Pharmacological inhibition of polycomb repressive complex-2 activity induces apoptosis in human colon cancer stem cells.
Pharmacological inhibition of polycomb repressive complex-2 activity induces apoptosis in human colon cancer stem cells.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.04.006
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发表时间:
2013-06-10
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Gudas, Lorraine J.
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Benoit, Yannick D.;Witherspoon, Mavee S.;Laursen, Kristian B.;Guezguez, Amel;Beausejour, Marco;Beaulieu, Jean-Francois;Lipkin, Steven M.;Gudas, Lorraine J.
Colorectal cancer is among the leading causes of cancer death in the USA. The polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), including core components SUZ12 and EZH2, represents a key epigenetic regulator of digestive epithelial cell physiology and was previously shown to promote deleterious effects in a number of human cancers, including colon. Using colon cancer stem cells (CCSC) isolated from human primary colorectal tumors, we demonstrate that SUZ12 knockdown and treatment with DZNep, one of the most potent EZH2 inhibitors, increase apoptosis levels, marked by decreased Akt phosphorylation, in CCSCs, while embryonic stem (ES) cell survival is not affected. Moreover, DZNep treatments lead to increased PTEN expression in these highly tumorigenic cells. Taken together, our findings suggest that pharmacological inhibition of PRC2 histone methyltransferase activity may constitute a new, epigenetic therapeutic strategy to target highly tumorigenic and metastatic colon cancer stem cells.
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影响因子:
11.2
作者:
Huang EH;Hynes MJ;Zhang T;Ginestier C;Dontu G;Appelman H;Fields JZ;Wicha MS;Boman BM
通讯作者:
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影响因子:
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DOI:
10.1155/2012/248759
发表时间:
2012
期刊:
Journal of signal transduction
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通讯作者:
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4
作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
5.6
作者:
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