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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-11
pubmed:abstractText
Cell cycle progression is monitored by checkpoint mechanisms to ensure the integrity of the genome and the fidelity of sister chromatid separation. Failure of such checkpoint functions results in genomic instability, a condition that predisposes cells to neoplastic transformation and tumor progression. Recently, Scolnick and Halazonetis defined a new mitotic checkpoint that acts at prophase and delays chromosome condensation in response to mitotic stress, and identified a gene, named checkpoint with FHA and ring finger (Chfr), that seems to be required for delaying prophase in human cells. In the present study, we examined human Chfr mRNA expression in 15 human esophageal cancer cell lines and 43 primary esophageal cancers to investigate the potential involvement of Chfr in the pathogenesis of esophageal cancers. We report here that a significant proportion of human esophageal cancer has loss of expression of Chfr gene. Furthermore, we found aberrant hypermethylation of the promoter region of this checkpoint gene in four of 15 (26.7%) esophageal cancer cell lines and in seven of 43 (16.3%) primary cancers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0143-3334
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1695-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Cell Cycle Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-DNA Methylation, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Dinucleoside Phosphates, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Esophageal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Lymphatic Metastasis, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:12376479-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Chfr expression is downregulated by CpG island hypermethylation in esophageal cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery II, Nagoya City University Medical School, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't