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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to evaluate the promoter methylation status and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of the SEMA3B in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs). We analyzed the methylation status of semaphorin 3B (SEMA3B) promoter and LOH at 3p21.3 in eight NSCLC cell lines and 27 primary tumors. Hypermethylation of SEMA3B was found in 50% of the cell lines and 41% of the primary tumors studied. The presence of hypermethylation was statistically associated with loss of SEMA3B expression in both cell lines (P = 0.02) and primary tumors (P < 0.01). There was no correlation between SEMA3B and tumor stage. On the other hand, the correlation between SEMA3B methylation status and LOH at 3p21.3 was significant (P = 0.02). Notably, 7 of 8 tumors with both hypermethylation and LOH of SEMA3B showed the absence of the expression. Treatment with 5-AZAC restored SEMA3B expression in NSCLC cell line. These results indicate that SEMA3B gene alterations may play a important role in the malignant transformation of NSCLC via a two-hit mechanism, including epigenetic changes and allelic loss, for tumor suppressor gene inactivation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3352-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Azacitidine, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-DNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-DNA Methylation, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Gene Silencing, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Genes, Tumor Suppressor, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Loss of Heterozygosity, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Lung Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Semaphorins, pubmed-meshheading:12810670-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Allelic loss on chromosome 3p21.3 and promoter hypermethylation of semaphorin 3B in non-small cell lung cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.