Genome-Wide CRISPR-Cas9 Screening and Identification of Potential Genes Promoting Prostate Cancer Growth and Metastasis

Author:

Sun Fa1,Jia Zhenyu2,Zhu Jianguo13,Wang Wei14,Yuan Dongbo1,Jiang Kehua1,Li Ruidong2,Qu Han2,Jiang Fu-Neng5,Zhong Wei-De5

Affiliation:

1. Department of Urology, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550002, China

2. Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, The University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA

3. Department of Medical College, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, China

4. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550002, China

5. Department of Urology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Clinical Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, China

Abstract

Objective: Identification and validation of genes that functionally account for the growth and metastasis of prostate cancer. Methods: DU145-KO cell line was constructed by transfecting DU145 cells with lentivirus packaged with the genome-wide knockout library. The DU145-KO cells were transplanted into the armpits of immunocompromised Nu/Nu mice, followed by the tissue collection from lung at week 3 (early lung tissue) or week 7 (late lung tissue with micro-metastasis), as well as from primary tumor site at week 7 (late primary tumor) after inoculation. Lung metastasis were retrieved at various time points for DNA sequencing analysis to identify enriched sgRNAs, thus candidate genes/miRNAs. Further bioinformatics analysis and limited functional validation studies were carried out. Results: DU145-KO cells promoted the formation of transplanted tumors in mice and promoted the growth and metastasis of primary tumors, compared to the controls (DU145-NC cells). The analysis of sequence data showed that the abundance of sgRNAs significantly changed in the primary tumor and micro-metastasis site. Fifteen target genes(C1QTNF9B, FAM229A, hsa-mir-3929, KRT23, TARS2, CRADD, GRIK4, PLA2G15, LOXL1, SLITRK6, CDC42EP5, SLC2A4, PTGDS, MYL9 and ACOX2 for the enriched sgRNAs have been selected for experimental validation, which showed that knockout of any of these genes led to enhanced potential of invasion and metastasis of DU145 cells. Conclusion: Genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screening technology combined with high-throughput sequencing analysis identified genes that potentially relate to prostate tumor invasion and metastasis. Analysis of these genes provided insights into biological pathways relevant to the disease and disclosed innovative markers for diagnosis or prognosis as well as potential targets for therapy.

Funder

Science and Technology Plan Project of Guizhou Province in 2019

High-level innovative talent project of Guizhou Province in 2018

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.

Subject

Cancer Research,Drug Discovery,Pharmacology,Oncology

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