Bioinformatics Analysis Combined With Experiments Predicts CENPK as a Potential Prognostic Factor for Lung Adenocarcinoma

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Bioinformatics Analysis Combined With Experiments Predicts CENPK as a Potential Prognostic Factor for Lung Adenocarcinoma

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Background

Lung cancer is the most commonly occurring malignant tumor. Identification of novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for lung cancer is a key research imperative. The role of CENPK in cancer is an emerging area of research. However, the role of CENPK in the progression of lung adenocarcinoma (LAC) is not well characterized.

Methods

In this study, we identified centromere protein K (CENPK) as a potential new gene for lung cancer based on bioinformatics analysis. In addition, in vitro experiments, including were performed to verify the function of this gene. We investigated the expression of CENPK in LAC by bioinformatics analyses of datasets from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases, differential expression analyses, gene ontology (GO) enrichment, kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) analysis, and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) were conducted to evaluate its diagnostic and prognostic relevance. In vitro experiments including immunohistochemistry analysis, western blot analysis, CCK8 assay, Transwell assay, flow cytometry, wound healing assay, which were conducted to evaluate the biological behavior and role of CENPK in lung cancer cells.

Results

We demonstrated overexpression of CENPK in LAC; in addition, increased expression of CENPK was associated with clinical progression. Moreover, CENPK was found to be an independent risk factor in patients with LAC. Furthermore, we observed activation of CENPK related signaling pathways in patients with LAC.

Conclusions

In summary, our findings indicate a potential role of CENPK in promoting tumor proliferation, invasion, and metastasis and its application as a novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarker of LAC.

Cancer Biology

lung adenocarcinoma

CENPK

novel biomarkers

prognosis

According to the global cancer statistics, an estimated 18.1 million new cancer cases and 9.6 million cancer deaths occurred in 2018. Lung cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the main cause of cancer deaths in both men and women [1]. Despite several advances in staging, diagnostic procedures, and treatment options, the general outlook for most patients with lung cancer has not changed much. Over the past decade, the 5-year overall survival rate has increased just slightly from 15.7% to 17.4% [2]. There are two main subtypes of lung cancer; non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for approximately 80%–85% of all lung cancer cases while small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for the remaining cases [3, 4]. There are three subtypes of NSCLC: squamous-cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large-cell carcinoma [5, 6]. The most common type of NSCLC is adenocarcinoma which accounts for approximately 40% of all lung cancers. Adenocarcinoma originates from small alveolar epithelial cells of the type II airways [7]. The currently available treatment modalities for lung cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and molecular targeted therapy. The advances in genetic testing have helped identify specific mutations to better target therapy [8]. Despite the use of biomarkers and immunotherapy (PD-1 and PD-L1 therapies), the average overall survival rates continue to be poor [9].

Human centromere protein K (CENPK) (also known as AF5alpha, FKSG14, P33, ICEN37, and Sauer) is a protein encoded by the CENPK gene (located on chromosome 5q12.3). It consists of 269 amino acids and has a molecular weight of 31 kD [10,11]. Kinetochore is a protein structure on chromatids, comprising at least 80 different proteins, which plays an important role in the separation of chromosomes in all eukaryotes [12]. Gene annotation enrichment analyses have shown that CENPK subgroups are particularly involved in mitosis in the cell cycle. There is increasing evidence that dysregulation or dysfunction of CENPK is closely related to the progression of cancer [13]. Overexpression of CENPK has been demonstrated in various human malignancies including hepatocellular carcinoma [14, 15], ovarian cancer [16], and breast cancer [17]. Therefore, we speculate that CENPK is a potential new oncogene. However, the relationship between the CENPK gene and the development of lung adenocarcinoma (LAC) is not well characterized in the contemporary literature.

In the present study, we identified overexpression of CENPK in LAC; in addition, high CENPK expression showed an association with tumor progression. Besides, we determined that CENPK may be a useful diagnostic and prognostic biomarker. Moreover, transcriptional expression ofCENPK was found to be independent risk factor for survival of patients with LAC. Additionally, cell function experiments verified the biological behavior of CENPK in lung cancer. Our findings shed light on the crucial role of CENPK in LAC as well as provide a potential biomarker with diagnostic and prognostic relevance.

Data acquisition and processing

We downloaded gene expression data and corresponding clinical information from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data portal (https://tcga-data.nci.nih.gov/tcga/) available as of 1 October 2019. Data pertaining to a total of 535 tumor samples and 59 peritumoral normal tissues were included. This project was conducted according to the guidelines provided by TCGA. The details are provided in Supplementary Table S1.

The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo) was used for the validation. The GSE72094 dataset which includes data pertaining to 442 LAC samples was downloaded to investigate the relation between CENPK expression and prognosis. The details are provided in Supplementary Table S2.

Gene and functional set enrichment analysis

Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was used to detect whether a priori defined set of genes showed significant differential expression between the high and low CENPK expression groups in the enrichment of MSigDB Collection [18,19]. Gene set permutations were performed 1000 times for each analysis. Results are presented using the grid and gridExtra R package [20].

Functional enrichment analysis

Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses were performed to determine the potential biological functions of CENPK. In R software, the “ClusterProfiler” package was utilized to analyze GO and KEGG pathway [20]. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis was according to the threshold of p < 0.05 and q < 1.

Immunohistochemistry analysis

The slides were analyzed by immunohistochemistry with anti-human CENPK (catalog no.26208-1-AP), followed by HRP secondary antibody. A microscope was used to obtain the images. Histochemistry score (H-score) was used to quantify the expression of CENPK.

Cell lines and cell culture

Normal lung epithelium cell line human bronchial epithelial (HBE), NSCLC cell line A427 and LAC cell lines A549 and H1299 were obtained from the Genechem company (Shanghai, China). All cell lines were grown in RPMI-1640 supplemented with 10% FBS and 0.01 mg/mL recombinant human insulin in a humidified incubator with 5% CO₂ at 37°C.

Western blot analysis

Cells were washed with PBS and lysed using RIPA extraction reagent; the protein concentration was determined using the Bicinchoninic Acid (BCA) protein assay kit. Samples were subjected to SDS-PAGE and electrophoretically transferred to PVDF membranes. Subsequently, the membranes were blocked with 2% BSA in TBST, and incubated overnight with primary antibodies at 4°C followed by incubation with secondary antibody at room temperature for 1 hour. Samples were washed with TBST prior to their visualization by chemiluminescence.

Cell transfection

We chose cells in the logarithmic growth phase. siRNAs were used to selectively knockdown the CENPK gene. The CENPK siRNAs (si-GAP, si-341, si-550, si-944), and the siRNA negative control (NC) were obtained from the Genepharma Biotechnology (Xiamen,China). According to the manufacturer’s instructions, we chose the best transfection efficiency which was designed to selectively knockdown the expression of CENPK. Cells were allowed to achieve a 40–50% confluence and seeded overnight to adhere to the wall prior to transfection. siRNAs were mixed with Lipofectamine RNAiMAX (Invitrogen, USA) in opti-MEM. The efficiency of siRNA knockdown was verified by Western blot analysis.

CCK8 assay

Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8) assay was used to measure cell viability. After transfection, cells were placed in 96-well plates at a density of 500 cells per well; the absorbance values were detected 0 to 4 days after transfection. 10 μL of CCK8 solution was added daily to each well filled with 100 µL RPMI 1640 medium in the 96-well plates and incubated for another 2h. Then, a microplate reader was used to measure the absorbance at 570 nm.

Transwell assay

The cells were digested and configured into 1×10⁶ per mL. In the upper chamber of the Transwell, 100 μL of the adjusted concentration of cell suspension was added, while the lower chamber was filled with 1640 medium including 20% FBS; subsequently, the plate was placed in the incubator. The migration and invasive capability of cells was assessed based on the penetration of the membrane and gel membrane of the matrix, respectively. One day later, the residual cells in the upper chamber were wiped with cotton swabs and dried. The sample was fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde, washed with PBS, then mixed with crystal violet for a quarter, then washed by PBS. After the filter membrane had dried, photographs were obtained using an upright microscope.

Flow cytometry

For cell cycle analysis, 1×10⁶/mL cells were counted and washed with PBS, followed by addition of 70% chilled ethanol and overnight placement at 4°C; subsequently, the cells were washed again, centrifuged after re-suspension, and cycle detection reagent without RNA enzyme added for 30 min. The data were analyzed using ModFit LT 2.0. Cell apoptosis was assessed using the Apoptosis Detection Kit after the cell count had reached 1×10⁵. The data were analyzed with Flow Jo 10.5.2. All experiments were performed in triplicate.

Wound healing assay

After digestion, 1×10⁵ cells were counted. After 48 hours of transfection, when the cells had achieved confluence, the cell monolayer was scraped with the tip of a yellow pipette (200 µL) and photographs obtained with an inverted microscope. The plate was placed in the incubator for 24 hours; subsequently, photographs were obtained.

Statistical analysis

The expression of CENPK was analyed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The correlation between clinical-pathological features and CENPK expression was evaluated using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test or the Kruskal–Wallis test. Overall survival (OS) was compared between the high and low CENPK expression groups through Kaplan–Meier analysis using the Survival and Survminer package in R[21,22]. Univariate Cox analysis was used to identify the potential prognostic factors. Multivariate Cox analysis was performed to assess whether make sure CENPK was an independent risk factor for OS of patients with LAC. All data analyses were performed using the R software (version 3.6.3), GraphPad 7.0, and Adobe Illustrator CS6. Comparisons between two groups were analyzed by t-test.

Over-expression of CENPK in lung adenocarcinoma

Data from TCGA revealed overexpression of CENPK in LAC samples (n=535) compared with the non-tumor samples (n=59). We downloaded data pertaining to age, sex, smoking history, histologic grade, clinical stage, TNM classification, and recurrence of LAC; finally, we selected 399 LAC samples with complete clinical information and 398 LAC samples from the GEO database (GSE72094) for validation.

We compared the mRNA expression levels of CENPK between LAC samples and peritumoral normal tissues. We observed overexpression of CENPK in lung adenocarcinoma (Fig. 1A). CENPK mRNA expression in tumor tissues was significantly increased compared to the paired peritumoral normal tissues (Fig. 1B). Currently, the relationship between CENPK and oncogenesis is not well characterized. To determine the expression of CENPK in other cancers, we performed a comprehensive analysis of 33 types of tumors from TCGA. Among these, 22 types of tumors showed overexpression of CENPK (Fig. 1C).

Over-expression of CENPK is associated with advanced lung adenocarcinoma

We analyzed the association between mRNA expression of CENPK and clinical-pathological parameters of patients with LAC, including cancer stage, T stage, lymphatic metastasis, distant metastasis, sex, and age. mRNA expressions of CENPK showed a remarkable correlation with sex (Fig. 2B), individual T stage (Fig. 2C), and distant metastasis (Fig. 2E), but not with patients' age (Fig. 2A) or lymphatic metastasis (Fig. 2D). Patients with more advanced disease stage tended to exhibit higher mRNA expression of CENPK. Moreover, subgroup analysis revealed a relationship of CENPK expression with cancer stage (Fig. 2F). Of note, there was no apparent difference in CENPK expression in LAC with lymphatic metastasis; this phenomenon may be attributable to the distribution of cases in the database.

In the GSE72094 dataset from the GEO database, we assessed the correlation between the CENPK and clinical characteristics, including the sex, age, clinical stage, and smoking status. Patients with more advanced cancer stage tended to express higher mRNA and protein levels of CENPK (Fig. 2G); however, there was no relation of CENPK expression levels with age, sex, or smoking status (Fig. 2H,I,J); this result may be attributable to the considerable discrepancy in the sample size in the two groups. These results suggested that compared with low CENPK expression, patients with LAC who have high CENPK expression are likely to have poor prognosis (advanced stage and presence of distant metastasis).

Over-expression of CENPK was associated with poor prognosis of LAC patients

We assessed the prognostic value of CENPK mRNA expression in patients with lung adenocarcinoma using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Higher CENPK mRNA expression showed a remarkable association with poor survival in LAC patients (Fig 3A).

We verified in the GEO database and arrived at the same conclusion (Fig. 3B). In our study, the cut-off level to determine high and low expression of CENPK was based on the Youden Index (overexpression group, ≥ 2.78; low expression group < 2.78). Twenty-eight percent of patients had low expression of CENPK while 72% had high expression of CENPK. These results indicated that mRNA expression of CENPK was closely related to the prognosis of patients with LAC. Thus, CENPK is a potential biomarker for predicting the survival of these patients.

High CENPK expression was an independent risk factor for survival of LAC patients

We performed univariate and multivariate Cox analysis to evaluate the impact of CENPK expression on survival of LAC patients. On univariate analysis, CENPK-high expression showed a significant correlation with poor survival probability (hazard ratio (HR): 1.266, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.101–1.456; p<0.001); in addition, the T stage, N stage, and clinical stage were also included (Fig. 4A). On multivariate Cox analysis, high CENPK expression showed a correlation with poor survival probability (HR: 1.234, 95% CI: 1.070–1.422; p=0.004) (Fig. 4B). Other variables related to poor survival included the clinical stage. The results from GEO also supported this conclusion. On univariate analysis, high expression of CENPK was associated with poor survival probability (HR: 1.306, 95% CI: 1.065–1.601, p=0.010) same as sex and stage (Fig. 4C); multivariate analysis revealed the same result (high expression of CENPK, HR: 1.345, 95% CI: 1.093–1.655, p=0.005) (Fig. 5D).

GSEA to identify CENPK-related signaling pathways

To identify the signaling pathways which are activated in LAC, we performed GSEA to compare the high and low CENPK expression groups. Gene sets enriched in high CENPK expression groups were related to DNA repair, mitotic spindles, PI3K AKT MOTR signaling, E2F targets, G2M checkpoint; these pathways mainly stimulate tumor proliferation, invasion, and metastasis (Fig. 5).

KEGG and GO analysis to identify CENPK-related signaling pathways

We conducted GO and KEGG enrichment analyses to elucidate the functions and signaling pathways of the genes co-expressed with CENPK. High CENPK expression groups were related to the cell cycle, Fanconi anemia pathway, protein digestion and absorption, DNA replication, and other pathways in KEGG. In line with KEGG results, GO functional analysis also revealed that the co-expressed genes were associated with nuclear division, microtubule cytoskeleton organization, chromosome segregation, and mitotic nuclear division, all of which mainly stimulate tumor proliferation, invasion, and metastasis (Fig. 6). These pathways related to the cell cycle, i.e., DNA replication, mitotic spindle and G2M checkpoint, were also consistent with GSEA.

Immunohistochemistry to verify CENPK expression

Tissue microarrays containing lung cancer tissues and para-cancerous tissues and the associated clinical information was obtained from service company (Wuhan, China); data pertaining to LAC was extracted. The details are provided in Supplementary Table S3. Lung adenocarcinoma microarray and peritumoral normal tissue immunohistochemistry contrast HE staining (×10), and immunohistochemistry (×10, ×100) are shown in Fig. 7A, H-score statistics are shown in Fig. 7B.

Verificationof the expression of CENPK and related pathways in vitro

To choose the proper cell model for follow-up research, we compared the protein expression of CENPK in different cells, including HBE cell, adenocarcinoma cell lines (A549 and H1299) and NSCLC cell line (A427). HBE exhibited the lowest expression level of CENPK, while H1299 and A427 showed higher expression; therefore, the latter two cell lines were selected for the subsequent experiments (Fig. 8A). We constructed A427 and H1299 cells by endogenously knocking down CENPK by transfection of specific siRNAs, named as A427 si- CENPK and H1299 si-CENPK (Fig. 8B). In the Western-blot assay, we validated the proteins related to cell cycle pathways; we found that knockdown of CENPK was significantly related to cyclinB1, which is the critical protein in the G2 phase. This was most obvious in KEGG analysis (Fig. 8C).

Knockdown of CENPK inhibited cell proliferation

The results of CCK8 assay showed significant decline in the proliferation of A427 and H1299 cells after CENPK knockdown (Fig.9A). In cell cycle experiments, the specific cell cycle phase ratio is shown in Fig. 9B; the trend of CENPK on the cell cycle is presented in Fig. 9C, and the statistical analysis is shown in Fig. 9D. The apoptosis ability of the si-CENPK transfection group was substantially increased (Fig. 9E); the statistical analysis is shown in Fig.9F. The findings illustrated that CENPK knockdown significantly inhibits cell proliferation.

Knockdown of CENPK reduced cell invasion and migration

Wound healing assay was performed to assess the effects of CENPK on cell migration; CENPK knockdown in A427 and H1299 cells significantly inhibited the migration ability (Fig.10A-B). This result was consistent with the results of transwell assay; the migration (Fig. 10C-D) and invasion (Fig. 10E-F) ability in the si-CENPK transgenic group was significantly suppressed.

Lung cancer is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality among all malignant tumors in China. In the past twenty years, LAC is the most common subtype of NSCLC [23]. To date, there are no standard prognostic biomarkers for LAC. Thus, biomarkers for early diagnosis and accurate prognostic assessment in LAC are essential to improve disease outcomes. This research aimed to combine bioinformatics analysis and basic experiments to identify gene with potential prognostic relevance. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to identify CENPK as a novel tumor marker of LAC.

CENP-K is a subunit of a constitutively centromere-associated complex, which is associated with kinetochore assembly pathways [24]. The kinetochore, composed of centromere DNA and related proteins, plays an essential role in cell division and chromosomal segregation [25]. There are several pieces of evidence suggesting the relation of CENPK with carcinogenesis and cancer progression. Previous studies have described the prognostic significance of CENPK for certain cancers. Previous studies have shown that the up-regulation of CENPK may be regulated by epigenetic events and contribute to the development of hepatocarcinoma [14, 15]. Recently, several studies have investigated the biological activities of CENPK in tumor progression and metastasis. For example, CENPK was shown to be upregulated in ovarian cancer and associated with poor prognosis [16]. Overexpression of CENPK was associated with poor outcomes in patients with triple-negative breast cancer [17].

In this study, we found significant upregulation of CENPK in LAC. Besides, CENPK expression in LAC was related to cancer stage, T stage, lymphatic metastasis, smoking history, and age. In addition, high mRNA expressions of CENPK were associated with poor OS. Moreover, on multivariate Cox analysis, high CENPK expression was found to be an independent risk factor for OS of patients with LAC.

To the best of our knowledge, the role of CENPK in lung cancer has not been reported. To further verify the cellular mechanism of CENPK, we conducted functional experiments in A427 and H1299 cells to investigate the involvement of CENPK in biological behavior. In vitro, CENPK knockdown resulted in significant reduction in cell proliferation; flow cytometric analysis revealed cell arrest in G2/M phase, while the apoptotic capacity was significantly increased in the transfection group. In the wound healing assay, reversing the CENPK gene was found to significantly inhibit the migration capacity; results of transwell assay confirmed this result. The above results show that the CENPK knockdown inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasive capacity of lung cancer cells.

We performed a pathway enrichment analysis of CENPK-related genes and identified some pathways; the results showed an association of CENPK over-expression with tumor progression and poor outcomes. We knocked down CENPK and found a a significant correlation with cyclinB1, a key protein in the cell cycle; activation of cyclinB1 triggers the transition from G2 to mitosis. Moreover, cell cycle analysis by flow cytometry showed that cells treated with si-CENPK exhibited a G2/M phase arrest. CyclinB1 overexpression has been found in a variety of human tumors; its upregulation is closely related to poor outcomes in the context of breast cancer, cervical cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, and NSCLC [26-33].

In conclusion, our findings suggest that CENPK may serve as a potential biomarker for diagnosis and prognostic assessment of patients with LAC. The advantage of our research is that the expression of CENPK and changes in biological behavior were discussed for the first time in combination with bioinformatics analysis and experiments. Our study also has certain limitations. The research was validated in TCGA and GEO databases, followed by in vitro experiments; however, we did not perform relevant in vivo experiments. Additionally, our research has identified some potential pathways; further studies are required to investigate the underlying mechanisms.

LAC lung adenocarcinoma

CENPK centromere protein K

TCGA The Cancer Genome Atlas

GEO Gene Expression Omnibus

NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer

SCLC small cell lung cancer

GO Gene Ontology

KEGG Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes

HBE human bronchial epithelial

HR hazard ratio

Ethics approval and consent to participate

Not applicable.

Consent for publication

Not applicable.

Availability of data and materials

The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available in the [TCGA]repository[https://tcgadata.nci.nih.gov/tcga/][34]and[GEO]repository[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo][35].The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Funding

The project was funded by the grants of Wu Jieping Foundation (320.6750.19053).

Authors' contributions

JM made substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, and analysis and interpretation of data. XC performed the experiments and was involved in drafting the article. ML, ZW and YW revised the article critically for important intellectual content; JL had given final approval of the version to be published. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Acknowledgements

The results published in this study are in part based on data generated by TCGA and GEO. And we would like to thank Medjaden Bioscience Limited (MJD) for the paper revision support.

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Bioinformatics Analysis Combined With Experiments Predicts CENPK as a Potential Prognostic Factor for Lung Adenocarcinoma

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