Aberrant Hypomethylation of Solute Carrier Family 6 Member 12 Promoter Induces Metastasis of Ovarian Cancer
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 27-34, 2017.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most fatal of gynecological malignancies with a high rate of recurrence. We aimed to evaluate the expression of solute carrier family 6, member 12 (SLC6A12) and methylation of its promoter CpG sites in a xenograft mouse model of metastatic OC, and to investigate the regulatory mechanisms that promote aggressive properties during OC progression. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Expression of SLC6A12 mRNA was determined by reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), and DNA methylation status of its promoter CpGs was detected by quantitative methylation-specific PCR. The metastatic potential of SLC6A12 was evaluated by in vitro migration/invasion transwell assays. Gene expression and DNA methylation of SLC6A12 and clinical outcomes were further investigated from publicly available databases from curatedOvarianData and The Cancer Genome Atlas.RESULTS:
SLC6A12 expression was 8.1–14.0-fold upregulated and its DNA methylation of promoter CpG sites was 41–62% decreased in tumor metastases. After treatment with DNA methyltransferase inhibitor and/or histone deacetylase inhibitor, the expression of SLC6A12 was profoundly enhanced (~8.0-fold), strongly supporting DNA methylation-dependent epigenetic regulation of SLC6A12. Overexpression of SLC6A12 led to increased migration and invasion of ovarian carcinoma cells in vitro, approximately 2.0-fold and 3.3-fold, respectively. The meta-analysis showed that high expression of SLC6A12 was significantly associated with poor overall survival [hazard ratio (HR)=1.07, p value=0.016] and that low DNA methylation levels of SLC6A12 at specific promoter CpG site negatively affected patient survival.CONCLUSION:
Our findings provide novel evidence for the biological and clinical significance of SLC6A12 as a metastasis-promoting gene.
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Main subject:
Ovarian Neoplasms
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Prognosis
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RNA, Messenger
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Carrier Proteins
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Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
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Up-Regulation
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Promoter Regions, Genetic
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Disease Progression
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CpG Islands
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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