Inference of Crosstalk Effects between DNA Methylation and lncRNA Regulation in NSCLC

Biomed Res Int. 2018 Jun 24:2018:7602794. doi: 10.1155/2018/7602794. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Intercellular crosstalk effects between DNA methylation and lncRNA regulation remain elusive in lung carcinoma epigenetics. We present an application toolkit MetLnc in integration and annotation for group-wise NSCLC tissue-based DNA methylation and lncRNA profiling resources, to comprehensively analyze differentially methylated loci and lncRNAs through genome-wide analysis. Together with multiple analytic functions, MetLnc acts as an efficient approach on epigenetic omics integration and interrogation. Via the benchmark with group-wise NSCLC tissue profiling and TCGA cohort resources, we study differentially methylated CpG loci and lncRNAs as meaningful clues for inferring crosstalk effects between DNA methylation and lncRNA regulation; together we conclude with investigated biomarkers for further epigenetics and clinical trial research.

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / metabolism*
  • CpG Islands
  • DNA Methylation*
  • Epigenesis, Genetic
  • Genetic Profile
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • RNA, Long Noncoding / metabolism*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • RNA, Long Noncoding