| Literature DB >> 18584348 |
Yanqun Liu1, Yi Hong, Yi Zhao, Tuty M Ismail, Yuhui Wong, Kong Weng Eu.
Abstract
Epigenetic parameters linked to E-cadherin gene were investigated in 5 human colorectal cancer cell lines. Treatment with trichostatin A led to enhanced acetylation of histone H3-K9 with concurrent induction of E-cadherin mRNA in 3 E-cadherin low/negative cell lines that are not DNA methylated. Co-treatment with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine and trichostatin A resulted in additive/synergic induction of E-cadherin mRNA in all 5 cell lines with concomitant enhancement of histone H3-K9 acetylation in 4 E-cadherin low/negative cell lines. Our results suggest that histone H3-K9 deacetylation appears to play a crucial role in transcriptional repression of E-cadherin in colorectal cancers.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18584348 DOI: 10.1080/07357900701837168
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Invest ISSN: 0735-7907 Impact factor: 2.176