Period 2 mutation accelerates ApcMin/+ tumorigenesis.
Mol Cancer Res
; 6(11): 1786-93, 2008 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Colorectal cancer risk is increased in shift workers with presumed circadian disruption. Intestinal epithelial cell proliferation is gated throughout each day by the circadian clock. Period 2 (Per2) is a key circadian clock gene. Per2 mutant (Per2(m/m)) mice show an increase in lymphomas and deregulated expression of cyclin D and c-Myc genes that are key to proliferation control. We asked whether Per2 clock gene inactivation would accelerate intestinal and colonic tumorigenesis. The effects of PER2 on cell proliferation and beta-catenin were studied in colon cancer cell lines by its down-regulation following RNA interference. The effects of Per2 inactivation in vivo on beta-catenin and on intestinal and colonic polyp formation were studied in mice with Per2 mutation alone and in combination with an Apc mutation using polyp-prone Apc(Min/+) mice. Down-regulation of PER2 in colon cell lines (HCT116 and SW480) increases beta-catenin, cyclin D, and cell proliferation. Down-regulation of beta-catenin along with Per2 blocks the increase in cyclin D and cell proliferation. Per2(m/m) mice develop colonic polyps and show an increase in small intestinal mucosa beta-catenin and cyclin D protein levels compared with wild-type mice. Apc(Min/+)Per2(m/m) mice develop twice the number of small intestinal and colonic polyps, with more severe anemia and splenomegaly, compared with Apc(Min/+) mice. These data suggest that Per2 gene product suppresses tumorigenesis in the small intestine and colon by down-regulation of beta-catenin and beta-catenin target genes, and this circadian core clock gene may represent a novel target for colorectal cancer prevention and control.
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Factores de Transcripción
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Proteínas Nucleares
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Genes APC
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Neoplasias del Colon
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Proteínas de Ciclo Celular
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Beta Catenina
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Mutación
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Mol Cancer Res
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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NEOPLASIAS
Año:
2008
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos