Correlation of genomic and expression alterations of AS3 with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Yu Zhang; Xiaoping Huang; Jun Qi; Cai Yan; Xin Xu; Yaling Han; Mingrong Wang

doi:10.1016/S1673-8527(08)60038-7

Volume 35 Issue 5

May 2008

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Correlation of genomic and expression alterations of AS3 with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

doi: 10.1016/S1673-8527(08)60038-7

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State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute/Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China
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Clinical Laboratory, Cancer Institute/Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China

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Corresponding author: E-mail address: wangzh@fjau.edu.cn (Mingrong Wang)
Received Date: 2007-12-03
Accepted Date: 2008-01-18
Rev Recd Date: 2008-01-08

Available Online: 2008-05-20

Publish Date: 2008-05-20

Abstract

Abstract

Androgen-induced proliferation shutoff gene AS3, also known as APRIN, is a growth inhibitory gene that is initially implicated in prostate cancer. This gene is required for androgen-dependent growth arrest and is a primary target for 1,25(OH)₂D₃ and androgens. Allelic loss at AS3 locus has been linked to a variety of cancers. However, the correlation of genomic and expression alterations of AS3 with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is not well established. In this study, the genomic and expression alterations of AS3 in ESCC and their clinical significance are evaluated. Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) analysis using an AS3 intragenic microsatellite marker D13S171 revealed 72% allelic loss at AS3 locus in ESCC, which is significantly correlated with higher pathological grade (P=0.042). RT-PCR examination showed that AS3 mRNA obviously decreased in 44% tumors and its down-regulation was correlated with the sex of patients (P=0.03). Furthermore, the correlation between genomic and expression alterations of AS3 gene was analyzed in 18 ESCC specimens, which indicated that the consistency between allelic loss and decreased mRNA expression of AS3 was relatively poor. The results of this study indicate that the aberrant expression of AS3 may be involved in the tumorigenesis of esophagus and is responsible for the male predominance of ESCC.
- esophageal squamous cell carcinoma,
- loss of heterozygosity,
- down-regulation,
- hormone

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