| Literature DB >> 23592131 |
Le-Ya He1, Xin Wei1, Lei Du2, Lu Liu1, Feng Xu1, Jiang Min1, Chuan Li1, De-Ding Tao1, Quan Chen2, Jun-Bo Hu1, Jian-Ping Gong3.
Abstract
The forkhead family members of transcription factors (FoxOs) are expected to be potential cancer-related drug targets and thus are being extremely studied recently. In the present study, FoxO3a, one major member of this family, was identified to be down-regulated in colorectal cancer through micro-array analysis, which was confirmed by RT-PCR and Western blot in 28 patients. Moreover, immunohistochemistry (IHC) showed that the expression levels of FoxO3a were remarkably reduced in 99 cases of primary colorectal cancer, liver metastasis, and even in metaplastic colorectal tissue. IHC also revealed an exclusion of FoxO3a from the nucleus of most cells of tumor-associated tissues. Silencing FoxO3a by siRNA led to elevation of G2-M phase cells. We conclude that the downregulation of FoxO3a may greatly contribute to tumor development, and thus FoxO3a may represent a novel therapeutic target in colorectal cancer.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID： 23592131 DOI： 10.1007/s11596-013-1098-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci ISSN： 1672-0733