ArticlePloS one2012
Expression patterns of non-coding spliced transcripts from human endogenous retrovirus HERV-H elements in colon cancer.
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Abstract
backgroundUp-regulation of the most abundant H family human endogenous retrovirus (HERV-H), especially env-related transcripts, correlates with colon cancer. However, expression pattern of spliced non-coding transcripts of HERV-H is not clear. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL
findingsIn this study, expression of HERV-H spliced transcripts in colon cancer was investigated by a RT-PCR strategy using primers targeting the tRNA(His) primer-binding site and the R region in the 3' long terminal repeat (LTR), followed by cloning and sequencing of the amplicons. Sequences were then assigned to individual HERV-H loci by employing private nucleotide differences between loci. Different expression patterns of HERV-H spliced transcripts from distinct active elements were found in colon cancer cell lines HT29, LS 174T, RKO, SW480 and SW620. Furthermore, the expression patterns in SW480 and RKO were significantly changed by demethylation treatment. Interestingly, more HERV-H elements were found to be transcriptionally active in colon tumor tissues than in adjacent normal tissues (14 vs. 7). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first research to study the character of expression of non-coding spliced transcripts of HERV-H elements in colon cancer. Expression patterns of HERV-H spliced transcripts differed among colon cancer cell lines and could be affected by genomic DNA methylation levels. More importantly, besides the commonly accepted view of up-regulation of HERV-H expression in colon tumor tissues, we found more active HERV-H loci in colon tumor as compared with adjacent normal tissues.
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