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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-9-29
pubmed:abstractText
?Np63? is a critical pro-survival protein overexpressed in 80% of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) where it inhibits TAp73? transcription of p53-family target genes, which is thought to increase HNSCC resistance to chemotherapy-induced cell death. However, the mechanisms governing ?Np63? function are largely unknown. In this study, we identify special AT-rich-binding protein 2 (SATB2) as a new ?Np63?-binding protein that is preferentially expressed in advanced-stage primary HNSCC and show that SATB2 promotes chemoresistance by enhancing ?Np63?-mediated transrepression by augmenting ?Np63? engagement to p53-family responsive elements. Furthermore, SATB2 expression positively correlates with HNSCC chemoresistance, and RNA interference-mediated knockdown of endogenous SATB2 re-sensitizes HNSCC cells to chemotherapy- and ?-irradiation-induced apoptosis, irrespective of p53 status. These findings unveil SATB2 as a pivotal modulator of ?Np63? that governs HNSCC cell survival.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1469-3178
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
777-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
SATB2 augments ?Np63? in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Cell Biology Program, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Department of Paediatrics, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1L7, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't