• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권24호
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• pp.10893-10898
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• 2015

Several molecular markers have been proposed as predictors of outcome in patients with glioblastomas. We investigated the prognostic significance of $O^6$-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation and TP53 mutation status dependent on isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutation in glioblastoma patients. A cohort of 78 patients with histologically confirmed glioblastomas treated with radiation therapy and chemotherapy were reviewed retrospectively. We evaluated the prognostic value of MGMT promoter methylation and TP53 mutation status with regard to progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). It was revealed that mutations in IDH1, promoter methylation of MGMT, TP53 mutation, age, Karnofsky performance status (KFS), and extension of resection were independent prognostic factors. In patients with an IDH1 mutation, those with an MGMT methylation were associated with longer PFS (p=0.016) and OS (p=0.013). Nevertheless, the presence of TP53 mutation could stratify the PFS and OS of patients with IDH1 wild type (p=0.003 and 0.029 respectively, log-rank). The MGMT promoter methylation and TP53 mutation were associated with a favorable outcome of patients with and without mutant IDH1, respectively. The results indicate that glioblastomas with MGMT methylation or TP53 mutations have improved survival that may be influenced by IDH1 mutation status.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.5415-5420
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• 2013

Background: Cell cycle deregulation is a major component of carcinogenesis. The p53 tumor suppressor gene plays an important role in regulating cell cycle arrest, and mouse double minute 2 (MDM2) is a key regulator of p53 activity and degradation. Abnormal expression of p53 and MDM2 occurs in various cancers including lung cancer. Methods: We investigated the distribution of the p53 Arg72Pro (rs1042522) and MDM2 SNP309 (rs2279744) genotypes in patients and healthy control subjects to assess whether these single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with an increased risk of lung adenocarcinomas in Chinese female non-smokers. Genotypes of 764 patients and 983 healthy controls were determined using the TaqMan SNP genotyping assay. Results: The p53 Pro/Pro genotype (adjusted OR = 1.55, 95% CI = 1.17-2.06) significantly correlated with an increased risk of lung adenocarcinoma, compared with the Arg/Arg genotype. An increased risk was also noted for MDM2 GG genotype (adjusted OR = 1.68, 95% CI = 1.27-2.21) compared with the TT genotype. Combined p53 Pro/Pro and MDM2 GG genotypes (adjusted OR = 2.66, 95% CI = 1.54-4.60) had a supermultiplicative interaction with respect to lung adenocarcinoma risk. We also found that cooking oil fumes, fuel smoke, and passive smoking may increase the risk of lung adenocarcinomas in Chinese female non-smokers who carry p53 or MDM2 mutant alleles. Conclusions: P53 Arg72Pro and MDM2 SNP309 polymorphisms, either alone or in combination, are associated with an increased lung adenocarcinoma risk in Chinese female non-smokers.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권14호
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• pp.5767-5772
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• 2015

Background: Polymorphisms in the MDM2 309 (T>G) and TP53 72 (G>C) genes are reported to increase the susceptibility to head and neck cancer (HNC) in various populations. The risk for HNC is also strongly associated with etiologic habits such as smoking, alcohol consumption and/or chewing of betel quid (BQ). In a case-control study, we investigated the significance of the above polymorphisms alone, and upon interaction with one another as well as with various etiologic habits in determining HNC risk in a Northeast Indian population. Materials and Methods: Genotyping at 309 MDM2 and 72 TP53 in 122 HNC patients and 86 cancer free healthy controls was performed by PCR using allele specific primers, and the results were confirmed by DNA sequencing. Results: Individuals with the GG mutant allele of MDM2 showed a higher risk for HNC in comparison to those with the TT wild type allele (OR=1.9, 95%CI: 1.1-3.3) (p=0.022). The risk was further increased in females by ~4-fold (OR=4.6, 95% CI: 1.1-19.4) (P=0.04). TP53 polymorphism did not contribute to HNC risk alone; however, interaction between the TP53 GC and MDM2 GG genotypes resulted in significant risk (OR=4.9, 95% CI: 0.2-105.1) (p=0.04). Smokers, BQ- chewers and alcohol consumers showed statistically significant and dose-dependent increase in HNC risk, irrespective of the MDM2 genotype. Conclusions: MDM2 genotype could serve as an important predictive biomarker for HNC risk in the population of Northeast India.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.1212-1219
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• 2018

열 충격 단백질인 heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90)은 종양 형성 과정에서 중요한 역할을 하고 있으며, 이에 따라 1세대 및 2세대 Hsp90저해제들이 개발되어, 다양한 암에서의 항암 효과가 보고되어 있다. 2세대 Hsp90저해제로 개발된 BIIB021는 1세대 Hsp90저해제인 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG)에 내성을 나타내는 항암제 다제내성(MDR) 암세포에 감수성을 가진다고 알려져 있지만, 본 연구에서 BIIB021에 내성인 MDR세포로서, MCF7-MDR 및 HeyA8-MDR세포가 해당됨을 밝혔다. BIIB021 감수성을 증강시키는 물질로 비스테로이드성 항염증약물(NSAID)인 dimethyl-celecoxib (DMC)의 BIIB021의 효과 증강 활성을 BIIB021-내성 및 -감수성 MDR 세포에서 확인하였다. MDR세포에 NSAID와 BIIB021의 병합 처리한 경우, NSAID의 자가분해(autophagy) 유도 활성에 의해 MDR세포에서 과잉 발현하는 변이형 mutant p53 (mutp53)을 분해할 뿐만 아니라 BIIB021 처리로 유도되는 Hsp70 발현을 억제하므로써, 암세포의 BIIB021 내성을 극복할 수 있는 활성을 나타내었다. 또한 NSAID 물질인 sulindac sulfate 및 FDA 승인 약물인 niclosamide 도 자가분해 유도 활성으로 Hsp90의 타켓 단백질 인 mutp53 및 c-Myc의 분해를 유도하므로서, 17-AAG 효과를 증강시켰다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 새로운 BIIB021에 대한 효과 증강 및 내성 극복 물질로서, NSAIDs 및 niclosamide를 발굴하였으며, 이들 물질의 자가분해 경로 활성화에 의하여, BIIB021 효과를 극대화 시킴을 밝혔다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.1018-1023
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• 2012

Snail은 E-cadherin 발현을 직접 억제하는 zinc finger transcription factor로서, 암세포의 invasion과 metastasis를 촉진시키는 epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)를 유발한다. 또한 Snail은 세포사멸 자극과 세포 생존물질의 제거로 인한 세포사멸에 대해 저항성을 나타낸다. 그러나 이에 대한 분자기작은 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 가장 널리 사용되는 항암제 중의 하나인 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)에 의한 세포사멸에 대한 Snail의 저항성 기작에 대하여 조사하였다. MCF-7 #5 세포주에 doxycycline (DOX)을 처리하여 Snail을 과발현시킨 세포에서 5-FU에 의한 세포사멸이 억제되고 세포괴사가 일어남을 확인하였다. DOX 처리 및 Snail expression vectors인 pCR3.1-Snail-Flg와 phosphorylation-resistant mutant Snail vector인 pCR3.1-S104, 107A Snail-Flg을 이용하여 Snail을 과발현 시킨 경우 ERK1/2의 활성에는 영향을 주지 않는 반면 PTEN 발현억제 및 불활성화, 그리고 Akt/PKB 활성화가 유도됨을 관찰하였다. 또한, Snail은 5-FU에 의한 p53의 발현을 억제한다는 사실을 확인하였다. 따라서 Snail은 prosurvival kinase인 Akt/PKB의 활성화와 p53 억제를 통해 5-FU에 의한 세포사멸을 세포괴사로 전환하는 것으로 생각된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.88-91
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• 1996

The anaerobically expressed gene aeg-46.5, which had been identified by the operon fusion technique with a hybrid bacteriophage of ${\lambda}$ and Mu, ${\lambda}$placMu53, was studied for its expression pattern and growth. The expression of aeg-46.5 was studied in the wild-type cell and mutant cells that have mutation (s) in the control gene of anaerobic respiration (fnr) and nitrate response (narL and narP). The ${\beta}$-galactosidase reporter gene showed maximum expression in narL host after two hours of aerobic to anaerobic switch in M9-Glc-nitrate medium. Both 40 mM and 100 mM concentrations of nitrate ion in the medium had little effect on expression level. We propose that aeg-46.5 is subject to multiple regulations of anaerobic activation by Fnr, nitrate activation by NarP and repression mediated by NarL.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권9호
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• pp.4101-4107
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• 2014

Protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) is a major serine/threonine phosphatase that controls gene expression and cell cycle progression. The active mutant IPP5 ($8-60hIPP5^m$), the latest member of the inhibitory molecules for PP1, has been shown to inhibit the growth of human cervix carcinoma cells (HeLa). In order to elucidate the underlying mechanisms, the present study assessed overexpression of $8-60hIPP5^m$ in HeLa cells. Flow cytometric and biochemical analyses showed that overexpression of $8-60hIPP5^m$ induced G2/M-phase arrest, which was accompanied by the upregulation of cyclin B1 and phosphorylation of G2/M-phase proteins ATM, p53, $p21^{cip1/waf1}$ and Cdc2, suggesting that $8-60hIPP5^m$ induces G2/M arrest through activation of the ATM/p53/$p21^{cip1/waf1}$/Cdc2/cyclin B1 pathways. We further showed that overexpression of $8-60hIPP5^m$ led to delayed nuclear translocation of cyclin B1. $8-60hIPP5^m$ also could translocate to the nucleus in G2/M phase and interact with $pp1{\alpha}$ and Cdc2 as demonstrated by co-precipitation assay. Taken together, our data demonstrate a novel role for $8-60hIPP5^m$ in regulation of cell cycle in HeLa cells, possibly contributing to the development of new therapeutic strategies for cervix carcinoma.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.149-155
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• 2017

대부분의 Proteobacteria에 존재하는 질소 인산전달계는 다양한 세포내 조절에 관여하는 cascade이다. 이들은 ptsP 유전자에 의해 암호화되는 $EI^{Ntr}$, ptsO에 의해 암호화되는 NPr, ptsN에 의해 암호화되는 $EIIA^{Ntr}$로 이루어져 있다. 이들 중 $EIIA^{Ntr}$은 $K^+$ 농도 조절, ppGpp 농도 조절, 질소와 탄소 대사, ABC transporter의 조절 등 다양한 세포내 조절과정에 관여하지만, NPr의 생리적 기능에 대해서는 알려진 바가 많지 않다. 최근의 한 논문은 대장균에서 탈인산화된 NPr이 세포막 스트레스 반응에 관여한다는 사실이 밝혔다. 본 연구에서는 NPr과 관련된 새로운 표현형을 제공한다. ptsP 유전자가 결손된 균주는 filamentation 표현형을 나타내었다. ptsP 결손균주의 이런 표현형은 ptsO 유전자의 추가적인 결실에 의해 사라졌지만, ptsN 유전자의 추가적 소실에 의해서는 유지되었다. 이는 ptsP 결손균주의 filamentation 표현형이 탈인산화된 NPr의 증가 때문에 나타났음을 나타낸다. 이런 생각은 야생종에서 탈인산화된 NPr이 증가되었을 때 filamentation 표현형을 나타낸다는 사실을 통해 확증되었다. 또한 탈인산화된 NPr의 양이 증가함에 따라 대장균의 세포 길이가 점진적으로 증가한다는 사실을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 탈인산화된 NPr이 대장균의 형태적 변화를 유도함을 시사한다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2003

Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) are potent mutagens generated during the cooking of meat and fish, and several of these compounds produce tumors in conventional experimental animals. During the past 5 years or so, HCAs have been tested in a number of novel in vivo murine models, including the following: lacZ, lacI, cII, c-myc/lacZ, rpsL, and $gpt{\Delta}$ transgenics, $XPA^{-/-}$, $XPC^{-/-}$, $Msh2^{+/-}$, $Msh2^{-/-}$ and $p53^{+/-}$ knock-outs, Apc mutant mice ($Apc^{{\Delta}716}$, $Apc^{1638N}$, $Apc^{min}$), and $A33^{{\Delta}N{\beta}-cat}$ knock-in mice. Several of these models have provided insights into the mutation spectra induced in vivo by HCAs in target and non-target organs for tumorigenesis, as well as demonstrating enhanced susceptibility to HCA-induced tumors and preneoplastic lesions. This review describes several of the more recent reports in which novel animal models were used to examine HCA-induced mutagenesis and carcinogenesis in vivo, including a number of studies which assessed the inhibitory activities of chemopreventive agents such as 1,2-dithiole-3-thione, conjugated linoleic acids, tea, curcumin, chlorophyllin-chitosan, and sulindac.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.679-682
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• 2015

Background: Studies indicate the immediate early response gene 3 (IER3) is involved in many biological processes. Recently, it was discovered that IER3 plays an important role in tumorigenesis and tumor progression. Thus it may be a valuable biomarker in tumor. This study was designed to investigate the expression status of IER3 in primary hepatocarcinoma (PHC) and correlation with clinicopathological parameters. Materials and Methods: Real-time PCR was performed to evaluate the expression levels of IER3 in 62 pathologically diagnosed human PHC specimens. Results: A statistically significant association was disclosed between the expression of IER3 and P53 mutant protein (short for P53), Ki-67, EGFR and the biggest diameter, differentiation grade of tumor. Conclusions: This work is the first to shed light on the potential clinical usefulness of IER3, as an efficient tumor biomarker in PHC.