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Genome-wide identification of RNA editing in hepatocellular carcinoma

We did whole-transcriptome sequencing and whole-genome sequencing on nine pairs of Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumors and matched adjacent tissues to identify RNA editing events. We identified mean 26,982 editing sites with mean 89.5% canonical A→G edits in each sample using an improved bioinform...

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Published in:Genomics (San Diego, Calif.) Calif.), 2015-02, Vol.105 (2), p.76-82
Main Authors: Kang, Lin, Liu, Xiaoqiao, Gong, Zhoulin, Zheng, Hancheng, Wang, Jun, Li, Yingrui, Yang, Huanming, Hardwick, James, Dai, Hongyue, Poon, Ronnie T.P., Lee, Nikki P., Mao, Mao, Peng, Zhiyu, Chen, Ronghua
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Summary:We did whole-transcriptome sequencing and whole-genome sequencing on nine pairs of Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumors and matched adjacent tissues to identify RNA editing events. We identified mean 26,982 editing sites with mean 89.5% canonical A→G edits in each sample using an improved bioinformatics pipeline. The editing rate was significantly higher in tumors than adjacent normal tissues. Comparing the difference between tumor and normal tissues of each patient, we found 7 non-synonymous tissue specific editing events including 4 tumor-specific edits and 3 normal-specific edits in the coding region, as well as 292 edits varying in editing degree. The significant expression changes of 150 genes associated with RNA editing were found in tumors, with 3 of the 4 most significant genes being cancer related. Our results show that editing might be related to higher gene expression. These findings indicate that RNA editing modification may play an important role in the development of HCC. •Mean 26,982 RNA editing sites with mean 89% A→G edits in hepatocellular carcinoma.•The editing rate is significantly higher in tumors than adjacent normal tissues.•Seven non-synonymous tissue specific editing events are in the coding region.•RNA editing might be related to higher gene expression.
ISSN:0888-7543
1089-8646
DOI:10.1016/j.ygeno.2014.11.005