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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-10-15
pubmed:abstractText
Runt-related transcription factor 3 (RUNX3) is a candidate tumor suppressor gene, localized on 1p36, involved in TGF-beta-Smads signaling. To assess its role in liver fluke-associated intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), the promoter methylation status was investigated in 53 ICCs by methylation-specific PCR, with determination of loss of 1p36.1 by microarray comparative genomic hybridization and RUNX3 protein expression by immunohistochemistry. Loss at 1p36.1 was found 41.5% of ICCs (22/53). In addition, DNA hypermethylation of the RUNX3 promoter was found in 49.1% (26/53) of cancers and 57.1% (4/7) of ICC cell lines. The protein was highly expressed in normal bile ducts but mostly decreased in ICCs, 67.9% (n= 36) being negative for immunohistochemical staining. Promoter hypermethylation of RUNX3 was associated with reversible decrease or absence of RUNX3 protein expression (p<0.001), but this was not found to differ with the ICC subtype. In contrast, loss of 1p36.1 demonstrated a significant link (p= 0.020). In conclusion, RUNX3 promoter hypermethylation and loss of 1p36.1 are causal mechanisms for loss of RUNX3 function in liver fluke-associated ICC carcinogenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1513-7368
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
575-82
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Azacitidine, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Bile Duct Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Cholangiocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Comparative Genomic Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-DNA Methylation, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Fasciola hepatica, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Fascioliasis, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Gene Dosage, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Immunoenzyme Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Loss of Heterozygosity, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:19827872-Promoter Regions, Genetic
pubmed:articleTitle
DNA copy-number loss on 1p36.1 harboring RUNX3 with promoter hypermethylation and associated loss of RUNX3 expression in liver fluke-associated intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't