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2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Restoration of RUNX3 enhances TGF-beta-dependent p21expression in a biliary tract cancer cell line

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16590591
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Gastroenterology
Research InstitutionKYOTO university

Principal Investigator

YAZUMI Shujiro  Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Deptartment.of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Assistant professor, 医学研究科, 講師 (60332722)

Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2005
KeywordsRUNX3 / TGF-beta signaling / p21 / Biliary tract cancer / FOXO3a
Research Abstract

Background and Aim : RUNK3 is a candidate tumor-suppressor gene localized in Ip36, a region commonly inactivated by deletion and methylation in various human tumors. The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of RUNX3 in TGF-β signaling in a biliary tract cancer cell line.
Materials and Methods : We transfected a biliary tract cancer cell line, Mz-ChA-2 cells, which do not express RUNX3 but have intact TGF-β receptor II and SMAD4, with the RUNX3 expression plasmid pcDNA3.1/RUNX3 or with the vector pcDNA3.1 as a control. The responses of the RUNK3-transfected cells and control cells (mock) to TGF-β stimulation were compared.
Results : Four Mz-ChA-2/RUNK3 clones and one control clone were obtained. Although TGF-β1 only slightly inhibited growth of the control cells, growth inhibition and TGF-β-dependent G1 arrest were significantly enhanced in the RUNK3-transfected clones. None of the clones, however, exhibited apoptosis. The slightly increased TGF-β1-induced p21 expression in the control clone, which was strongly enhanced in the RUAX3-transfected clones, was accompanied by augmented decreases in the expression of cyclins D1 and E. When RUNX3 siRNA was added, TGF-β-dependent induction of p21 was reduced in the RUNX3-transfected clones. Moreover, TGF-β-dependent FOXO3A induction was significantly enhanced in proportion to the expression levels of RUNX3 in the RUNX3-transfected clones. Xenografts of the clones in nude mice demonstrated that tumorigenicity was significantly decreased in the RUNK3-transfected clones in inverse proportion to the expression levels of RUNX3.
Conclusion : Restoration of RUNX3 expression enhanced TGF-β-dependent G1 arrest in association with up-regulation of p21 in a biliary tract cancer cell line. Thus, RUNX3 appears to be involved in TGF-β-induced expression of p21 and the resulting induction of TGF-β-dependent G1 arrest.

  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2005 2004

All Journal Article (6 results)

  • [Journal Article] Frequent downregulation of the runt domain transcription factors RUNX1, RUNX3 and their cofactor CBFB in gastric cancer.2005

    • Author(s)
      Sakakura C, Yazumi S, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Int J Cancer 113

      Pages: 221-8

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Possible involvement of RUNX3 silencing in the peritoneal metastases of gastric cancers.2005

    • Author(s)
      Sakakura C, Yazumi S, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Clin Cancer Res. 11

      Pages: 6479-88

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Frequent downregulation of the runt domain transcription factors RUNX1, RUNX3 and their cofactor CBFB in gastric cancer.2005

    • Author(s)
      Sakakura C, Hagiwara A, Miyagawa K, Nakashuna S, Yoshikawa T, Kin S, Nakase Y, Ito K, Yamagishi H, Yazumi S, Chiba T, Ito Y.
    • Journal Title

      Int J Cancer. 113

      Pages: 221-228

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Possible involvement of RUNX3 silencing in the peritoneal metastases of gastric cancers.2005

    • Author(s)
      Sakakura C, Hasegawa K, Miyagawa K, Nakashuna S, Yoshikawa T, Kin S, Nakase Y, Yazumi, S Yamagishi H, Okanoue T, Chiba T, Hagiwara A.
    • Journal Title

      Chin Cancer Res. 11(18)

      Pages: 6479-6488

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Frequent loss of RUNX3 gene expression in human bile duct and pancreatic cancer cell lines.2004

    • Author(s)
      Wada M, Yazumi S, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Oncogene 23

      Pages: 2401-7

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Frequent loss of RUNX3 gene expression in human bile duct and pancreatic cancer cell lines.2004

    • Author(s)
      Wada M, Yazumi S, Takaishi S, Hasegawa K, Sawada M, Tanaka H, Ida H, Sakakura C, Ito K, Ito Y, Chiba T.
    • Journal Title

      Oncogene.

      Pages: 2401-2407

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2007-12-13  

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