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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
Hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha (HNF4alpha) exists in multiple isoforms that are generated by alternative promoter (P1 and P2) usage and splicing. Here we establish monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for detecting P1 and P2 promoter-driven HNF4alpha, and evaluate their expression in normal adult human tissues and surgically resected carcinomas of different origins. Using immunohistochemical analysis, we demonstrate that, while P1 promoter-driven HNF4alpha is expressed in hepatocytes, small intestine, colon, kidney and epididymis, P2 promoter-driven HNF4alpha is expressed in bile duct, pancreas, stomach, small intestine, colon and epididymis. Altered expression patterns of P1 and P2 promoter-driven HNF4alpha were observed in gastric, hepatocellular and colorectal carcinomas. HNF4alpha was expressed in lung metastases from renal cell, hepatocellular and colorectal carcinoma but was not observed in lung tumours. The P1 and P2 promoter-driven HNF4alpha expression pattern of tumour metastases correlated with the primary site of origin. P1 promoter-driven HNF4alpha was also found in intestinal metaplasia of the stomach. These data provide evidence for the tissue distribution of P1 and P2 promoter-driven HNF4alpha at the protein level and suggest that HNF4alpha may be a novel diagnostic marker for metastases of unknown primary. We propose that the dysregulation of alternative promoter usage of HNF4alpha is associated with the pathogenesis of certain cancers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0022-3417
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
208
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
662-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Antibody Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Lung Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Precancerous Conditions, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-RNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Stomach Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Tissue Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16400631-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Dysregulated expression of P1 and P2 promoter-driven hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha in the pathogenesis of human cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory for Systems Biology and Medicine, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't