors within the kidney of the same patient, a functional convergence on hypoxic, immune response and metabolism pathways was evidenced, thus contributing to the synchronous oncogenesis of these tumors. Several miRNAs significantly differentially expressed between VHL-related renal tumors and sporadic ccRCC were identified through global miRNA expression profiling, thus suggesting a role for these miRNAs in these tumors. Although further cellular and histological studies are required to determine the precise roles played by these miRNA-mRNA pathways in VHL-associated ccRCC, the present results may help provide a better understanding of these hereditary tumors.

Acknowledgments

The authors of the present study would like to thank Dr Vladimir Lazar and Mrs Véronique Roux (Genomic Platform, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France) for helping to design the micro-array experiments. The authors are also grateful to Centre de Ressources Biologiques from Necker and Saint Joseph Hospitals (Paris, France) and Bicêtre Hospital (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France) for the frozen samples used to perform the present study.

Funding

The present study was supported by grants from the 'Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer' (Comités du Cher et de l'Indre), the French National Cancer Institute (INCa, PNES Kidney Cancer), the 'Association VHL France' and by 'Taxes d'Apprentissage Gustave Roussy' (P18_SG, P20_VPT et P24_MACH).

Availability of data and materials

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding authors on request.

Authors' contributions

CHG participated in the design of the study, analyzed the data, performed the statistical analysis and drafted the manuscript. CO and ND performed the microarray experiments. GM and PD performed the microarray analyses. MC helped to analyze the data. AM, SGi and SR recruited the patients, conducted follow-up appointments and obtained their consent for the study. SF, VVe, VVa and VM collected ccRCC tissues stored in official structures at Bicêtre, Necker and St Joseph hospitals. SC, BG, BB, BTT and SR helped to analyze and interpret the data, and critically revised the manuscript. SGa conceived the study, and participated in its design and coordination, supervised the experiments, and drafted the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Ethics approval and consent to participate

The present study was approved by the ethical committee of Bicêtre Hospital (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France). All patients provided written informed consent prior to surgery for the use of their tumors.

Consent for publication

All patients had provided written informed consent prior to surgery.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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