Frequent Epigenetic Inactivation of XAF1 by Promotor Hypermethylation in Human Colon Cancers / 대한소화기학회지
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
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: 285-293, 2005.
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en Coreano
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) is the most potent member of the IAP family that exerts antiapoptotic effects. Recently, XIAP-associated factor 1 (XAF1) and two mitochondrial proteins, Smac/DIABLO and HtrA2, have been identified to negatively regulate the caspase-inhibiting activity of XIAP. We explored the candidacy of XAF1, Smac/DIABLO and HtrA2 as a tumor suppressor in colonic carcinogenesis.METHODS:
Expression and mutation status of the genes in 10 colorectal carcinoma cell lines and 40 primary tumors were examined by quantitative PCR analysis.RESULTS:
XAF1 transcript was not expressed or present at extremely low levels in 60% (6/10) of cancer cell lines whereas Smac/DIABLO and HtrA2 are normally expressed in all cell lines examined. Tumor-specific loss or reduction of XAF1 was also found in 35% (14/40) of matched tissue sets obtained from the same patients. XAF1 transcript was reactivated in all the low expressor cell lines by treatment with the demethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine. Moreover, bisulfite DNA sequencing analysis for 34 CpG sites in the promoter region revealed a strong association between hypermethylation and gene silencing. Restoration of XAF1 expression resulted in enhanced apoptotic response to etoposide and 5-flurouracil, whereas knockdown of XAF1 expression by siRNA transfection significantly inhibited chemotherapeutic drug-induced apoptosis.CONCLUSIONS:
XAF1 undergoes epigenetic gene silencing in a considerable proportion of human colon cancers by aberrant promoter hypermethylation, suggesting that XAF1 inactivation might be implicated in colonic tumorigenesis.
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Serina Endopeptidasas
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Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica
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Regiones Promotoras Genéticas
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Neoplasias del Colon
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Metilación de ADN
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Silenciador del Gen
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Proteínas Mitocondriales
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Línea Celular Tumoral
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Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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