Article: THY1 is a candidate tumour suppressor gene with decreased expression in metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma
| Title | THY1 is a candidate tumour suppressor gene with decreased expression in metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
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| Authors | Lung, HL9 Bangarusamy, DK4 Xie, D3 7 Cheung, AKL9 Cheng, Y1 9 Kumaran, MK4 6 Miller, L4 Liu, ETB4 Guan, XY3 Sham, JS3 Fang, Y7 Li, L5 Wang, N5 Protopopov, AI2 Zabarovsky, ER2 Sai, WT3 Stanbridge, EJ8 Lung, ML9 |
| Keywords | Chromosome 11 Microcell hybrid Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Oligo-microarray THY1 |
| Issue Date | 2005 |
| Publisher | Nature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/onc |
| Citation | Oncogene, 2005, v. 24 n. 43, p. 6525-6532 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1208812 |
| Abstract | Using oligonucleotide microarray analysis, THY1, mapping close to a previously defined 11q22-23 nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) critical region was identified as showing consistent downregulated expression in the tumour segregants, as compared to their parental tumour-suppressing microcell hybrids (MCHs). Gene expression and protein analyses show that THY1 was not expressed in the NPC HONE1 recipient cells, tumour segregants, and other NPC cell lines; THY1 was exclusively expressed in the non-tumourigenic MCHs. The mechanism of THY1 gene inactivation in these cell lines was attributed to hypermethylation. Clinical study showed that in 65% of NPC specimens there was either downregulation or loss of THY1 gene expression. Using a tissue microarray and immunohistochemical staining, 44% of the NPC cases showed downregulated expression of THY1 and 9% lost THY1 expression. The frequency of THY1 downregulated expression in lymph node metastatic NPC was 63%, which was significantly higher than in the primary tumour (33%). After transfection of THY1 gene into HONE1 cells, a dramatic reduction of colony formation ability was observed. These findings suggest that THY1 is a good candidate tumour suppressor gene in NPC, which is significantly associated with lymph node metastases. © 2005 Nature Publishing Group All rights reserved. |
| ISSN | 0950-9232 2011 Impact Factor: 6.373 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.216 |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1208812 |
| ISI Accession Number ID | WOS:000232204100006 |
| References | References in Scopus |
| dc.contributor.author | Lung, HL |
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| dc.contributor.author | Bangarusamy, DK |
| dc.contributor.author | Xie, D |
| dc.contributor.author | Cheung, AKL |
| dc.contributor.author | Cheng, Y |
| dc.contributor.author | Kumaran, MK |
| dc.contributor.author | Miller, L |
| dc.contributor.author | Liu, ETB |
| dc.contributor.author | Guan, XY |
| dc.contributor.author | Sham, JS |
| dc.contributor.author | Fang, Y |
| dc.contributor.author | Li, L |
| dc.contributor.author | Wang, N |
| dc.contributor.author | Protopopov, AI |
| dc.contributor.author | Zabarovsky, ER |
| dc.contributor.author | Sai, WT |
| dc.contributor.author | Stanbridge, EJ |
| dc.contributor.author | Lung, ML |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-06T05:57:38Z |
| dc.date.available | 2010-09-06T05:57:38Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 |
| dc.description.abstract | Using oligonucleotide microarray analysis, THY1, mapping close to a previously defined 11q22-23 nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) critical region was identified as showing consistent downregulated expression in the tumour segregants, as compared to their parental tumour-suppressing microcell hybrids (MCHs). Gene expression and protein analyses show that THY1 was not expressed in the NPC HONE1 recipient cells, tumour segregants, and other NPC cell lines; THY1 was exclusively expressed in the non-tumourigenic MCHs. The mechanism of THY1 gene inactivation in these cell lines was attributed to hypermethylation. Clinical study showed that in 65% of NPC specimens there was either downregulation or loss of THY1 gene expression. Using a tissue microarray and immunohistochemical staining, 44% of the NPC cases showed downregulated expression of THY1 and 9% lost THY1 expression. The frequency of THY1 downregulated expression in lymph node metastatic NPC was 63%, which was significantly higher than in the primary tumour (33%). After transfection of THY1 gene into HONE1 cells, a dramatic reduction of colony formation ability was observed. These findings suggest that THY1 is a good candidate tumour suppressor gene in NPC, which is significantly associated with lymph node metastases. © 2005 Nature Publishing Group All rights reserved. |
| dc.description.nature | Link_to_subscribed_fulltext |
| dc.identifier.citation | Oncogene, 2005, v. 24 n. 43, p. 6525-6532 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1208812 |
| dc.identifier.citeulike | 233458 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1208812 |
| dc.identifier.epage | 6532 |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 173237 |
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000232204100006 |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0950-9232 2011 Impact Factor: 6.373 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.216 |
| dc.identifier.issue | 43 |
| dc.identifier.openurl | ![]() |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 16007174 |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-26944465443 |
| dc.identifier.spage | 6525 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/67717 |
| dc.identifier.volume | 24 |
| dc.language | eng |
| dc.publisher | Nature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/onc |
| dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Oncogene |
| dc.relation.references | References in Scopus |
| dc.subject.mesh | Antigens, Thy-1 - genetics - metabolism |
| dc.subject.mesh | Carcinoma - genetics - pathology |
| dc.subject.mesh | Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11 |
| dc.subject.mesh | DNA Methylation |
| dc.subject.mesh | Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - genetics - pathology |
| dc.subject | Chromosome 11 |
| dc.subject | Microcell hybrid |
| dc.subject | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
| dc.subject | Oligo-microarray |
| dc.subject | THY1 |
| dc.title | THY1 is a candidate tumour suppressor gene with decreased expression in metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- National Naval Medical Center
- Institutionen För Mikrobiologi, Tumör-Och Cellbiologi
- The University of Hong Kong
- Genome Institute of Singapore
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
- Imperial College London
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- UC Irvine
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology


