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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2016

Loss of the cell polarity determinant human Discs-large is a novel molecular marker of nodal involvement and poor prognosis in endometrial cancer.

Takeru Sugihara, Shunsuke Nakagawa, Yuko Sasajima, Takayuki Ichinose, Haruko Hiraike, Fukuo Kondo, Hiroshi Uozaki, Toshio Fukusato, Takuya Ayabe

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Takeru SugiharaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Shunsuke NakagawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuko SasajimaDepartment of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Takayuki IchinoseDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Haruko HiraikeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Fukuo KondoDepartment of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroshi UozakiDepartment of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshio FukusatoDepartment of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Takuya AyabeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Teikyo University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent Drosophila studies showed that Discs-large (Dlg) is critical for regulation of cell polarity and tissue architecture. We investigated the possibility that loss of the human homologue of Drosophila Dlg (DLG1) is involved in endometrial carcinogenesis.

methodsWe analysed DLG1 expression in 160 endometrial cancers by immunohistochemical staining. Its expression was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR (RT-PCR). We investigated the roles of DLG1 in growth and invasion by knockdown experiment in endometrial cancer cell lines.

resultsHuman DLG1 localises at cellular membrane in normal endometrial tissues. Loss of DLG1 was observed in 37 cases (23.1%). Loss of DLG1 was observed in patients with advanced stage and high-grade histology. It was also observed in patients with nodal metastasis, deep myometrial invasion, and negative oestrogen and progesterone receptors. Patients with loss of DLG1 showed poorer overall survival (P=0.0019). Immunohistochemistry data correlated with RT-PCR data. Knockdown of Dlg1 in endometrial cancer cells resulted in accelerated tumour migration and invasion in vitro.

conclusionsTissue polarity disturbance because of loss of DLG1 was shown to confer more aggressive characteristics to endometrial cancer cells. Our study revealed that DLG1 expression is a novel molecular biomarker of nodal metastasis, high-grade histology, and poor prognosis in endometrial cancer.

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Cell PolarityDisease-Free SurvivalEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryPrognosisTransfection

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