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Mukherjee N, Bolin EH, Qasim A, Orloff MS, Lupo PJ, Nembhard WN. DNA methylation of the Lamin A/C gene is associated with congenital heart disease. Birth Defects Res 2024; 116:e2381. [PMID: 39073036 DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.2381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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BACKGROUND Prior studies report associations of maternal serum Lamin A, encoded by the LMNA gene, with fetal congenital heart disease (CHD). It is unknown whether DNA methylation (DNAm) of cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) sites in LMNA impacts the CHD susceptibility. METHODS We investigated the associations of LMNA DNAm with CHD using publicly available data of CHD cases (n = 197) and controls (n = 134) from the Gene Expression Omnibus repository. Peripheral blood DNAm was measured using Illumina 850 K BeadChip for cases and 450 K BeadChip for controls. We tested 31 LMNA CpGs to identify differences in DNAm between cases and controls using linear regression correcting for multiple testing with false discovery rate (FDR). In a case-only analysis, we tested the variations in LMNA DNAm between CHD subtypes. To identify the consistency of DNAm across tissue types we compared peripheral blood (n = 197) and heart tissue DNAm (n = 20) in CHD cases. RESULTS After adjusting for age, sex, and cell types there were significant differences in 17 of the 31 LMNA CpGs between CHD cases and controls (FDR p ≤ .05). We identified lower DNAm of cg09820673 at 3' UTR for hypoplastic left heart syndrome compared to other CHD subtypes. Three CpGs exhibited uniform DNAm in blood and heart tissues in cases. Eleven CpGs showed changes in the same direction in blood and heart tissues in cases compared to controls. CONCLUSION We identify statistically significant differences in LMNA DNAm between CHD cases and controls. Future studies should investigate the role of maternal LMNA DNAm in CHD development.
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- Nandini Mukherjee
- Department of Epidemiology, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Research Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Research Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Liu Z, Zhou T, Gao D. Genetic and epigenetic regulation of growth, reproduction, disease resistance and stress responses in aquaculture. Front Genet 2022; 13:994471. [PMID: 36406125 PMCID: PMC9666392 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.994471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Major progress has been made with genomic and genetic studies in aquaculture in the last decade. However, research on epigenetic regulation of aquaculture traits is still at an early stage. It is apparent that most, if not all, aquaculture traits are regulated at both genetic and epigenetic levels. This paper reviews recent progress in understanding of genetic and epigenetic regulation of important aquaculture traits such as growth, reproduction, disease resistance, and stress responses. Although it is challenging to make generalized statements, DNA methylation is mostly correlated with down-regulation of gene expression, especially when at promoters and enhancers. As such, methylation of growth factors and their receptors is negatively correlated with growth; hypomethylation of genes important for stress tolerance is correlated with increased stress tolerance; hypomethylation of genes important for male or female sex differentiation leads to sex differentiation into males or females, respectively. It is apparent that environmental regulation of aquaculture traits is mediated at the level of epigenetic regulation, and such environment-induced epigenetic changes appeared to be intergenerationally inherited, but evidences for transgenerational inheritance are still limited.
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- Zhanjiang Liu
- Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States,*Correspondence: Zhanjiang Liu,
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of Marine Organisms, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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Han L, Sun Y, Cao Y, Gao P, Quan Z, Chang Y, Ding J. Analysis of the gene transcription patterns and DNA methylation characteristics of triploid sea cucumbers (Apostichopus japonicus). Sci Rep 2021; 11:7564. [PMID: 33828212 PMCID: PMC8027599 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87278-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Breeding of polyploid aquatic animals is still an important approach and research hotspot for realizing the economic benefits afforded by the improvement of aquatic animal germplasm. To better understand the molecular mechanisms of the growth of triploid sea cucumbers, we performed gene expression and genome-wide comparisons of DNA methylation using the body wall tissue of triploid sea cucumbers using RNA-seq and MethylRAD-seq technologies. We clarified the expression pattern of triploid sea cucumbers and found no dosage effect. DEGs were significantly enriched in the pathways of nucleic acid and protein synthesis, cell growth, cell division, and other pathways. Moreover, we characterized the methylation pattern changes and found 615 differentially methylated genes at CCGG sites and 447 differentially methylated genes at CCWGG sites. Integrative analysis identified 23 genes (such as Guf1, SGT, Col5a1, HAL, HPS1, etc.) that exhibited correlations between promoter methylation and expression. Altered DNA methylation and expression of various genes suggested their roles and potential functional interactions in the growth of triploid sea cucumbers. Our data provide new insights into the epigenetic and transcriptomic alterations of the body wall tissue of triploid sea cucumbers and preliminarily elucidate the molecular mechanism of their growth, which is of great significance for the breeding of fine varieties of sea cucumbers.
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- Lingshu Han
- grid.410631.10000 0001 1867 7333Key Laboratory of Mariculture and Stock Enhancement in North China’s Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Rd., Dalian, 116023 Liaoning People’s Republic of China ,grid.203507.30000 0000 8950 5267Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315832 Zhejiang People’s Republic of China
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- grid.410631.10000 0001 1867 7333Key Laboratory of Mariculture and Stock Enhancement in North China’s Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Rd., Dalian, 116023 Liaoning People’s Republic of China
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- grid.410631.10000 0001 1867 7333Key Laboratory of Mariculture and Stock Enhancement in North China’s Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Rd., Dalian, 116023 Liaoning People’s Republic of China
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- grid.410631.10000 0001 1867 7333Key Laboratory of Mariculture and Stock Enhancement in North China’s Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Rd., Dalian, 116023 Liaoning People’s Republic of China
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- grid.410631.10000 0001 1867 7333Key Laboratory of Mariculture and Stock Enhancement in North China’s Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Rd., Dalian, 116023 Liaoning People’s Republic of China
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- grid.410631.10000 0001 1867 7333Key Laboratory of Mariculture and Stock Enhancement in North China’s Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Rd., Dalian, 116023 Liaoning People’s Republic of China
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- grid.410631.10000 0001 1867 7333Key Laboratory of Mariculture and Stock Enhancement in North China’s Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Rd., Dalian, 116023 Liaoning People’s Republic of China
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Wang Z, Du M, Yuan Q, Guo Y, Hutchinson JN, Su L, Zheng Y, Wang J, Mucci LA, Lin X, Hou L, Christiani DC. Epigenomic analysis of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) reveals novel DNA methylation markers for lung cancers. Neoplasia 2020; 22:154-161. [PMID: 32062069 PMCID: PMC7021546 DOI: 10.1016/j.neo.2020.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND DNA methylation at the fifth position of cytosine (5mC) is a common epigenetic alteration affecting a range of cellular processes. In recent years, 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), an oxidized form of 5mC, has risen broad interests as a potential biomarker for lung cancer diagnosis and survival. METHODS We analyzed the epigenome-wide 5hmC profiles of paired lung tumor and adjacent normal tissues, using the TET-Assisted Bisulfite (TAB) array - Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip (EPIC) approach. The differentially methylated CpG sites were identified, and the biological relevance of 5hmC was assessed by differential methylation regions (DMR) analysis and gene set analysis (GSA). RESULTS We observed global hypomethylation of 5hmC comparing tumor to normal tissues, and hypermethylated 5hmC were enriched in CpG islands and gene upstream. Comparison of 5hmC and 5modC (total methylation: 5mC + 5hmC) profiling showed low correlation, and only a small proportion of the significant 5hmC loci overlapped with the significant total methylation loci. GSA analysis suggested that 5hmC was mainly involved in biological processes such as cellular process, biological regulation, and metabolic process. CONCLUSION This is the first study to analyze the epigenome-wide 5hmC profiles among paired lung tumor and normal tissues. We observed global hypomethylation of 5hmC in lung cancers, and hypermethylated 5hmC enriched in CpG islands and gene upstream. We found that the genome-wide 5hmC levels do not correlate with the total methylation, and the GSA suggested different biological functions of 5hmC compared to 5modC. Overall, our results demonstrate the potential of 5hmC as a novel biomarker for lung cancer.
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- Zhihui Wang
- Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Yadav M, Chatterjee P, Tolani S, Kulkarni J, Mulye M, Chauhan N, Sakhi A, Gorey S. A Nexus model of cellular transition in cancer. Biol Res 2018; 51:23. [PMID: 30086794 PMCID: PMC6080350 DOI: 10.1186/s40659-018-0173-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The exact cause of cancer is one of the most immutable medical questions of the century. Cancer as an evolutionary disease must have a purpose and understanding the purpose is more important than decoding the cause. The model of cancer proposed herein, provides a link between the cellular biochemistry and cellular genetics of cancer evolution. We thus call this model as the “Nexus model” of cancer. The Nexus model is an effort to identify the most apparent route to the disease. We have tried to utilize existing cancer literature to identify the most plausible causes of cellular transition in cancer, where the primary cancer-causing agents (physical, chemical or biological) act as inducing factors to produce cellular impeders. These cellular impeders are further linked to the Nexus. The Nexus then generates codes for epigenetics and genetics in cancer development.
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- Mukesh Yadav
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Softvision College and Research Institute, Vijaynagar, Indore, MP, 452010, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Softvision College and Research Institute, Vijaynagar, Indore, MP, 452010, India.,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, 91766, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Softvision College and Research Institute, Vijaynagar, Indore, MP, 452010, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Softvision College and Research Institute, Vijaynagar, Indore, MP, 452010, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Softvision College and Research Institute, Vijaynagar, Indore, MP, 452010, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Softvision College and Research Institute, Vijaynagar, Indore, MP, 452010, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Softvision College and Research Institute, Vijaynagar, Indore, MP, 452010, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Softvision College and Research Institute, Vijaynagar, Indore, MP, 452010, India
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Jiang X, Yang Z. Multiple biological functions of transcription factor 21 in the development of various cancers. Onco Targets Ther 2018; 11:3533-3539. [PMID: 29950858 PMCID: PMC6016277 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s164033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Transcription factor 21 (TCF21) is a basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor that binds to DNA and regulates cell differentiation and cell fate specification through mesenchymal–epithelial transition during development. The TCF21 gene is epigenetically inactivated in many types of human cancers and exerts a wide variety of functions, including the regulation of epithelial–mesenchymal transition, invasion, metastasis, cell cycle, and autophagy. This review focuses on research progress in relation to the roles of TCF21 in tumor development. We systematically consider multiple pathological functions of TCF21 in various cancers, revealing the molecular bases of its diverse biological roles and providing new directions for future research.
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- Xiaodi Jiang
- Department of Infectious Disease, The Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Ye M, Huang T, Ying Y, Li J, Yang P, Ni C, Zhou C, Chen S. Detection of 14-3-3 sigma (σ) promoter methylation as a noninvasive biomarker using blood samples for breast cancer diagnosis. Oncotarget 2018; 8:9230-9242. [PMID: 27999208 PMCID: PMC5354727 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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As a tumor suppressor gene, 14-3-3 σ has been reported to be frequently methylated in breast cancer. However, the clinical effect of 14-3-3 σ promoter methylation remains to be verified. This study was performed to assess the clinicopathological significance and diagnostic value of 14-3-3 σ promoter methylation in breast cancer. 14-3-3 σ promoter methylation was found to be notably higher in breast cancer than in benign lesions and normal breast tissue samples. We did not observe that 14-3-3 σ promoter methylation was linked to the age status, tumor grade, clinic stage, lymph node status, histological subtype, ER status, PR status, HER2 status, or overall survival of patients with breast cancer. The combined sensitivity, specificity, AUC (area under the curve), positive likelihood ratios (PLR), negative likelihood ratios (NLR), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and post-test probability values (if the pretest probability was 30%) of 14-3-3 σ promoter methylation in blood samples of breast cancer patients vs. healthy subjects were 0.69, 0.99, 0.86, 95, 0.31, 302, and 98%, respectively. Our findings suggest that 14-3-3 σ promoter methylation may be associated with the carcinogenesis of breast cancer and that the use of 14-3-3 σ promoter methylation might represent a useful blood-based biomarker for the clinical diagnosis of breast cancer.
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- Meng Ye
- The Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315020, People's Republic of China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315020, People's Republic of China
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- Ningbo No. 2 Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, People's Republic of China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315020, People's Republic of China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315020, People's Republic of China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, People's Republic of China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315020, People's Republic of China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, People's Republic of China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315020, People's Republic of China
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White MK, Khalili K. CRISPR/Cas9 and cancer targets: future possibilities and present challenges. Oncotarget 2017; 7:12305-17. [PMID: 26840090 PMCID: PMC4914286 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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All cancers have multiple mutations that can largely be grouped into certain classes depending on the function of the gene in which they lie and these include oncogenic changes that enhance cellular proliferation, loss of function of tumor suppressors that regulate cell growth potential and induction of metabolic enzymes that confer resistance to chemotherapeutic agents. Thus the ability to correct such mutations is an important goal in cancer treatment. Recent research has led to the developments of reagents which specifically target nucleotide sequences within the cellular genome and these have a huge potential for expanding our anticancer armamentarium. One such a reagent is the clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-associated 9 (Cas9) system, a powerful, highly specific and adaptable tool that provides unparalleled control for editing the cellular genome. In this short review, we discuss the potential of CRISPR/Cas9 against human cancers and the current difficulties in translating this for novel therapeutic approaches.
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- Martyn K White
- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology and Comprehensive Neuroaids Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology and Comprehensive Neuroaids Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Qiao B, Zhang Z, Li Y. Association of MGMT promoter methylation with tumorigenesis features in patients with ovarian cancer: A systematic meta-analysis. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2017; 6:69-76. [PMID: 29195029 PMCID: PMC5823672 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background The MGMT is a key tumor suppressor gene and aberrant promoter methylation has been reported in many cancers. However, the relationship between MGMT promoter methylation and ovarian cancer remains controversial. This meta‐analysis was first conducted to estimate the clinical significance of MGMT promoter methylation in ovarian carcinoma. Methods Literature search was performed in the PubMed, Embase, EBSCO and Cochrane Library databases. The pooled odds ratio (OR) and their corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were summarized. Results Final 10 studies with 910 ovarian tissue samples were included in this meta‐analysis. MGMT promoter methylation was significantly higher in ovarian cancer than in normal ovarian tissues (OR = 4.13, 95% CI = 2.32–7.33, p < .001). The MGMT had a similar methylation status in cancer versus benign lesions and low malignant potential (LMP) samples (OR = 2.01, 95% CI = 0.67–6.04, p = .212; OR = 1.42, 95% CI = 0.46–4.40, p = .543; respectively). MGMT promoter methylation was correlated with pathological types in which it was significantly lower in serous cancer than in nonserous cancer (OR = 0.29, 95% CI = 0.14–0.59, p = .001). The methylation of the MGMT promoter was not associated with clinical stage and tumor grade (OR = 1.46, 95% CI = 0.71–3.02, p = .301; OR = 1.13, 95% CI = 0.51–2.46, p = .767; respectively). Conclusions MGMT promoter methylation may be correlated with the tumorigenesis of ovarian cancer. It was associated with tumor histotypes, but not correlated with clinical stage and tumor grade. More prospective studies with lager sample sizes are necessary in the future.
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- Baoli Qiao
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Yi J, Gao R, Chen Y, Yang Z, Han P, Zhang H, Dou Y, Liu W, Wang W, Du G, Xu Y, Wang J. Overexpression of NSUN2 by DNA hypomethylation is associated with metastatic progression in human breast cancer. Oncotarget 2017; 8:20751-20765. [PMID: 27447970 PMCID: PMC5400542 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.10612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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NSUN2 is a RNA methyltransferase that has been shown to be implicated in development of human cancer. However, the functional role of NSUN2, mechanism of NSUN2 overexpression and its association with clinicopathologic features in breast cancer remain unclear. To investigate alterations in the expression and functional role of NSUN2 in breast cancer, NSUN2 expression was assessed in breast cancer cells and tissues obtained from cancers at different American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stages, and its functions were investigated using breast cancer cells. NSUN2 expression was shown to be significantly higher in breast cancer cells and tissues than in normal breast epithelial cells and tissues, at both mRNA and protein levels. Overexpression of NSUN2 was shown to promote cell proliferation, migration, and invasion while NSUN2 knockdown inhibited these processes in vitro and in vivo. NSUN2 expression level was associated with the methylation level of its promoter. Our results demonstrated that the overall expression of NSUN2 significantly correlated with clinical stage (P=0.027), tumor classification (P=0.012), pathological differentiation (P=0.023), as well as with the expression levels of estrogen receptor (P<0.001), progesterone receptor (P=0.001), and Ki-67 (P<0.001). Our findings provide a unique insight into the roles and effects of NSUN2 overexpression in breast cancer cells, and highlight the necessity of the investigation of novel therapeutic targets, such as NSUN2, for the improvement of breast cancer treatments.
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- Jie Yi
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Shen C, Sheng Q, Zhang X, Fu Y, Zhu K. Hypermethylated APC in serous carcinoma based on a meta-analysis of ovarian cancer. J Ovarian Res 2016; 9:60. [PMID: 27670526 PMCID: PMC5037906 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-016-0271-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background The reduced expression of the Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene, a tumor suppressor gene, through promoter hypermethylation has been reported to play a key role in the carcinogenesis. However, the correlation between APC promoter hypermethylation and ovarian cancer (OC) remains to be clarified. Methods A comprehensive literature search was carried out in related research databases. The overall odds ratio (OR) and corresponding 95 % confidence interval (CI) were used to evaluate the effects of APC promoter hypermethylation on OC and clinicopathological characteristics. Results Ultimately, 12 eligible studies were used in our study, including 806 OC samples, 429 normal controls, 109 benign lesions and 75 LMP samples. The pooled OR showed that APC promoter hypermethylation was significantly higher in OC than in normal and benign controls (OR = 6.18 and OR = 3.26, respectively). No significant correlation was observed between OC and low malignant potential (LMP) tumors (P = 0.436). In the comparison of OC and normal controls, subgroup analysis based on race showed that the overall OR of APC promoter hypermethylation was significant and similar in Asians and Caucasians (OR = 8.34 and OR = 5.39, respectively). A subgroup analysis based on sample type found that the pooled OR was significantly higher in blood than in tissue (OR = 18.71 and OR = 5.74, respectively). A significant association was not observed between APC promoter hypermethylation and tumor grade or tumor stage. The pooled OR indicated that APC promoter hypermethylation was significantly lower in serous carcinoma than in non-serous carcinoma (OR = 0.56, P = 0.02). No obvious publication bias was detected by Egger’s test (all P > 0.05). Conclusions APC promoter hypermethylation may be linked to the increased risk of OC. It was associated with histological type, but not with tumor grade or tumor stage. Moreover, hypermethylated APC may be a noninvasive biomarker using blood samples. Future studies are required to validate these results.
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- Chunyan Shen
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, The No. 2 Hospital of Yinzhou, Ningbo, 315040, Zhejiang, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, The No. 2 Hospital of Yinzhou, Ningbo, 315040, Zhejiang, China.
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, The No. 2 Hospital of Yinzhou, Ningbo, 315040, Zhejiang, China.
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, The No. 2 Hospital of Yinzhou, Ningbo, 315040, Zhejiang, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, The No. 2 Hospital of Yinzhou, Ningbo, 315040, Zhejiang, China
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White MK, Khalili K. CRISPR/Cas9 and cancer targets: future possibilities and present challenges. Oncotarget 2016. [PMID: 26840090 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7104.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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All cancers have multiple mutations that can largely be grouped into certain classes depending on the function of the gene in which they lie and these include oncogenic changes that enhance cellular proliferation, loss of function of tumor suppressors that regulate cell growth potential and induction of metabolic enzymes that confer resistance to chemotherapeutic agents. Thus the ability to correct such mutations is an important goal in cancer treatment. Recent research has led to the developments of reagents which specifically target nucleotide sequences within the cellular genome and these have a huge potential for expanding our anticancer armamentarium. One such a reagent is the clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-associated 9 (Cas9) system, a powerful, highly specific and adaptable tool that provides unparalleled control for editing the cellular genome. In this short review, we discuss the potential of CRISPR/Cas9 against human cancers and the current difficulties in translating this for novel therapeutic approaches.
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- Martyn K White
- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology and Comprehensive Neuroaids Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology and Comprehensive Neuroaids Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Sameer AS, Nissar S. Understanding Epigenetics: an Alternative Mechanism of Colorectal Carcinogenesis. CURRENT COLORECTAL CANCER REPORTS 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11888-016-0317-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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McCullough LE, Santella RM, Cleveland RJ, Millikan RC, Olshan AF, North KE, Bradshaw PT, Eng SM, Terry MB, Shen J, Crew KD, Rossner P, Teitelbaum SL, Neugut AI, Gammon MD. Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes, recreational physical activity and breast cancer risk. Int J Cancer 2013; 134:654-63. [PMID: 23852586 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The mechanisms driving the inverse association between recreational physical activity (RPA) and breast cancer risk are complex. While exercise is associated with increased reactive oxygen species production it may also improve damage repair systems, particularly those that operate on single-strand breaks including base excision repair (BER), nucleotide excision repair (NER) and mismatch repair (MMR). Of these repair pathways, the role of MMR in breast carcinogenesis is least investigated. Polymorphisms in MMR or other DNA repair gene variants may modify the association between RPA and breast cancer incidence. We investigated the individual and joint effects of variants in three MMR pathway genes (MSH3, MLH1 and MSH2) on breast cancer occurrence using resources from the Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project. We additionally characterized interactions between RPA and genetic polymorphisms in MMR, BER and NER pathways. We found statistically significant multiplicative interactions (p < 0.05) between MSH2 and MLH1, as well as between postmenopausal RPA and four variants in DNA repair (XPC-Ala499Val, XPF-Arg415Gln, XPG-Asp1104His and MLH1-lle219Val). Significant risk reductions were observed among highly active women with the common genotype for XPC (OR = 0.54; 95% CI, 0.36-0.81) and XPF (OR = 0.62; 95% CI, 0.44-0.87), as well as among active women who carried at least one variant allele in XPG (OR = 0.46; 95% CI, 0.29-0.77) and MLH1 (OR = 0.46; 95% CI, 0.30-0.71). Our data show that women with minor alleles in both MSH2 and MLH1 could be at increased breast cancer risk. RPA may be modified by genes in the DNA repair pathway, and merit further investigation.
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- Lauren E McCullough
- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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A strong case for the deregulation of epigenetic chromatin modifications in the development and progression of various chronic complications of diabetes has emerged from recent experimental observations. Clinical trials of type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients highlight the importance of early and intensive treatment and the prolonged damage of hyperglycemia on organs such as the kidney. The functional relationship between the regulation of chromatin architecture and persistent gene expression changes conferred by prior hyperglycemia represents an important avenue of investigation for explaining diabetic nephropathy. While several studies implicate epigenetic changes at the chromatin template in the deregulated gene expression associated with diabetic nephropathy, the molecular determinants of metabolic memory in renal cells remain poorly understood. There is now strong evidence from experimental animals and cell culture of persistent glucose-driven changes in vascular endothelial gene expression that may also have relevance for the microvasculature of the kidney. Exploration of epigenetic mechanisms underlying the hyperglycemic cue mediating persistent transcriptional changes in renal cells holds novel therapeutic potential for diabetic nephropathy.
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- Samuel T Keating
- Epigenetics in Human Health and Disease Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, The Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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Pan X, Chen Z, Huang R, Yao Y, Ma G. Transforming growth factor β1 induces the expression of collagen type I by DNA methylation in cardiac fibroblasts. PLoS One 2013; 8:e60335. [PMID: 23560091 PMCID: PMC3613378 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), a key mediator of cardiac fibroblast activation, has a major influence on collagen type I production. However, the epigenetic mechanisms by which TGF-β induces collagen type I alpha 1 (COL1A1) expression are not fully understood. This study was designed to examine whether or not DNA methylation is involved in TGF-β-induced COL1A1 expression in cardiac fibroblasts. Cells isolated from neonatal Sprague-Dawley rats were cultured and stimulated with TGF-β1. The mRNA levels of COL1A1 and DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) were determined via quantitative polymerase chain reaction and the protein levels of collagen type I were determined via Western blot as well as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The quantitative methylation of the COL1A1 promoter region was analyzed using the MassARRAY platform of Sequenom. Results showed that TGF-β1 upregulated the mRNA expression of COL1A1 and induced the synthesis of cell-associated and secreted collagen type I in cardiac fibroblasts. DNMT1 and DNMT3a expressions were significantly downregulated and the global DNMT activity was inhibited when treated with 10 ng/mL of TGF-β1 for 48 h. TGF-β1 treatment resulted in a significant reduction of the DNA methylation percentage across multiple CpG sites in the rat COL1A1 promoter. Thus, TGF-β1 can induce collagen type I expression through the inhibition of DNMT1 and DNMT3a expressions as well as global DNMT activity, thereby resulting in DNA demethylation of the COL1A1 promoter. These findings suggested that the DNMT-mediated DNA methylation is an important mechanism in regulating the TGF-β1-induced COL1A1 gene expression.
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- Xiaodong Pan
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Keating ST, El-Osta A. Epigenetic changes in diabetes. Clin Genet 2013; 84:1-10. [PMID: 23398084 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Diabetes is a multifactorial disease with numerous pathways influencing its progression and recent observations suggest that the complexity of the disease cannot be entirely accounted for by genetic predisposition. A compelling argument for an epigenetic component is rapidly emerging. Epigenetic processes at the chromatin template significantly sensitize transcriptional and phenotypic outcomes to environmental signaling information including metabolic state, nutritional requirements and history. Epigenetic mechanisms impact gene expression that could predispose individuals to the diabetic phenotype during intrauterine and early postnatal development, as well as throughout adult life. Furthermore, epigenetic changes could account for the accelerated rates of chronic and persistent microvascular and macrovascular complications associated with diabetes. Epidemiological and experimental animal studies identified poor glycemic control as a major contributor to the development of diabetic complications and highlight the requirement for early intervention. Early exposure to hyperglycemia can drive the development of complications that manifest late in the progression of the disease and persist despite improved glycemic control, indicating a memory of the metabolic insult. Understanding the molecular events that underlie these transcriptional changes will significantly contribute to novel therapeutic interventions to prevent, reverse or retard the deleterious effects of the diabetic milieu.
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- S T Keating
- Epigenetics in Human Health and Disease Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, The Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
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Molecular cloning, expression, and characterization of starfish DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferases. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2012; 76:1661-71. [PMID: 22972351 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.120161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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To determine whether and if so how a DNA methylation-dependent epigenetic mechanism for transcriptional gene silencing functions in Echinoderms, we cloned and sequenced dnmt1 and dnmt3 cDNAs of the starfish Asterina pectinifera. Since the Strongylocentrotus purpuratus genome has only two loci of DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase genes encoding Dnmt1 and Dnmt3, they might constitute a sufficient set of dnmt genes in Echinoderms. The starfish Dnmt3 whose cDNA we cloned showed highest homology to a mammalian Dnmt3a2 splicing variant. Essentially all the characteristic motifs and sequences of the mammalian counterparts were found in the starfish Dnmts as well, except that a typical PCNA binding domain motif was lacking in the starfish Dnmt1. RT-PCR analysis indicated that the dnmt1 mRNA exists in both ovary and oocytes, but its levels in other tissues were very low or almost negligible. In contrast, the dnmt3 mRNA was detected only in the ovary, and not at all in the oocytes. The size of a dnmt1 transcript was about 6.5 kb on Northern blot analysis. On heterologous expression, the starfish Dnmt1 protein was expressed in insect cells in catalytically active form.
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Wolff DW, Xie Y, Deng C, Gatalica Z, Yang M, Wang B, Wang J, Lin MF, Abel PW, Tu Y. Epigenetic repression of regulator of G-protein signaling 2 promotes androgen-independent prostate cancer cell growth. Int J Cancer 2012; 130:1521-31. [PMID: 21500190 PMCID: PMC3155664 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.26138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 04/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-stimulated androgen-independent activation of androgen receptor (AR) contributes to acquisition of a hormone-refractory phenotype by prostate cancer. We previously reported that regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS) 2, an inhibitor of GPCRs, inhibits androgen-independent AR activation (Cao et al., Oncogene 2006;25:3719-34). Here, we show reduced RGS2 protein expression in human prostate cancer specimens compared to adjacent normal or hyperplastic tissue. Methylation-specific PCR analysis and bisulfite sequencing indicated that methylation of the CpG island in the RGS2 gene promoter correlated with RGS2 downregulation in prostate cancer. In vitro methylation of this promoter suppressed reporter gene expression in transient transfection studies, whereas reversal of this promoter methylation with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-Aza-dC) induced RGS2 reexpression in androgen-independent prostate cancer cells and inhibited their growth under androgen-deficient conditions. Interestingly, the inhibitory effect of 5-Aza-dC was significantly reduced by an RGS2-targeted short hairpin RNA, indicating that reexpressed RGS2 contributed to this growth inhibition. Restoration of RGS2 levels by ectopic expression in androgen-independent prostate cancer cells suppressed growth of xenografts in castrated mice. Thus, RGS2 promoter hypermethylation represses its expression and unmasks a latent pathway for AR transactivation in prostate cancer cells. Targeting this reversible process may provide a new strategy for suppressing prostate cancer progression by reestablishing its androgen sensitivity.
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- Dennis W. Wolff
- Department of Pharmacology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Crider KS, Yang TP, Berry RJ, Bailey LB. Folate and DNA methylation: a review of molecular mechanisms and the evidence for folate's role. Adv Nutr 2012; 3:21-38. [PMID: 22332098 PMCID: PMC3262611 DOI: 10.3945/an.111.000992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 605] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification critical to normal genome regulation and development. The vitamin folate is a key source of the one carbon group used to methylate DNA. Because normal mammalian development is dependent on DNA methylation, there is enormous interest in assessing the potential for changes in folate intake to modulate DNA methylation both as a biomarker for folate status and as a mechanistic link to developmental disorders and chronic diseases including cancer. This review highlights the role of DNA methylation in normal genome function, how it can be altered, and the evidence of the role of folate/folic acid in these processes.
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- Krista S Crider
- Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Moskwa P, Buffa FM, Pan Y, Panchakshari R, Gottipati P, Muschel RJ, Beech J, Kulshrestha R, Abdelmohsen K, Weinstock DM, Gorospe M, Harris AL, Helleday T, Chowdhury D. miR-182-mediated downregulation of BRCA1 impacts DNA repair and sensitivity to PARP inhibitors. Mol Cell 2010; 41:210-20. [PMID: 21195000 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 304] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2010] [Revised: 10/20/2010] [Accepted: 11/11/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Expression of BRCA1 is commonly decreased in sporadic breast tumors, and this correlates with poor prognosis of breast cancer patients. Here we show that BRCA1 transcripts are selectively enriched in the Argonaute/miR-182 complex and miR-182 downregulates BRCA1 expression. Antagonizing miR-182 enhances BRCA1 protein levels and protects them from IR-induced cell death, while overexpressing miR-182 reduces BRCA1 protein, impairs homologous recombination-mediated repair, and render cells hypersensitive to IR. The impaired DNA repair phenotype induced by miR-182 overexpression can be fully rescued by overexpressing miR-182-insensitive BRCA1. Consistent with a BRCA1-deficiency phenotype, miR-182-overexpressing breast tumor cells are hypersensitive to inhibitors of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1). Conversely, antagonizing miR-182 enhances BRCA1 levels and induces resistance to PARP1 inhibitor. Finally, a clinical-grade PARP1 inhibitor impacts outgrowth of miR-182-expressing tumors in animal models. Together these results suggest that miR-182-mediated downregulation of BRCA1 impedes DNA repair and may impact breast cancer therapy.
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- Patryk Moskwa
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Kashyap V, Gudas LJ. Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms distinguish retinoic acid-mediated transcriptional responses in stem cells and fibroblasts. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:14534-48. [PMID: 20231276 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.115345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Retinoic acid (RA), a vitamin A metabolite, regulates transcription by binding to RA receptor (RAR) and retinoid X receptor (RXR) heterodimers. This transcriptional response is determined by receptor interactions with transcriptional regulators and chromatin modifying proteins. We compared transcriptional responses of three RA target genes (Hoxa1, Cyp26a1, RARbeta(2)) in primary embryo fibroblasts (mouse embryonic fibroblasts), immortalized fibroblasts (Balb/c3T3), and F9 teratocarcinoma stem cells. Hoxa1 and Cyp26a1 transcripts are not expressed, but RARbeta(2) transcripts are induced by RA in mouse embryonic fibroblasts and Balb/c3T3 cells. Retinoid receptors (RARgamma, RXRalpha), coactivators (pCIP (NCOA3, SRC3)), and p300 and RNA polymerase II are recruited only to the RARbeta(2) RA response element (RARE) in Balb/c3T3, whereas these proteins are recruited to RAREs of all three genes by RA in F9 cells. In F9, RA reduces polycomb (PcG) protein Suz12 and the associated H3K27me3 repressive epigenetic modification at the RAREs of all three genes. In contrast, in Balb/c3T3 cells cultured in the +/-RA, Suz12 is not associated with the Hoxa1, RARbeta(2), and Cyp26a1 RAREs, whereas slow levels of the H3K27me3 mark are seen at these RAREs. Thus, Suz12 is not required for gene repression in the absence of RA. Even though the Hoxa1 RARE and proximal promoter show high levels of H3K9,K14 acetylation in Balb/c3T3, the Hoxa1 gene is not transcriptionally activated by RA. In Balb/c3T3, CpG islands are methylated in the Cyp26a1 promoter region but not in the Hoxa1 promoter or in these promoters in F9 cells. We have delineated the complex mechanisms that control RA-mediated transcription in fibroblasts versus stem cells.
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- Vasundhra Kashyap
- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10065, USA
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Huang Q, Su X, Ai L, Li M, Fan CY, Weiss LM. Promoter hypermethylation of multiple genes in primary gastric lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 48:1988-96. [PMID: 17852707 DOI: 10.1080/10428190701573224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Aberrant hypermethylation of CpG islands in the promoter region of tumor suppressor and other important genes in neoplastic cells of lymphoma has been demonstrated to be one of the mechanisms for epigenetic loss of gene function. In this study, we analyzed promoter hypermethylation of the following genes in 49 cases of primary gastric lymphoma (PGL): ATM, p16INK4a(CDKN2A), hMLH1, MGMT, DAPK, and CDH1(ECAD). The PGL cases studied included 26 (53%) cases of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), 12 (25%) cases of extranodal marginal zone lymphoma (MZL), 7 (14%) cases of MZL with large cell transformation (MZL/DLBCL), 1 (2%) case of follicular lymphoma (FL), one (2%) case of Burkitt-like lymphoma (BL), one case (2%) of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) and one case (2%) of peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Available pathologic data regarding to extragastric involvement at the time of resection of the PGLs were reviewed and correlated. Promoter hypermethylation was detected in 6 of 49 (12.2%) cases for ATM; 13 of 49 (26.5%) for p16INK4a, 19 of 49 (38.8%) for hMLH1; 22 of 49 (44.9%) for MGMT; 27 of 49 (55.1%) for DAPK and 16 of 49 (32.7%) for CDH1. A total of 85% of the PGLs had promoter hypermethylation in at least one of these genes. With different histologic subtypes, promoter hypermethylation of DAPK, hMLH1, and CDH1 genes occurred in 70%, 42%, and 42% respectively for DLBCL, which appeared to be higher than combined MZL and MZL/DLBCL subgroup. Approximately 81% PGLs demonstrated H. pylori infection by immunohistochemistry. H. pylori status did not appear to be statistically correlated with promoter hypermethylation of the genes. Of 37 PGL cases, 19 cases had extragastric involvement at the time of resection, indicating relatively higher stage disease. The frequencies of promoter methylation in those cases were 58% for DAPK, 42% for hMLH1, 37% for CDH1, 26% for p16INK4a and 11% for ATM respectively. The promoter methylation at MGMT gene was significantly higher in the PGLs without extragastric involvement (61%) as compared to those with extragastric involvement (26%).
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- Qin Huang
- Division of Pathology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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Lee KH, Lim SW, Kim HG, Kim DY, Ryu SY, Joo JK, Kim JC, Lee JH. Lack of death receptor 4 (DR4) expression through gene promoter methylation in gastric carcinoma. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2009; 394:661-70. [PMID: 19350268 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-009-0484-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2009] [Accepted: 03/05/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS To determine the underlying mechanism for the differential expression, the extent of promoter methylation in tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-related genes acting downstream of TRAIL was examined in early and advanced gastric carcinomas. METHODS The extent of promoter methylation in the DR4, DR5, DcR1, DcR2, and CASP8 genes was quantified using bisulfite modification and methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS The promoters for DcR1, DcR2, and CASP8 were largely unmethylated in early gastric carcinoma, advanced gastric carcinoma, and controls, with no significant difference among them. Protein levels of DR4, DcR1, and DcR2 as revealed by immunohistochemistry correlated with the extent of the respective promoter methylation (P < 0.05 in all cases). Hypomethylation, rather than hypermethylation, of the DR4 promoter was noted in invasive gastric malignancies, with statistical significance (P = 0.003). CONCLUSION The promoter methylation status of TRAIL receptors in gastric carcinoma may have clinical implications for improving therapeutic strategies in patients with gastric carcinoma.
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- Kyung Hwa Lee
- Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Medical School, 8 Hakdong, Dongku, Gwangju, 501-757, South Korea
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Trivedi AK, Pal P, Behre G, Singh SM. Multiple ways of C/EBPalpha inhibition in myeloid leukaemia. Eur J Cancer 2008; 44:1516-23. [PMID: 18515086 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2008] [Revised: 04/28/2008] [Accepted: 04/30/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Transcription factors play a crucial role in myeloid differentiation and lineage determination. Tumour suppressor protein C/EBPalpha is a key regulator of granulocytic differentiation whose functional inactivation has become a pathophysiological signature of myeloid leukaemia. In this review we describe various mechanisms such as antagonistic protein-protein interaction, mutation and posttranslational modifications of C/EBPalpha which lead to its transcriptional inhibition and render C/EBPalpha inactive in its functions.
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- A K Trivedi
- Drug Target Discovery and Development Division, Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow 226001, India.
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Beach S, Tang H, Park S, Dhillon AS, Keller ET, Kolch W, Yeung KC. Snail is a repressor of RKIP transcription in metastatic prostate cancer cells. Oncogene 2008; 27:2243-8. [PMID: 17952120 PMCID: PMC2933472 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2007] [Revised: 09/18/2007] [Accepted: 09/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Diminished expression of the metastasis suppressor protein RKIP was previously reported in a number of cancers. The underlying mechanism remains unknown. Here, we show that the expression of RKIP negatively correlates with that of Snail zinc-transcriptional repressor, a key modulator of normal and neoplastic epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) program. With a combination of loss-of-function and gain-of-function approaches, we showed that Snail repressed the expression of RKIP in metastatic prostate cancer cell lines. The effect of Snail on RKIP was on the level of transcriptional initiation and mediated by a proximal E-box on the RKIP promoter. Our results therefore suggest that RKIP is a novel component of the Snail transcriptional regulatory network important for the progression and metastasis of cancer.
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- Sandra Beach
- Department of Biochemistry & Cancer Biology, College of Medicine, University of Toledo, Health Science Campus, 3035 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614-5804
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- Department of Biochemistry & Cancer Biology, College of Medicine, University of Toledo, Health Science Campus, 3035 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614-5804
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- Department of Biochemistry & Cancer Biology, College of Medicine, University of Toledo, Health Science Campus, 3035 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614-5804
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- The Beatson institute for Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Garscube Estate, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
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- University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center and Department of Urology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
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- The Beatson institute for Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Garscube Estate, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ
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- Department of Biochemistry & Cancer Biology, College of Medicine, University of Toledo, Health Science Campus, 3035 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614-5804
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Griffiths EA, Gore SD. DNA methyltransferase and histone deacetylase inhibitors in the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes. Semin Hematol 2008; 45:23-30. [PMID: 18179966 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2007.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The recently approved drugs 5-azacitidine (5AC) and 5-aza-2'-deoxyazacytidine (DAC) are in wide clinical use for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) of all types and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML). These agents were developed based upon an understanding of the importance of epigenetic changes in malignancy, and they have been evaluated in randomized clinical trials, which demonstrate response rates between 20% and 40% in patients for whom no previous standard of care was available. As understanding of the epigenetic changes characteristic of the malignant phenotype improves, we are able to target other regulators of chromatin conformation that contribute to aberrant gene transcription and dysregulated cell growth. The histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors belong to one class of therapeutics developed using this paradigm. Although responses using HDAC inhibitors alone in MDS have been modest, robust preclinical data drive clinical trials in which they are utilized in combination with DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitors. Combination therapy offers the possibility of hematologic improvement and remission to myelodysplastic patients with previously untreatable disease.
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- Elizabeth A Griffiths
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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Naqvi RA, Hussain A, Deo SSV, Kukreti H, Chauhan M, Sarin R, Saxena A, Asim M, Shukla NK, Husain SA, Pasha ST, Basir SF. Hypermethylation analysis of mismatch repair genes (hmlh1 and hmsh2) in locally advanced breast cancers in Indian women. Hum Pathol 2008; 39:672-80. [PMID: 18329696 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2007.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2007] [Revised: 09/11/2007] [Accepted: 09/14/2007] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Alterations in protooncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes at the DNA and/or protein level, which indicate the biological properties of individual breast cancers, led us to design a study encompassing the dilemma of "epigenetic silencing-driven genomic instabilities." In this study, we analyzed the promoter methylation of potent mismatch repair genes (hmlh1 and hmsh2) for the first time in 232 Indian patients with primary breast cancer (using methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction and expressional analysis). The study evaluates the gamut of epigenetic aberrations as well as genomic instabilities (microsatellite instabilities and loss of heterozygosity) and includes analysis of BAT-25, BAT-26, D2S123, D5S346, and D17S250. We observed hypermethylation of the hmlh1 gene in 43.5% of patients with primary breast cancer, of whom 66.9% had locally advanced breast cancer (stage IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC) (P < .0001). Similarly, we also found hypermethylation of the hmsh 2 gene in 16% of primary breast cancer cases. Of these patients, 21.3% had locally advanced breast cancer (P = . 01). To determine the effect of methylation, we also performed expressional studies using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and Northern blotting, but we were unable to get any significant expression in the presence of hypermethylation of either gene (hmlh1 and hmsh2). Interestingly, statistical analysis revealed that hypermethylation of the hmlh1 gene is one of the peculiar attributes of locally advanced breast cancer. In addition, this study indicates that for more sensitive stage-specific diagnosis or prognosis, both methylation of promoter and expression studies must be considered in the analyses in a reproducible manner. Therefore, pinpointing the methylation fingerprints (5'CpG island methylation) of potent DNA repairing genes not only shows the specific attributes of locally advanced breast cancer but also provides important insight into the mode of therapy to be used by clinical oncologists.
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- Raza Ali Naqvi
- Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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Sandhu DS, Shire AM, Roberts LR. Epigenetic DNA hypermethylation in cholangiocarcinoma: potential roles in pathogenesis, diagnosis and identification of treatment targets. Liver Int 2008; 28:12-27. [PMID: 18031477 PMCID: PMC2904912 DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2007.01624.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cholangiocarcinomas (CCs) are highly lethal malignant tumours arising from the biliary tract epithelium. The disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose and is usually fatal because of its typically late clinical presentation and the lack of effective non-surgical therapeutic modalities. The overall survival rate, including resected patients is poor, with less than 5% of patients surviving 5 years, a rate which has not changed significantly over the past 30 years. Although CC is a relatively uncommon tumor, interest in this disease is rising as incidence and mortality rates for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma are increasing markedly worldwide. A variety of risk factors, including primary sclerosing cholangitis, liver fluke infestation, and hepatolithiasis have been described. However, for most CCs the cause is unknown, and affected individuals have no history of exposure to, or association with, known risk factors. Recent advances in molecular pathogenesis have highlighted the importance of epigenetic alterations in the form of promoter region hypermethylation and histone deacetylation in addition to genetic changes in the process of cholangiocarcinogenesis. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the genes reported to be methylated in CC to date and their putative roles in cholangiocarcinogenesis. Future directions in the study of methylated genes and their potential roles as diagnostic and prognostic markers are also discussed.
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- Dalbir S Sandhu
- Miles and Shirley Fiterman Center for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Bonanno C, Shehi E, Adlerstein D, Makrigiorgos GM. MS-FLAG, a Novel Real-Time Signal Generation Method for Methylation-Specific PCR. Clin Chem 2007; 53:2119-27. [DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2007.094011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background: Aberrant promoter methylation is a major mechanism for silencing tumor suppressor genes in cancer. Detection of hypermethylation is used as a molecular marker for early cancer diagnosis, as a prognostic index, or to define therapeutic targets for reversion of aberrant methylation. We report on a novel signal generation technology for real-time PCR to detect gene promoter methylation.
Methods: FLAG (fluorescent amplicon generation) is a homogeneous signal generation technology based on the exceptionally thermostable endonuclease PspGI. FLAG provides real-time signal generation during PCR by PspGI-mediated cleavage of quenched fluorophores at the 5′ end of double-stranded PCR products. Methylation-specific PCR (MSP) applied on bisulfite-treated DNA was adapted to a real-time format (methylation-specific FLAG; MS-FLAG) for quantifying methylation in the promoter of CDKN2A (p16), GATA5, and RASSF1. We validated MS-FLAG on plasmids and genomic DNA with known methylation status and applied it to detection of methylation in a limited number of clinical samples. We also conducted bisulfite sequencing on these samples.
Results: Real-time PCR results obtained via MS-FLAG agreed with results obtained via conventional, gel-based MSP. The new technology showed high specificity, sensitivity (2–3 plasmid copies), and selectivity (0.01% of methylated DNA) on control samples. It enabled correct prediction of the methylation status of all 3 gene promoters in 21 lung adenocarcinoma samples, as confirmed by bisulfite sequencing. We also developed a multiplex MS-FLAG assay for GATA5 and RASSF1 promoters.
Conclusion: MS-FLAG provides a new, quantitative, high-throughput method for detecting gene promoter methylation and is a convenient alternative to agarose gel-based MSP for screening methylation. In addition to methylation, FLAG-based real-time signal generation may have broad applications in DNA diagnostics.
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- Dana Farber-Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Zhu R, Li BZ, Li H, Ling YQ, Hu XQ, Zhai WR, Zhu HG. Association of p16INK4A hypermethylation with hepatitis B virus X protein expression in the early stage of HBV-associated hepatocarcinogenesis. Pathol Int 2007; 57:328-36. [PMID: 17539963 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2007.02104.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between methylation status of the p16(INK4A) promoter and some HBV-related factors, and the role of these factors in p16(INK4A) hypermethylation and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression. Twenty-three cases of surgically resected HBV-associated HCC and 25 fine-needle aspiration biopsy cases of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) were studied. The methylation status of the p16(INK4A) promoter was determined by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Two-step immunohistochemical staining showed the expression of viral antigens in situ. Tissue HBV-DNA levels were determined by fluorescence quantitative real-time PCR. PCR and the direct sequencing method were used for mutation analysis. In peritumoral tissues (P = 0.025) and CHB samples (P = 0.029), the expression of hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) was higher in methylated groups of p16(INK4A) promoter than in unmethylated groups. Other HBV factors including hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B core antigen, tissue HBV-DNA levels and HBV x gene mutations had no relation to the methylation status of p16(INK4A) promoter. The data indicate that p16(INK4A) promoter hypermethylation correlated closely with higher HBx expression in the precancerous lesions, suggesting that HBx may play an important role in the early stage of HBV-associated hepatocarcinogenesis via induction of hypermethylation of p16(INK4A) promoter.
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- Rong Zhu
- Department of Pathology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Bai S, Ghoshal K, Jacob ST. Identification of T-cadherin as a novel target of DNA methyltransferase 3B and its role in the suppression of nerve growth factor-mediated neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:13604-13611. [PMID: 16537533 PMCID: PMC2241734 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m513278200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Previously we showed that DNA methyltransferase 3b (Dnmt3b) is required for nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced differentiation of PC12 cells to neuronal phenotype. The present study identified T-cadherin (T-Cad) as one of the targets of Dnmt3b by chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay. Combined bisulfite restriction analysis and bisulfite sequencing showed that T-Cad promoter was sparsely methylated in PC12 cells. ChIP-CHOP analysis demonstrated that Dnmt3b is associated with T-Cad promoter irrespective of its methylation status. The mRNA and protein levels of T-Cad were markedly elevated in cells depleted of Dnmt3b by antisense or small interfering RNA. Suppression of T-Cad promoter activity by Dnmt3b was independent of its catalytic activity, which was consistent with the insignificant change in T-Cad promoter methylation status in Dnmt3b-depleted cells. In contrast, deletion of its N-terminal ATRX and PWWP domain abolished its repressor function. Association of histone deacetylase 2 (Hdac2) with T-Cad promoter and restoration of the promoter activity from Dnmt3b-mediated suppression upon treatment with Hdac inhibitor indicated involvement of histone deacetylation in this process. NGF-induced neurite outgrowth was inhibited in a dose dependent manner upon ectopic expression of T-Cad in PC12 cells. Immunofluorescence studies showed that T-Cad was redistributed upon NGF treatment, as evident from its concentration in axon growth cones as opposed to its localization at cell-cell contact region in undifferentiated cells. These results demonstrate a novel role of T-Cad in the NGF-mediated differentiation of PC12 cells to neuronal phenotype.
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- Shoumei Bai
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210.
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Shivapurkar N, Stastny V, Suzuki M, Wistuba II, Li L, Zheng Y, Feng Z, Hol B, Prinsen C, Thunnissen FB, Gazdar AF. Application of a methylation gene panel by quantitative PCR for lung cancers. Cancer Lett 2006; 247:56-71. [PMID: 16644104 PMCID: PMC3379713 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2006.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2006] [Revised: 03/19/2006] [Accepted: 03/24/2006] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Detection of lung cancer at early stages could potentially increase survival rates. One promising approach is the application of suitable lung cancer-specific biomarkers to specimens obtained by non-invasive methods. Thus far, clinically useful biomarkers that have high sensitivity have proven elusive. Certain genes, which are involved in cellular pathways such as signal transduction, apoptosis, cell to cell communication, cell cycles and cytokine signaling are down-regulated in cancers and may be considered as potential tumor suppressor genes. Aberrant promoter hypermethylation is a major mechanism for silencing tumor suppressor genes in many kinds of human cancers. Using quantitative real time PCR, we tested 11 genes (3-OST-2, RASSF1A, DcR1, DcR2, P16, DAPK, APC, ECAD, HCAD, SOCS1, SOCS3) for levels of methylation within their promoter sequences in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC), adjacent non-malignant lung tissues, in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from cancer free patients, in sputum of cancer patients and controls. Of all the 11 genes tested 3-OST-2 showed the highest levels of promoter methylation in tumors combined with lowest levels of promoter methylation in control tissues. 3-OST-2 followed by, RASSF1A showed increased levels of methylation with advanced tumor stage (P<0.05). Thus, quantitative analysis of 3-OST-2 and RASSF1A methylation appears to be a promising biomarker assay for NSCLC and should be further explored in a clinical study. Our preliminary data on the analysis of sputum DNA specimens from cancer patients further support these observations.
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- Narayan Shivapurkar
- Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Department of Pulmonology, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
- Corresponding author. Address: Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Boulevard Dallas, Texas 75390, USA. Tel.: +1 214 648 4921; fax: +1 214 648 4940. (A.F. Gazdar)
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Thiery-Vuillemin A, Nguyen T, Pivot X, Spano JP, Dufresnne A, Soria JC. Molecularly targeted agents: Their promise as cancer chemopreventive interventions. Eur J Cancer 2005; 41:2003-15. [PMID: 16098739 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2005] [Revised: 05/30/2005] [Accepted: 06/13/2005] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Molecular medicine has fully entered in to the oncology arena. The development of targeted therapies is one of the major ongoing efforts in cancer treatment. Targeted therapy refers to treatment strategies directed against molecular targets considered to be involved in neoplastic transformation. Such molecularly targeted agents (MTA) are currently under study in all treatment settings including that of chemoprevention, defined as the use of natural or synthetic agents to interrupt the carcinogenic process, to nip tumours in the bud. This review article aims to provide a general overview of the potential use of some of these MTA in the chemoprevention setting.
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- A Thiery-Vuillemin
- Department of Medicine, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39 Rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif, France
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Shivapurkar N, Stastny V, Takahashi T, Suzuki M, Echebiri C, Reddy J, Gazdar AF. Novel real-time PCR assay using a universal molecular marker for diagnosis of hematologic cancers. Int J Cancer 2005; 116:656-60. [PMID: 15825171 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Melnikov AA, Gartenhaus RB, Levenson AS, Motchoulskaia NA, Levenson (Chernokhvostov) VV. MSRE-PCR for analysis of gene-specific DNA methylation. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:e93. [PMID: 15944447 PMCID: PMC1145194 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gni092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Abnormal DNA methylation is observed in certain promoters of neoplastic cells, although the likelihood of methylation for each individual promoter varies. Simultaneous analysis of many promoters in the same sample can allow use of statistical methods for identification of neoplasia. Here we describe an assay for such analysis, based on digestion of genomic DNA with methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme and multiplexed PCR with gene-specific primers (MSRE-PCR). MSRE-PCR includes extensive digestion of genomic DNA (uncut fragments cannot be identified by PCR), can be applied to dilute samples (<1 pg/μl), requires limited amount of starting material (42 pg or genomic equivalent of seven cells) and can identify methylation in a heterogeneous mix containing <2% of cells with methylated fragments. When applied to 53 promoters of breast cancer cell lines MCF-7, MDA-MB-231 and T47D, MSRE-PCR correctly identified the methylation status of genes analyzed by other techniques. For selected genes results of MSRE-PCR were confirmed by methylation-specific PCR and bisulfite sequencing. The assay can be configured for any number of desired targets in any user-defined set of genes.
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- Anatoliy A. Melnikov
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL 60611, USA
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL 60611, USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL 60611, USA
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 312 503 2435; Fax: +1 312 503 3063;
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Suarez-Merino B, Hubank M, Revesz T, Harkness W, Hayward R, Thompson D, Darling JL, Thomas DGT, Warr TJ. Microarray analysis of pediatric ependymoma identifies a cluster of 112 candidate genes including four transcripts at 22q12.1-q13.3. Neuro Oncol 2005. [PMID: 15701279 DOI: 10.1215/s1152851704000596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Ependymomas are glial cell-derived tumors characterized by varying degrees of chromosomal abnormalities and variability in clinical behavior. Cytogenetic analysis of pediatric ependymoma has failed to identify consistent patterns of abnormalities, with the exception of monosomy of 22 or structural abnormalities of 22q. In this study, a total of 19 pediatric ependymoma samples were used in a series of expression profiling, quantitative real-time PCR (Q-PCR), and loss of heterozygosity experiments to identify candidate genes involved in the development of this type of pediatric malignancy. Of the 12,627 genes analyzed, a subset of 112 genes emerged as being abnormally expressed when compared to three normal brain controls. Genes with increased expression included the oncogene WNT5A; the p53 homologue p63; and several cell cycle, cell adhesion, and proliferation genes. Underexpressed genes comprised the NF2 interacting gene SCHIP-1 and the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC)-associated gene EB1 among others. We validated the abnormal expression of six of these genes by Q-PCR. The subset of differentially expressed genes also included four underexpressed transcripts mapping to 22q12.313.3. By Q-PCR we show that one of these genes, 7 CBX7(22q13.1), was deleted in 55% of cases. Other genes mapping to cytogenetic hot spots included two overexpressed and three underexpressed genes mapping to 1q31-41 and 6q21-q24.3, respectively. These genes represent candidate genes involved in ependymoma tumorigenesis. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first time microarray analysis and Q-PCR have been linked to identify heterozygous/homozygous deletions.
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- Blanca Suarez-Merino
- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London, London, UK
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Suarez-Merino B, Hubank M, Revesz T, Harkness W, Hayward R, Thompson D, Darling JL, Thomas DG, Warr TJ. Microarray analysis of pediatric ependymoma identifies a cluster of 112 candidate genes including four transcripts at 22q12.1-q13.3. Neuro Oncol 2005; 7:20-31. [PMID: 15701279 PMCID: PMC1871622 DOI: 10.1215/s1152851704000596)] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ependymomas are glial cell-derived tumors characterized by varying degrees of chromosomal abnormalities and variability in clinical behavior. Cytogenetic analysis of pediatric ependymoma has failed to identify consistent patterns of abnormalities, with the exception of monosomy of 22 or structural abnormalities of 22q. In this study, a total of 19 pediatric ependymoma samples were used in a series of expression profiling, quantitative real-time PCR (Q-PCR), and loss of heterozygosity experiments to identify candidate genes involved in the development of this type of pediatric malignancy. Of the 12,627 genes analyzed, a subset of 112 genes emerged as being abnormally expressed when compared to three normal brain controls. Genes with increased expression included the oncogene WNT5A; the p53 homologue p63; and several cell cycle, cell adhesion, and proliferation genes. Underexpressed genes comprised the NF2 interacting gene SCHIP-1 and the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC)-associated gene EB1 among others. We validated the abnormal expression of six of these genes by Q-PCR. The subset of differentially expressed genes also included four underexpressed transcripts mapping to 22q12.313.3. By Q-PCR we show that one of these genes, 7 CBX7(22q13.1), was deleted in 55% of cases. Other genes mapping to cytogenetic hot spots included two overexpressed and three underexpressed genes mapping to 1q31-41 and 6q21-q24.3, respectively. These genes represent candidate genes involved in ependymoma tumorigenesis. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first time microarray analysis and Q-PCR have been linked to identify heterozygous/homozygous deletions.
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- Address correspondence to Tracy J. Warr, Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Neuro-Oncology Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK (
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While different markers for cancer diagnosis have been known for at least a decade, the systematic search for biomarkers emerged only several years ago. In this article, I will concentrate on DNA methylation as a dynamic and robust platform for the development of cancer-specific biomarkers. Simultaneous analysis of a growing number of independent methylation events can create increasingly more precise and individualized diagnostics. The differential detection of methylated and unmethylated DNA can be accomplished through either chemical modification or digestion with methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme(s). The benefits and potential pitfalls of both these approaches for clinical sample analysis will be addressed.
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- Victor V Levenson
- Northwestern University, 710 N. Fairbanks Ct, Olson 8-424, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Cancer growth and metastasis requires reprogramming of the expression of multiple genes. The epigenome, which is comprised of chromatin and the patterns of DNA methylation, sets up and maintains gene expression programs. As expected from the broad changes in gene expression in cancer, which are characterized by both silencing and activation of multiple genes, the epigenome of cancer cells is distinguished by aberration of DNA methylation patterns, which include both hypo- and hypermethylation and aberrant regulation of DNA methylation enzymes. In contrast to genetic alterations, which are fixed and are not amenable to therapeutic intervention, pharmacological agents could alter DNA methylation patterns. This raises the prospect that DNA methylation-targeted drugs will reverse cancer growth and metastasis. One of the main challenges however, is to understand the relative role of hypo- and hypermethylation in order to achieve a balance of epigenetic therapeutic agents with positive outcome and reduced adverse effects.
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- Moshe Szyf
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, 3655 Sir William Osler Promenade, Montreal, PQ H3G 1Y6, Canada.
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Gilbert J, Gore SD, Herman JG, Carducci MA. The clinical application of targeting cancer through histone acetylation and hypomethylation. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 10:4589-96. [PMID: 15269129 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-03-0297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Methods of gene inactivation include genetic events such as mutations or deletions. Epigenetic changes, heritable traits that are mediated by changes in DNA other than nucleotide sequences, play an important role in gene expression. Two epigenetic events that have been associated with transcriptional silencing include methylation of CpG islands located in gene promoter regions of cancer cells and changes in chromatin conformation involving histone acetylation. Recent evidence demonstrates that these processes form layers of epigenetic silencing. Reversal of these epigenetic processes and up-regulation of genes important to prevent or reverse the malignant phenotype has therefore become a new therapeutic target in cancer treatment.
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- Jill Gilbert
- Division of Oncology and Hematology, Stanley S Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
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Shtil AA, Azare J. Redundancy of biological regulation as the basis of emergence of multidrug resistance. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2005; 246:1-29. [PMID: 16164965 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(05)46001-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Active efflux of xenobiotics is a major mechanism of cell adaptation to environmental stress. The ATP-dependent transmembrane transporter P-glycoprotein (Pgp) confers long-term cell survival in the presence of different toxins, including anticancer drugs (this concept is referred to as multidrug resistance, or MDR). The vital importance of this mechanism for cell survival dictates the reliability and promptness of its acquisition. To fulfill this requirement, the MDR1 gene that encodes Pgp in humans must be readily upregulated in cells that express low to null levels of MDR1 mRNA prior to stress. The MDR1 gene and a stable MDR phenotype can be induced after short-term exposure of cells to a variety of cues. This effect is implemented by activation of MDR1 transcription and mRNA stabilization. The MDR1 message abundance is regulated by mechanisms generally involved in stress response, namely activation of phospholipase C, protein kinase C and mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades, mobilization of intracellular Ca2+, and nuclear factor kappa B activation. Furthermore, the proximal MDR1 promoter sites critical for induction are not unique for the MDR1 gene; they are common regulatory elements in eukaryotic promoters. Moreover, MDR1 induction can result from activation of (an) intermediate gene(s) whose product(s), in turn, directly activate(s) the MDR1 promoter and/or cause(s) mRNA stabilization. Redundancy of signal transduction and transcriptional mechanisms is the basis for the virtually ubiquitous inducibility of the MDR1 gene. Thus, the complex network of MDR1 regulation ensures rapid emergence of pleiotropic resistance in cells.
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Kalantari M, Calleja-Macias IE, Tewari D, Hagmar B, Lie K, Barrera-Saldana HA, Wiley DJ, Bernard HU. Conserved methylation patterns of human papillomavirus type 16 DNA in asymptomatic infection and cervical neoplasia. J Virol 2004; 78:12762-72. [PMID: 15542628 PMCID: PMC525027 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.23.12762-12772.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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DNA methylation contributes to the chromatin conformation that represses transcription of human papillomavirus type16 (HPV-16), which is prevalent in the etiology of cervical carcinoma. In an effort to clarify the role of this phenomenon in the regulation and carcinogenicity of HPV-16, 115 clinical samples were studied to establish the methylation patterns of the 19 CpG dinucleotides within the long control region and part of the L1 gene by bisulfite modification, PCR amplification, DNA cloning, and sequencing. We observed major heterogeneities between clones from different samples as well as between clones from individual samples. The methylation frequency of CpGs was measured at 14.5%. In addition, 0.21 and 0.23%, respectively, of the CpA and CpT sites, indicators of de novo methylation, were methylated. Methylation frequencies exceeded 30% in the CpGs overlapping with the L1 gene and were about 10% for most other positions. A CpG site located in the linker between two nucleosomes positioned over the enhancer and promoter of HPV-16 had minimal methylation. This region forms part of the HPV replication origin and is close to binding sites of master-regulators of transcription during epithelial differentiation. Methylation of most sites was highest in carcinomas, possibly due to tandem repetition and chromosomal integration of HPV-16 DNA. Methylation was lowest in dysplasia, likely reflecting the transcriptional activity in these infections. Our data document the efficient targeting of HPV genomes by the epithelial methylation machinery, possibly as a cellular defense mechanism, and suggest involvement of methylation in HPV oncogene expression and the early-late switch.
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- Mina Kalantari
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, 114 Sprague Hall, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-3900, USA
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Jeong SJ, Shin HJ, Kim SJ, Ha GH, Cho BI, Baek KH, Kim CM, Lee CW. Transcriptional Abnormality of the hsMAD2 Mitotic Checkpoint Gene Is a Potential Link to Hepatocellular Carcinogenesis. Cancer Res 2004; 64:8666-73. [PMID: 15574775 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-03-3455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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MAD2 is localized to kinetochores of unaligned chromosomes, where it inactivates the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome, thus contributing to the production of a diffusible anaphase inhibitory signal. Disruption of MAD2 expression leads to defects in the mitotic checkpoint, chromosome missegregation, and tumorigenesis. However, the mechanism by which deregulation and/or abnormality of hsMAD2 expression remains to be elucidated. Here, we clone and analyze a approximately 0.5 kb fragment upstream of hsMAD2 and show that this fragment acts as a strong promoter. Transcriptional dysfunction of hsMAD2 is frequently observed in hepatocellular carcinoma cells, and down-regulation of hsMAD2 protein expression is correlated with transcriptional silencing of the hsMAD2 promoter by hypermethylation. These results imply a relationship between transcriptional abnormality of this mitotic checkpoint gene and mitotic abnormality in human cancers.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- Calcium-Binding Proteins/biosynthesis
- Calcium-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/genetics
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology
- Cell Cycle Proteins
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA Methylation
- Down-Regulation
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Gene Silencing
- HeLa Cells
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms/genetics
- Liver Neoplasms/metabolism
- Liver Neoplasms/pathology
- Mad2 Proteins
- Mitosis/genetics
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Repressor Proteins
- Spindle Apparatus/genetics
- Spindle Apparatus/physiology
- Transcription, Genetic
- Transfection
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- Sook-Jung Jeong
- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang 411-764, Gyeonggi, Korea
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-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase Gene: Epigenetic Silencing and Prognostic Value in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004. [DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.967.13.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Alkylating N-nitroso compounds can interact directly with DNA, forming O6-alkylguanine, a DNA adduct proved to be mutagenic and carcinogenic if not sufficiently repaired. A specific DNA repair enzyme, O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT), can remove the alkyl group from the O6-position of the guanine, thereby preventing its mutagenic and carcinogenic effects. Inactivation of the MGMT gene in association with promoter hypermethylation results in persistence of O6-alkylguanine in DNA, leading to G:C to A:T transition mutation and these G:C to A:T transition mutations can inactivate p53 tumor suppressor gene or activate ras proto-oncogene. Methods: We analyzed MGMT promoter hypermethylation and protein expression patterns in 94 cases of primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) by methylation-specific PCR (MSP) and immunohistochemical staining. The results were then correlated with clinical follow-up data. Results: MGMT promoter hypermethylation was present in 17 of 94 patients (18.1%) and apparent loss of protein expression was seen in 19 of 93 HNSCC patients (20.4%). The presence of MGMT promoter hypermethylation was significantly correlated with loss of MGMT protein expression in HNSCC. Both MGMT promoter hypermethylation and loss of protein expression were significantly correlated to increased tumor recurrences and decreased patient survival, independent of other risk factors, such as tumor site, tumor size, nodal status, age, and chemoradiation therapy. Conclusions: MGMT promoter hypermethylation and apparent loss of protein expression are reliable and independent prognostic factors in HNSCC. The above study may also provide guideline or basis for applying alkylating antitumor agents to patients with HNSCC that display MGMT promoter hypermethylation and/or loss of MGMT protein expression.
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Zhu Y, Spitz MR, Zhang H, Grossman HB, Frazier ML, Wu X. Methyl-CpG-binding domain 2: a protective role in bladder carcinoma. Cancer 2004; 100:1853-8. [PMID: 15112265 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND MBD2, a methyl-CpG-binding domain 2 protein, has attracted much attention because of its role in epigenetic regulation of gene expression. In addition to transcriptional repression, MBD2 has also been shown to catalyze demethylation by directly removing methyl groups from 5-methylcytosine residues in DNA. Although the demethylase activity of MBD2 remains controversial, reduction of MBD2 messenger RNA expression has been observed in various tumor tissue types. In the current case-control study, the authors investigated the association between MBD2 expression and bladder carcinoma risk. METHODS RNA was isolated from the peripheral blood lymphocytes of 98 bladder carcinoma case patients and 135 frequency-matched control patients. MBD2 expression was measured by real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assays. RESULTS Overall, there was a significantly reduced risk associated with high levels of MBD2 expression (odds ratio [OR], 0.43; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.21-0.90). This relation was maintained when the data were categorized according to quartile distribution for MBD2 expression (P for trend < 0.05). It is noteworthy that the protective effects were more apparent in women (OR, 0.25; 95% CI, 0.06-1.02) compared with men (OR, 0.58; 95%; CI, 0.24-1.42), in older individuals (OR, 0.12; 95% CI, 0.03-0.45) compared with younger individuals (OR, 1.16; 95% CI, 0.40-3.33), and in heavier smokers (OR, 0.40; 95% CI, 0.18-0.93) compared with lighter smokers (OR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.18-2.86). CONCLUSIONS Although the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear, the data obtained in the current study represent the first evidence demonstrating a protective role against bladder carcinoma risk for MBD2. MBD2 expression may prevent age-related, gender-related, and smoking-induced hypermethylation, which are predisposing factors for tumor development.
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- Yong Zhu
- Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Fan CY. Epigenetic alterations in head and neck cancer: prevalence, clinical significance, and implications. Curr Oncol Rep 2004; 6:152-61. [PMID: 14751093 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-004-0027-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Head and neck cancers are a group of malignancies with diverse biologic behaviors and a strong, well-established association with tobacco and alcohol use. Although the hunt for genetic alterations in head and neck cancer has continued in the past two decades, with unequivocal proof of a genetic role in multistage head and neck carcinogenesis, epigenetic alteration in association with promoter CpG island hypermethylation has emerged in the past few years as one of the most active areas of cancer research. It is now firmly believed that, in cancer cells, promoter CpG island hypermethylation (epigenetic alteration) represents a bona fide alternative mechanism, as opposed to genetic factors, such as gene mutations and deletion, in the inactivation of many tumor-suppressor genes. It is also realized that epigenetic and genetic factors often work together, affecting multiple cellular pathways, such as cell-cycle regulation, DNA repair, apoptosis, angiogenesis, and cell-to-cell adhesion, during the process of tumor growth and progression.
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- Chun-Yang Fan
- Department of Pathology and Otolaryngology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, 4300 West 7th Street (113/LR), Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
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Ai L, Stephenson KK, Ling W, Zuo C, Mukunyadzi P, Suen JY, Hanna E, Fan CY. The p16 (CDKN2a/INK4a) tumor-suppressor gene in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a promoter methylation and protein expression study in 100 cases. Mod Pathol 2004; 16:944-50. [PMID: 13679459 DOI: 10.1097/01.mp.0000085760.74313.dd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The p16 (CDKN2a/INK4a) gene is an important tumor-suppressor gene, involved in the p16/cyclin-dependent kinase/retinoblastoma gene pathway of cell cycle control. The p16 protein is considered to be a negative regulator of the pathway. The gene encodes an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6, which regulate the phosphorylation of retinoblastoma gene and the G1 to S phase transition of the cell cycle. In the present study, p16 gene promoter hypermethylation patterns and p16 protein expression were analyzed in 100 consecutive untreated cases of primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by methylation-specific PCR and immunohistochemical staining. The p16 promoter hypermethylation and apparent loss of p16 protein expression were detected in 27% and 74% of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, respectively. By chi(2) test, history of alcohol or tobacco use was significantly correlated with the loss of p16 protein expression (P =.005 and.05, respectively). When patient follow-up data were correlated with various clinical and molecular parameters, tumor size and nodal and clinical stage were the strongest prognostic predictors for disease-free survival (tumor recurrence) and for cause-specific and overall survival in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Neither p16 promoter hypermethylation nor apparent loss of p16 protein expression appears to be an independent prognostic factor, although loss of p16 protein may be used to predict overall patient survival in early-stage head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
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- Lingbao Ai
- Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA
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Shivapurkar N, Toyooka S, Toyooka KO, Reddy J, Miyajima K, Suzuki M, Shigematsu H, Takahashi T, Parikh G, Pass HI, Chaudhary PM, Gazdar AF. Aberrant methylation of trail decoy receptor genes is frequent in multiple tumor types. Int J Cancer 2004; 109:786-92. [PMID: 14999791 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) selectively induces programmed cell death (apoptosis) in various cancer cells but not in normal cells. TRAIL is known to bind to 4 different receptors, 2 proapoptotic (DR4 and DR5), and 2 potentially antiapoptotic receptors lacking death domains (DcR1 and DcR2). Aberrant promoter methylation and resultant silencing of tumor suppressor genes play an important role in the pathogenesis of many tumor types. Recently aberrant methylation of TRAIL decoy receptors was reported in pediatric tumor cell lines and neuroblastomas. We examined the methylation and expression status of TRAIL receptor genes in cancers of breast, lung, mesothelioma, prostate, bladder, cervix, ovary, brain and in hematopoietic malignancies. Aberrant methylation of DcR1 or DcR2 was present in 70% of primary breast cancers, 31% of primary lung cancers, in 63% of primary malignant mesothelioma (MM), in 60% of prostate cancer, in 42% of bladder cancer, in 100% of cervical cancer, in 43% of ovarian cancer, in 41% of lymphoma, in 26% of leukemia and in 56% of multiple myeloma. Methylation of DR4 and DR5 was rare in all the tumor types examined. Methylation of all the 4 receptors was rare in non malignant tissues. In cell lines, aberrant methylation of DcR1 was present in 11 of 23 (48%) breast, 10 of 27 (37%) lung and 3 of 7 (43%) MM, whereas aberrant methylation of DcR2 was present in 17 of 23 (74%) breast, 13 of 27 (48%) lung and 5 of 7 (71%) MM. The concordance between loss of gene expression and aberrant methylation ranged from 70-100%. Treatment with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine restored DcR1 and DcR2 expression in 9 methylated cell lines confirming that aberrant methylation was the cause for silencing of DcR1 and DcR2 expression. Our results demonstrate that DcR1 and DcR2 genes are frequently methylated in various tumor types, and that the role of decoy receptors in tumor pathogenesis needs to be re-evaluated.
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- Narayan Shivapurkar
- Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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