IMR Press / FBL / Volume 29 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2901013
Open Access Original Research
Multi-Omics Characteristics of Ferroptosis Associated with Colon Adenocarcinoma Typing and Survival
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1 Colorectal Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, 650000 Kunming, Yunnan, China
2 State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 650000 Kunming, Yunnan, China
*Correspondence: chenxiaoduoycc@126.com (Xiao-Qiong Chen); liyunfeng001@foxmail.com; liyunfeng@medmail.com.cn (Yun-Feng Li)
These authors contributed equally.
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2024, 29(1), 13; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2901013
Submitted: 28 June 2023 | Revised: 26 November 2023 | Accepted: 21 December 2023 | Published: 17 January 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multi-Omics Biomarker Signatures in Precision Cancer Medicine)
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of cell death, plays a crucial role in the progression of various cancers, including colon adenocarcinoma (COAD). However, the multi-omics signatures relevant to ferroptosis regulation in COAD diagnosis remain to be elucidated. Methods: The transcriptomic, miRNAomic, and methylomic profiles of COAD patients were acquired from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Ferroptosis activity in these patients was determined, represented by a ferroptosis score (FS), using single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) based on the expression of ferroptosis-related genes. Results: Results showed that the COAD patients with high-FS displayed favorable survival outcomes and heightened drug sensitivity. They also exhibited an up-regulation of genes involved in immune-related pathways (e.g., tumor necrosis factor signaling pathway), suggesting a correlation between immunity and ferroptosis in COAD progression. Furthermore, three survival prediction models were established based on 10 CpGs, 12 long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), and 14 microRNAs (miRNAs), respectively. These models demonstrated high accuracy in predicting COAD survival, achieving areas under the curve (AUC) >0.7. The variables used in the three models also showed strong correlations at different omics levels and were effective at discriminating between high-FS and low-FS COAD patients (AUC >0.7). Conclusions: This study identified different DNA methylation (DNAm), lncRNA, and miRNA characteristics between COAD patients with high and low ferroptosis activity. Furthermore, ferroptosis-related multi-omics signatures were established for COAD prognosis and classification. These insights present new opportunities for improving the efficacy of COAD therapy.

Keywords
colon adenocarcinoma
ferroptosis
multi-omics
oncology
diagnostic signature
Funding
2023Y0657/Scientific Research Fund Project of Yunnan Provincial Department of Education
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