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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2004

Disturbed balance of expression between XIAP and Smac/DIABLO during tumour progression in renal cell carcinomas.

Y Yan, C Mahotka, S Heikaus, T Shibata, N Wethkamp, J Liebmann, C V Suschek, Y Guo, H E Gabbert, C D Gerharz and 1 more

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Y YanInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany.
C Mahotka
S Heikaus
T Shibata
N Wethkamp
J Liebmann
C V Suschek
Y Guo
H E Gabbert
C D Gerharz
U Ramp
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEDüsseldorf University Hospital · DEPeking University · CN

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Abstract

Dysregulation of apoptosis plays an important role in tumour progression and resistance to chemotherapy. The X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) is considered to be the most potent caspase inhibitor of all known inhibitor of apoptosis-family members. Only recently, an antagonist of XIAP has been identified, termed Smac/DIABLO. To explore the relevance of antiapoptotic XIAP and proapoptotic Smac/DIABLO for tumour progression in renal cell carcinomas (RCCs), we analysed XIAP and Smac/DIABLO mRNA and protein expression in the primary tumour tissue from 66 RCCs of all major histological types by quantitative real-time PCR, Western blot and ELISA. X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis and Smac/DIABLO mRNA expression was found in all RCCs. Importantly, the relative XIAP mRNA expression levels significantly increased from early (pT1) to advanced (pT3) tumour stages (P=0.0002) and also with tumour dedifferentiation (P=0.04). Western blot analysis confirmed the tumour stage-dependent increase of XIAP expression on the protein level. In contrast, mRNA and protein expression levels of Smac/DIABLO did not significantly change between early and advanced tumour stages or between low and high tumour grades. Consequently, the mRNA expression ratio between antiapoptotic XIAP and proapoptotic Smac/DIABLO markedly increased during progression from early (pT1) to advanced (pT3) tumour stages. Moreover, RCCs confined within the organ capsule (pT1 and pT2) exhibited a significantly lower XIAP to Smac/DIABLO expression ratio when compared with RCCs infiltrating beyond the kidney (pT3; P=0.01). Thus, our investigation demonstrates that the delicate balance between XIAP and Smac/DIABLO expression is gradually disturbed during progression of RCCs, resulting in a relative increase of antiapoptotic XIAP over proapoptotic Smac/DIABLO, thereby probably contributing to the marked apoptosis resistance of RCC.

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Gene Expression ProfilingProtein BiosynthesisProteinsApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, Renal CellCarrier ProteinsDisease ProgressionEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKidney NeoplasmsMitochondrial ProteinsPolymerase Chain ReactionX-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCarrier ProteinsDIABLO protein, humanIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsProteinsXIAP protein, humanX-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein

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PMID15328523
PMCPMC2409908
OpenAlexW1969442168

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