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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Epigenetic Regulation of Gfi1 in Endocrine-Related Cancers: a Role Regulating Tumor Growth.

Nadia Ashour, Javier C Angulo, Ana González-Corpas, María J Orea, María V T Lobo, Ramón Colomer, Begoña Colás, Manel Esteller, Santiago Ropero

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. 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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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nadia AshourDepartamento de Biología de Sistemas, Unidad Docente de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28054 Madrid, Spain.
Javier C AnguloServicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Getafe, 28905 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1735-8792
Ana González-CorpasDepartamento de Biología de Sistemas, Unidad Docente de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28054 Madrid, Spain.
María J OreaDepartamento de Biología de Sistemas, Unidad Docente de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28054 Madrid, Spain.
María V T LoboDepartamento de Biomedicina y Biotecnología, Universidad de Alcalá; Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IRYCIS), 28054 Madrid, Spain.
Ramón ColomerMedical Oncology Department, Instituto De Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, HU La Princesa, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
Begoña ColásDepartamento de Biología de Sistemas, Unidad Docente de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28054 Madrid, Spain.
Manel EstellerJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), 08916 Badalona, Catalonia, Spain.
Santiago RoperoDepartamento de Biología de Sistemas, Unidad Docente de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28054 Madrid, Spain.
Universidad de Alcalá · ESHospital Universitario de Getafe · ESHospital Universitario de La Princesa · ESInstitució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats · ES

Funding

Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI11/608 and PI16/594
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate and breast cancer constitute the most common cancers among men and women worldwide. The aging population is one of the main risk factors for prostate and breast cancer development and accumulating studies link aging with epigenetic changes. Growth factor independence-1 (Gfi1) is a transcriptional repressor with an important role in human malignancies, including leukemia, colorectal carcinoma, and lung cancer, but its role in prostate and breast cancer is unknown. We have found that Gfi1 epigenetic silencing is a common event in prostate and breast cancer. Gfi1 re-expression in prostate and breast cancer cell lines displaying Gfi1 epigenetic silencing decreases cell proliferation, reduced colony formation density, and tumor growth in nude mice xenografts. In addition, we found that Gfi1 repress alpha 1-anti-trypsin (AAT) and alpha 1-anti-chymotrypsin (ACT) expression, two genes with important functions in cancer development, suggesting that Gfi1 silencing promotes tumor growth by increasing AAT and ACT expression in our system. Finally, Gfi1 epigenetic silencing could be a promising biomarker for prostate cancer progression because it is associated with shorter disease-free survival. In conclusion, our findings strongly indicate that Gfi1 epigenetic silencing in prostate and breast cancer could be a crucial step in the development of these two-well characterized endocrine related tumors.

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DNA MethylationGenes, Tumor SuppressorAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsDNA-Binding ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticHumansMaleMice, NudePC-3 CellsProstatic NeoplasmsTranscription FactorsDNA-Binding ProteinsGFI1 protein, humanTranscription Factorsprostate cancer, breast cancer, Gfi1, DNA methylation

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PMID32630147
PMCPMC7370116
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