Promoter Methylation of Selected Genes in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients and Cell Lines.
Int J Mol Sci
; 21(13)2020 Jun 28.
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| ID: mdl-32605217
ABSTRACT
Specific gene promoter DNA methylation is becoming a powerful epigenetic biomarker in cancer diagnostics. Five genes (CDH1, CDKN2Ap16, RASSF1A, TERT, and WT1) were selected based on their frequently published potential as epigenetic markers. Diagnostic promoter methylation assays were generated based on bisulfite-converted DNA pyrosequencing. The methylation patterns of 144 non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and 7 healthy control formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples were analyzed to evaluate the applicability of the putative diagnostic markers. Statistically significant changes in methylation levels are shown for TERT and WT1. Furthermore, 12 NSCLC and two benign lung cell lines were characterized for promoter methylation. The in vitro tests involved a comparison of promoter methylation in 2D and 3D cultures, as well as therapeutic tests investigating the impact of CDH1/CDKN2Ap16/RASSF1A/TERT/WT1 promoter methylation on sensitivity to tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) and DNA methyl-transferase inhibitor (DNMTI) treatments. We conclude that the selected markers have potential and putative impacts as diagnostic or even predictive marker genes, although a closer examination of the resulting protein expression and pathway regulation is needed.
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Assunto principal:
Biomarcadores Tumorais
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Antígenos CD
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Caderinas
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Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica
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Regiões Promotoras Genéticas
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Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas
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Metilação de DNA
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Mol Sci
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article
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Áustria