| Budget Amount *help |
¥18,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥9,230,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,130,000)
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| Research Abstract |
To analyze the mechanisms of adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC) metastasis, we established green fluorescence protein (GFP)-transfected parental ACCS-GFP and high metastatic ACCS-M GFP. ACCS-M GFP displayed sphere-forming ability and high expression of epithelial- mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related genes, stem cell and differentiation markers. Transfection with short hairpin RNA (shRNA) silencing of the T-box transcription factor Brachyury (also a differentiation marker) resulted in downregulation of the EMT and stem cell markers. In addition, sphere-forming ability and EMT characteristics were simultaneously lost.
We conclude that the EMT is directly linked to CSC and that Brachyury is a central regulator of EMT and CSC. These results suggest that Brachyury will be a potential therapeutic target for anti-CSC therapy for AdCC in the future.
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