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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Chang, Xiaofei
• Cho, Yong G.
• Park, Il-Seok
• Shao, Chunbo
• Ha, Patrick
• Pai, Sara I.
• Sidransky, David
• Kim, Myoung S.

Titel

Abstract 4799: Promoter methylation of leukemia inhibitory factor receptor gene in colorectal carcinoma

Ist Teil von

• Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.), 2011-04, Vol.71 (8_Supplement), p.4799-4799

Erscheinungsjahr

2011

Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract Aberrant methylation of gene promoters and corresponding loss of gene expression plays a critical role in the initiation and progression of colorectal cancer. An IL-6-type cytokine receptor, leukemia inhibitory factor receptor (LIFR), is a component of cell-surface receptor complexes for multifunctional cytokines such as LIF. Herein, we report that LIFR is methylated in human colon cancer. LIFR promoter was methylated in primary tumor tissues with high frequency (65%, 52/80). Quantitative methylation-specific PCR (TaqMan-MSP) demonstrated differential promoter methylation of LIFR in primary colorectal cancer tissues as compared to normal colon tissues (5%, 4/80). LIFR methylation was not detectable in 13 normal colon mucosa samples obtained from patients without cancer. The mRNA expression of LIFR was significantly down-regulated in colon cancer tissues as compared to corresponding normal tissues. A strong expression of LIFR protein was observed in all non-malignant normal and adjacent normal colon mucosa tissues whereas down-regulated LIFR protein expression was observed in primary tumors. These results implicate that cancer-specific methylation and a specific decrease of LIFR expression are a common inactivation event in colon cancer development. Citation Format: {Authors}. {Abstract title} [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2011 Apr 2-6; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2011;71(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 4799. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-4799