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. 2023 May 4;14:426–437. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.28409

Human LY6 gene family: potential tumor-associated antigens and biomarkers of prognosis in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma

Luke A Rathbun 1, Anthony M Magliocco 2, Anil K Bamezai 1,✉
PMCID: PMC10159366  PMID: 37141412

Abstract

The human Lymphocyte antigen-6 (LY6) gene family has recently gained interest for its possible role in tumor progression. We have carried out in silico analyses of all known LY6 gene expression and amplification in different cancers using TNMplot and cBioportal. We also have analyzed patient survival by Kaplan-Meier plotter after mining the TCGA database. We report that upregulated expression of many LY6 genes is associated with poor survival in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) cancer patients. Importantly, the expression of several LY6 genes is elevated in UCEC when compared to the expression in normal uterine tissue. For example, LY6K expression is 8.25× higher in UCEC compared to normal uterine tissue, and this high expression is associated with poor survival with a hazard ratio of 2.42 (p-value = 0.0032). Therefore, some LY6 gene products may serve as tumor-associated antigens in UCEC, biomarkers for UCEC detection, and possibly targets for directing UCEC patient therapy. Further analysis of tumor-specific expression of LY6 gene family members and LY6-triggered signaling pathways is needed to uncover the function of LY6 proteins and their ability to endow tumor survival and poor prognosis in UCEC patients.

Keywords: LY6 gene family , uterine cancer, tumor-associated antigen, patient survival, biomarker

INTRODUCTION

Early detection and treatment of solid tumor malignancies has remained a major healthcare challenge. Identifying new tumor biomarkers, such as tumor associated antigens (TAAs), for diagnosis and as tumor targets for effective immunotherapies are critical needs. Antibody-based and cell-based immunotherapies (CAR-T cell therapy) targeting TAAs (e.g., CD19, Her-2, and CD52) have helped target blood cancers [1]. CD52 and Her-2 are both examples of TAAs that are often upregulated in breast cancer and can thus be targeted by antibody-drug conjugates, which help deliver cytotoxic drugs to cancer cells only [2]. Additional biomarkers on blood cancers and solid tumors will help expand this treatment repertoire to a variety of cancers arising from different tissues.

The LY6 genes on chromosome 8q24.3 are of growing interest as this LY6 locus is frequently amplified in human cancer [3]. Genes located at this locus include LY6E, LY6L, LY6D, LY6K, LY6H, SLURP1, LYPD2, LYNX1, GML, and GPIHBP1; these genes are syntenic to mouse chromosome 15. In total, the LY6 gene family is comprised of at least 26 members, which are located on chromosomes 6, 11, and 19, in addition to chromosome 8 [4, 5]. Transcriptome analysis of pancreatic tumors has revealed upregulated expression of many LY6 genes when compared to normal pancreatic tissue [3]. These findings are consistent with previous reports that show an increased expression of PSCA and other LY6 genes (e.g., SLURP1) on a variety of neoplasms arising from prostate, bladder, ovarian, urothelial, and skin tissues [6–11]. Regardless of their chromosomal location, the LY6 proteins are either glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored to the membrane or are secreted [4]. A common feature present in all these proteins is the Ly-6/uPAR (LU) domain, which consists of 6–10 conserved cysteine residues [12]. These cysteine residues are arranged in specific spacing patterns that allow for disulfide bridge formation. The observed tertiary structure is a three-finger structural motif, which was first reported in the neurotoxin protein family [13]. Mouse LY6 proteins expressed on immune and non-immune cells are reported to possess cell adhesion roles [14–21]. The functions of mouse Ly-6 orthologs in humans are observed in neuronal and other tissues where LY6 proteins regulate nicotinic acetylcholine receptor [22]. Recent studies examining the function of LY6 genes on human chromosome 8 have shown these genes to serve as biomarkers of poor cancer prognosis, and other studies have found them to be involved in cancer progression and immune escape [23, 24]. We report bioinformatic observations concerning upregulated expression and amplification of many LY6 genes and their association with poor cancer patient survival in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC). Importantly, the expression of several LY6 genes is elevated in UCEC when compared to the expression in normal uterine tissue.

RESULTS

Human LY6 gene expression in normal and tumor tissues

LY6 genes are expressed in a variety of normal, non-lymphoid tissues (Table 1). According to the GTEx Portal, tissues that normally express multiple LY6 genes include the brain, esophagus, skin, and testis. In human tumors, expression of LY6D, LY6E, LY6H, and LY6K genes, which share the Ly-6/uPAR domain (Supplementary Figure 1), is significantly upregulated compared to normal tissues, and this is true for ovarian, colorectal, gastric, breast, lung, bladder, brain, cervical, esophageal, head and neck, and pancreatic tumors. For ovarian, colorectal, gastric, and breast cancers, this elevated expression is associated with poor overall patient survival [23].

Table 1. Human LY6 Gene Family.

LY6
Member 		UniProt ID Chromosome Cell surface
(CS) or
Secreted (S) 		Normal tissue expression
(From Gtex) 		Function*
LY6E Q16553 8 CS Widely expressed. Highest in
cervix, lung, ovary, liver,
breast, and uterus (150–200 TPM) 		Regulates T-cell proliferation, differentiation, and activation.
May be involved in cancer metastasis. Possible modulator of
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Main receptor for syncytin-A
during placenta formation [41–45].
LY6L H3BQJ8 8 CS Highest in kidney, testis, and
prostate (<1 TPM) 		Function is inferred from homology. An important paralog for
LY6L is LY6H.
LY6D Q14210 8 CS Highest in esophagus and skin
(>1000 TPM), vagina (500
TPM) 		Possible specification marker at earliest specification stage of
lymphocytes between B- and T-cell development [46].
LY6K Q17RY6 8 CS Highest in testis, esophagus,
and skin (<50 TPM) 		Potential role in cell growth. Required for sperm migration into
the oviduct and male fertility by controlling binding of sperm to
zona pellucida [47, 48].
LY6H O94772 8 CS Primarily expressed in brain
(>200 TPM) 		Possible modulator of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors activity.
Seems to inhibit alpha-7/CHRNA7 signaling in hippocampal
neurons [41, 49].
SLURP1 P55000 8 S Primarily expressed in
esophagus and skin (>500 TPM),
vagina (>100 TPM) 		Displays antitumor activity. Late differentiation marker in skin.
Possible modulator of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Possible
regulator of intracellular Ca2+ signaling in T cells [50–56].
LYPD1 Q8N2G4 2 CS Highest in brain (<50 TPM) Possible modulator of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor activity
[41, 49, 57].
LYPD2 Q6UXB3 8 CS Highest in esophagus (>250
TPM), skin and vagina (<50
TPM) 		No known or proposed function available.
LYPD3 O95274 19 CS Highest in esophagus and skin
(>1000 TPM), vagina (>500
TPM) 		Supports cell migration. May be involved in tumor progression
[58–61].
LYPD4 Q6UWN0 19 CS Only in testis (>200 TPM) No known or proposed function available.
LYPD5 Q6UWN5 19 CS Highest in skin (<50 TPM),
brain and esophagus (<10
TPM) 		No known or proposed function available.
LYPD6 Q86Y78 2 Both Highest in testis, brain, uterus,
and bladder (<10 TPM) 		Modulator of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor function in the
brain [62].
LYPD6B Q8NI32 2 CS Highest in skin, testis, and
stomach (<50 TPM) 		Proposed modulator of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor activity
[63].
LYPD8 Q6UX82 1 Both Highest in colon and small
intestine (<50 TPM) 		Secreted form prevents invasion of Gram-negative bacteria in the
inner mucus layer of colon epithelium [64].
LYPD9P NA 1 NA NA Pseudogene
LYNX1 P0DP58 8 CS Widely expressed. Highest in
brain and heart (>50 TPM) 		Interacts with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors [65].
CD59 P13987 11 Both Widely expressed. Highest in
lung and breast (>500 TPM) 		Involved in signal transduction for T-cell activation complexed
to a protein tyrosine kinase [46].
GML Q99445 8 CS Expressed in testis and
adrenal gland (<5 TPM) 		Possible role in apoptosis or cell-cycle regulation. Induced by
p53 after DNA damage [66].
GPIHBP1 Q8IV16 8 CS Widely expressed. Highest in
breast and brain (>50 TPM) 		Mediates transport of lipoprotein lipase from the basolateral to
the apical surface of endothelial cells in capillaries [67–71].
LY6G5B Q8NDX9 6 S Widely expressed. Highest in
brain, skin, ovary, cervix,
uterus, and spleen (>50 TPM) 		No known or proposed function available.
LY6G5C Q5SRR4 6 S Highest in testis and brain
(<50 TPM) 		Possible role in hematopoietic cell differentiation [72].
LY6G6C O95867 6 CS Highest in skin (>500 TPM) No known or proposed function available.
LY6G6D O95868 6 CS Highest in testis and colon
(<10 TPM) 		Potential acetylcholine receptor inhibitor activity [46].
LY6G6F Q5SQ64 6 CS Highest in whole blood and
testis (<10 TPM) 		Potential role in downstream signal transduction pathways
involving GRB2 and GRB7 [73].
PLAUR Q03405 19 Isoform1: CS,
Isoform2: S 		Highest in whole blood and
lung (>50 TPM) 		Receptor for urokinase plasminogen activator and has role in
localizing and promoting plasmin formation [74].
PSCA O43653 8 CS Highest in stomach (>1000
TPM) 		Possibly involved in regulation of cell proliferation. Displays
cell-proliferation inhibition activity in vitro [75, 76].
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Abbreviation: NA: Not Available. Median expression is reported for each tissue. *Some functions are proposed by similarity from mouse studies.

Analyzing LY6 gene expression in a tumor may provide insight into a patient’s probability of survival or potential to respond to a certain therapy. Many LY6 genes have recently garnered attention for their potential role as biomarkers of poor patient prognosis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma [3]. LY6K is especially of interest as high mRNA expression of this gene is associated with poor patient survival in thyroid, kidney, uterine, and esophageal carcinomas [25]. Based on the results from these survival studies, we hypothesize that other LY6 genes may also serve as biomarkers of poor prognosis in different cancers. To explore this, we analyzed RNA-seq data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) for 20 different cancers, separated patients into high and low expression groups for each LY6 gene, and compared overall survival between the two groups. We also compared LY6 gene family expression in normal tissue to expression in tumor tissue to determine if LY6 gene expression is upregulated in a given cancer. Highly upregulated LY6 genes in cancer may allow for their detection. Additionally, LY6 proteins on solid tumors may serve as targets for antibody and/or CAR-T cell therapies.

Human LY6 genes are biomarkers of poor prognosis and are upregulated in UCEC

Pan-cancer analysis of LY6 gene expression revealed a negative correlation between mRNA expression and overall survival for most LY6 genes in UCEC patients (Figure 1). In UCEC, there was a significant difference in survival between high and low expression groups for all LY6 genes, except for PSCA and LYPD1. Of the 23 LY6 genes for which there were significant differences in survival between high and low expression groups, 19 of these genes were associated with poor overall survival in high expression groups. CD59, LYPD5, PLAUR, and LY6G5C were all associated with increased survival in high expression groups. Negative and positive correlations between mRNA expression and overall survival were observed in other cancers as well. However, a focus was placed on UCEC since its LY6 gene expression pattern was most similar to that of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, which has already been described [3].

Figure 1. Overall patient survival in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (n = 543) based on high and low mRNA expression of a given human LY6 gene.

Figure 1

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The red line represents the overall survival of patients with high expression of that gene, and the black line represents the overall survival of patients with low expression of that gene. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to determine if differences in survival between high and low expression groups were significant. RNA-seq data for UCEC was downloaded from TCGA, and overall survival was plotted using KM plotter.

Analysis of LY6 gene expression in normal uterine tissue compared to UCEC revealed that mRNA expression of several LY6 genes is upregulated in UCEC (Figure 2). mRNA expression of LYPD1, LYPD6B, LY6K, PSCA, LY6D, LYPD3, PLAUR, LY6E, SLURP1, LYPD6, and LY6G5C is significantly elevated in UCEC. mRNA expression of CD59, LY6H, LYNX1 and LY6G5B is significantly reduced in UCEC. There is no significant change in mRNA expression for LYPD8, LY6G6D, LYPD4, LY6L, LYPD2, LYPD5, LY6G6F, LYPD4, GPIHBP1, and GML.

Figure 2. Comparison of human LY6 gene expression in normal uterine tissue (n = 146) to expression in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (n = 547).

Figure 2

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Violin plots were generated using TNMplot, and fold changes in mean and median expression values were calculated for each gene. Many LY6 genes show some degree of upregulation in UCEC with the exception of CD59, LY6H, LYNX1, and LY6G5B, which are downregulated. LY6 genes not differentially expressed between normal and UCEC tissues are not shown.

LY6 gene amplification in type I and II UCEC patients

The 8q24.3 locus contains several LY6 genes and is frequently amplified in cancer with the reason not being understood. We observed increased amplification of this locus in UCEC compared to normal tissue. However, it was not previously known if 8q24.33 amplification is associated with more severe subsets of UCEC. To explore this, we separated UCEC patients based on their cancer type: uterine endometroid carcinoma (type I) and uterine serous carcinoma (type II) and compared amplification frequencies for each LY6 gene. Type I tumors are estrogen driven and are associated with better prognosis whereas type II tumors are more aggressive and frequently carry genetic alterations in p53 and human epidermal growth factor-2 (HER-2) [26]. Of the UCEC patients represented in the TCGA pan cancer database, type I accounts for approximately 75% of cases, and type II accounts for approximately 20% of cases. A “mixed” type comprises the remaining 5% of cases [27, 28]. From our analyses, we found 8q24.3 amplification to be ~4× more prevalent in type II UCEC, and we also identified two additional LY6-containing loci that show increased amplification in this cancer type: 6p21.33 and 19q13.31 (Table 2).

Table 2. LY6 gene amplification frequencies in type I and II UCEC patients .

Gene Locus % Patients with gene amplification P-value
Uterine endometroid carcinoma
(n = 394) 		Uterine serous carcinoma
(n = 108) 		Total
(n = 502)
LY6L 8q24.3 0 0 0.00 >0.9999
LYPD1 2q21.2 0 0.93 0.20 0.2151
LYPD6B 2q23.2 0 0.93 0.20 0.2151
LYPD6 2q23.2 0 0.93 0.20 0.2151
CD59 11p13 0.25 0.93 0.40 0.3843
LYPD4 19q13.2 0 2.78 0.60 0.0097
LYPD3 19q13.31 0 3.70 0.80 0.0020
PLAUR 19q13.31 0 3.70 0.80 0.0020
LYPD5 19q13.31 0 3.70 0.80 0.0020
LY6G6D 6p21.33 0.76 3.70 1.39 0.0416
LY6G5C 6p21.33 0.76 3.70 1.39 0.0416
LY6G6C 6p21.33 0.76 3.70 1.39 0.0416
LY6G5B 6p21.33 0.76 3.70 1.39 0.0416
LY6G6F 6p21.33 0.76 3.70 1.39 0.0416
LYPD8 1q44 1.78 3.70 2.19 0.2616
GML 8q24.3 2.03 6.48 2.99 0.0246
LYPD2 8q24.3 2.03 6.48 2.99 0.0246
LYNX1 8q24.3 2.03 6.48 2.99 0.0246
LY6D 8q24.3 2.03 6.48 2.99 0.0246
LY6E 8q24.3 1.78 7.41 2.99 0.0060
PSCA 8q24.3 1.78 7.41 2.99 0.0060
SLURP1 8q24.3 2.03 6.48 2.99 0.0246
LY6K 8q24.3 2.03 7.41 3.19 0.0099
GPIHBP1 8q24.3 2.03 8.33 3.39 0.0037
LY6H 8q24.3 2.03 8.33 3.39 0.0037
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P-values calculated by Fisher’s Exact test.

LY6 gene regulation in humans

Mouse Ly-6A/E protein expression is induced by type I (IFN-α/β) and type II (IFN-γ) interferons, which activate interferon regulatory factors (IRF) such as IRF9. IRFs activate expression by binding to cis-active interferon-sensitive response elements (ISRE) within distal enhancers of the mouse Ly-6A/E genes [29, 30]. To determine if human LY6 gene family expression is regulated by type I IFNs and mediated by IRF9, ChIP-seq data were analyzed to identify IRF9 binding sites within distal enhancer elements of LY6 genes. Bioinformatic tools were also used to infer ISRE-containing enhancers that possibly bind IRF9 and regulate LY6 genes. The results from the ChIP-seq and GeneHancer data analyses are shown in Table 3. The publicly available ChIP-seq data from Qiagen and SPP did not return any IRF9 binding sites within the promoters or enhancers that regulate LY6 gene family expression. However, GeneHancer was able to predict several distal enhancers that contain putative IRF9 binding sites and potentially regulate expression of the following LY6 genes: LY6E, LY6L, LYPD8, CD59, GPIHBP1, LY6G5B, LY6G5C, LY6G6C, and LY6G6D.

Table 3. Human LY6 gene regulation.

LY6 gene Top TFs sites in gene promoter from Qiagen Potential IRF9 binding site and distance
from TSS (kb) from GeneHancer
LY6E c-Rel, C/EBPα, En-1, IRF-1, LCR-F1, Lmo2, LUN-1, NF-κB, NF-κB1, TBP Yes, +0.4
LY6L NA Yes, −62.3
LY6D E2F, E2F-1, E2F-2, E2F-3a, E2F-4, E2f-5, HNF-4α1, HNF-4α2, LCR-F1, LUN-1 No
LY6K c-Myc, FOXD1, FOXO4, GR, GR-α, GR-β, Max, USF-1 No
LY6H HEN1, Olf-1, POU2F1, POU2F1a No
SLURP1 AP-2γ, C/EBPα, GR, GR-α, GR-β, ITF-2, Nkx2-5, p53, Tal-1β No
LYPD1 CUTL1, Evi-1, HTF, p53, SRF No
LYPD2 AP-2γ, c-Fos, c-Jun, C/EBPα, GR, GR-α, GR-β, NF-κB1, Nkx2-5, p53 No
LYPD3 AP-1, ATF-2, c-Jun, Sp1 No
LYPD4 GR, GR-α, GR-β, p53, PPAR-α No
LYPD5 AP-1, ATF-2, c-Jun, HOXA5, LUN-1, Meis-1b, p53, POU2F1, POU2F1a, SEF-1 No
LYPD6 AML1a, Egr-2, GATA-3, POU2F1, POU2F1a, YY1 No
LYPD6B AREB6, CUTL1, E2F-1, E47, FOXD3, FOXO3a, HOXA3, Pax-4a, Tal-1β, YY1 No
LYPD8 NA Yes, −69.2
LYPD9P NA NA
LYNX1 E2F, E2F-1, E2F-2, E2F-5 No
CD59 GR Yes, +14.2
GML ER-α, Nkx3-1, Nkx3-1 v1/2/2/4, p53, Roaz No
GPIHBP1 aMEF-2, C/EBPα, CHOP-10, GATA-2, Ik-3, Lmo2, MEF-2A, NF-1, NF-1/L, Pax-5 Yes, +6.5
LY6G5B E47, Hand1, HNF-4α1, HNF-4α2, HTF, Pax-5, PPAR-γ1/2 Yes, +156.1, +67.3, +58.4, −761.7, −949.7
LY6G5C AML1a, HSF2, LCR-F1, MRF-2, POU2F1a, PPAR-γ1/2, SRF, XBP-1 Yes, −53.4
LY6G6C NF-κB1, p53, Sp1 Yes, −104.5, −15.7
LY6G6D C/EBPα, CHOP-10, ITF-2, MRF-2, NF-κB1, PPAR-γ1, RFX1, Sp1, TaI-1β Yes, +22.1, +110.9
LY6G6F ITF-2, MRF-2, NF-κB1, PPAR-γ1/2, RFX1, Sp1, TaI-1β No
PLAUR Sp1, STAT1, STAT3 No
PSCA AML1a, AREB6, c-Ets-1, FOXJ2, GATA-1/2/3, RREB-1, ZID No
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Abbreviation: NA: Not Available.

DISCUSSION

We carried out in silico analyses of all reported LY6 genes, focused on their expression in different cancers, and analyzed patient survival by mining the TCGA database. We report that upregulated expression of many LY6 genes is associated with poor cancer patient survival in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC). The overall survival data confirms that many upregulated human LY6 gene products may serve as biomarkers for UCEC detection and may be useful in identifying high-risk UCEC patients. High expression of LY6 proteins on the surface of tumor cells also makes them potential targets for cell-based and antibody-based immunotherapies. However, the magnitude of tumor expression above normal expression is critical to avoid autoimmunity and prevent targeting of self-tissues. Our mined transcriptomic information indicates that LY6K mRNA is significantly upregulated (>8 fold) in UCEC patient tumor tissues. If this mRNA is being translated to yield high levels of LY6K on the surface of uterine tumor cells, then cell-based therapies against LY6K might be able to selectively target and kill these cancer cells. In addition to these findings, we also report that a patient’s LY6 gene amplification status may provide an alternative method for classifying type I and type II UCEC. Although rare, amplification of loci 8q24.3, 6p21.33, and 19q13.31 is more prevalent in type II UCEC and knowing a patient’s amplification status of these loci may help predict their likelihood of developing severe disease. Further analysis is needed, though, to determine if the LY6 proteins encoded within these loci are involved in the development of the severe disease and poor outcomes associated with type II UCEC.

Transcriptional regulation of LY6 genes is not well understood and has not been heavily investigated. Identifying the transcription factors that regulate LY6 gene expression will help uncover the signaling pathways used by cancer cells and T cells to upregulate surface expression of LY6 proteins. Expression of mouse Ly-6A/E is induced by type I (IFN-α/β) and type II (IFN-γ) interferons, but this has not been confirmed in human cell lines [29]. Interferon signaling is mediated by various IRFs, and many mouse Ly-6 gene enhancers contain cis-active ISREs [30]. IRF9 is a transcription factor that is activated by type I IFN signaling and binds to ISREs within distal enhancer elements of interferon-stimulated genes (ISG) [31]. A majority of LY6 genes contain regulatory sequences that can potentially bind IRF9 as well as an array of other transcription factors and activators (Table 3). The role of interferon responsive factors (e.g., IRF9), transcription factors, and other activators in upregulating the expression of LY6 genes appears complex. Their interdependence, cause and effect relationship, or lack of, will require considerable experimental work including ChIP-seq and RT-qPCR analyses. Our in-silico analyses did not discover any common potential transacting factor binding sites within the LY6 genes reported to be upregulated in UCEC patient tissues (Figure 2 and Table 3). Another future consideration is to understand the uterine tumor microenvironment, especially to delineate the expression of LY6 proteins on the surface of tumor subpopulations and/or tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. Multiplex immunohistochemistry would be a good technique to analyze the expression of LY6 proteins on the surfaces of both cell types to assess their contributions to overall expression.

Further analysis of tumor-specific expression of the LY6 gene family is needed to uncover the function of LY6 proteins as well as the signaling pathways that these proteins trigger to endow tumor survival and poor prognosis in UCEC patients. A possible explanation, which would need to be tested, is that the ligands or receptors for LY6 proteins are expressed in the uterine tumor microenvironment and drive tumor progression through binding that specific upregulated member of the LY6 family. Further analysis of patient tumors is needed to uncover the functions of human LY6 proteins as well as the signaling pathways that these proteins trigger to endow tumor survival and poor patient prognosis in other cancers as well. While upregulated expression of some LY6 genes suggested poor patient prognosis, there are four LY6 genes that showed the opposite, which was unexpected. High expression of CD59, LYPD5, PLAUR, and LY6G5C is associated with better patient outcome (Figure 1). Further analysis of patient tumors is needed to uncover the signaling pathways that these proteins trigger to endow beneficial UCEC patient prognosis.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Analysis of human LY6 gene expression and amplification in cancer

RNA-seq data for 20 different cancers were obtained from TCGA [27, 28]. Kaplan-Meier Plotter was used to separate patients into high and low expression groups for each LY6 gene and then plot overall survival for each group [32, 33]. A proportional hazards model was used to calculate hazard ratios and p-values for each plot. GTEx Portal provided the top tissues in which LY6 genes are normally expressed [34]. TNMplot was used to generate violin plots and compare LY6 gene family expression in normal tissue to expression in tumor tissue [35]. Fold changes in expression were calculated using the median and mean expression values, and statistical significances were calculated using a Mann Whitney U test. cBioPortal was used to compare the amplification frequencies of LY6 genes in type I and type II UCEC patients [36, 37]. Differences in amplification frequency were compared using a Fisher’s Exact test. The mixed UCEC group (n = 21) was not included in this analysis.

Analysis of LY6 gene regulation in humans

Top TFs in LY6 gene promoters were provided by Qiagen and GeneCards [38]. Experimental ChIP-seq data for the LY6 gene family were downloaded from The Signaling Pathways Project (SPP) and GeneHancer was used to predict distal enhancers that regulate human LY6 genes [39, 40].

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

Abbreviations

LY6

Lymphocyte antigen-6

UCEC

uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma

TAA

tumor associated antigens

LU

Ly-6/uPAR domain

GPI

glycosylphosphatidyl-inositol

TCGA

The Cancer Genome Atlas

IFN

interferon

ISRE

interferon-sensitive response elements

ISG

interferon-stimulated gene

IRF

interferon regulatory factor

Footnotes

Author contributions

LAR performed data analyses and wrote the first draft of the manuscript, AMM was involved in project conceptualization and edited the manuscript, AKB conceptualized the project, was involved in writing, and edited the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

FUNDING

This work was supported by SRFG and SRG grants from Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP), Villanova University and Department of Biology, Villanova University to AKB. This work was also supported by Villanova University Department of Biology and Biochemistry Program to LAR.

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