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ArticleGenes, chromosomes & cancer2009

Promoter methylation blocks FES protein-tyrosine kinase gene expression in colorectal cancer.

Jonathan M Shaffer, Thomas E Smithgall

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Article in Genes, chromosomes & cancer, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Jonathan M ShafferDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
Thomas E Smithgall
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

A Tumor Suppressor Function for the c-Fes Tyrosine Kinase in Colon CancerR01CA123756 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SMITHGALL, THOMAS E. · 2008 to 2012
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NCI NIH HHS R01 CA123756
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The FES locus encodes a unique nonreceptor protein-tyrosine kinase (FES) traditionally viewed as a proto-oncogene but more recently implicated as a tumor suppressor in colorectal cancer (CRC). Recent studies have demonstrated that while FES is expressed in normal colonic epithelium, expression is lost in tumor tissue and colorectal cancer cell lines, a finding common among tumor suppressors. Here we provide compelling evidence that promoter methylation is an important mechanism responsible for downregulation of FES gene expression in colorectal cancer cells. Treatment with the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine resulted in the expression of functional FES transcripts in all CRC cell lines examined, including Caco-2, COLO 320, DLD-1, HCT 116, SNU-1040, SW-480, and HT-29. Bisulfite sequencing of genomic DNA isolated from 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine-treated HT-29 cells identified methylated CpG dinucleotides immediately upstream from the FES transcription initiation sites. In contrast, this region of the FES promoter was hypomethylated in genomic DNA from normal colonic epithelium. In addition, methylation completely blocked the activity of the FES promoter in reporter gene assays. Promoter methylation is a previously unrecognized mechanism by which FES expression is suppressed in CRC cell lines, and is consistent with a tumor suppressor role for FES in this tumor site despite its tyrosine kinase activity.

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DNA MethylationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticPromoter Regions, GeneticAzacitidineBase SequenceCell Line, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsCpG IslandsDecitabineDown-RegulationHumansMolecular Sequence DataProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fesAzacitidineDecitabineFES protein, humanMAS1 protein, humanProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fes

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PMID19051325
PMCPMC2648816
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