Differential expression and function of caveolin-1 in human gastric cancer progression
Differential expression and function of caveolin-1 in human gastric cancer progression
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DOI:
10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-1125
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发表时间:
2007-09-15
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影响因子:
11.2
通讯作者:
Ebert, Matthias P. A.
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作者:
Burgermeister, Elke;Xing, Xiangbin;Ebert, Matthias P. A.
Caveolin-1 is a scaffold protein of caveolae that acts as a tumor modulator by interacting with cell adhesion molecules and signaling receptors. The role of caveolin-1 in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer (GC) is currently unknown. We show by confocal immunofluoreseence microscopy and immunohistochemistry of biopsies from GC patients (n = 41) that the nonneoplastic mucosa expressed caveolin-1 in foveolar epithelia] cells and adjacent connective tissue. GC cells of only 3 of 41 (7%) patients expressed caveolin-1 and were all of the intestinal type. Quantitative PCR and Western blotting confirmed that, compared with nonneoplastic tissue, the overall caveolin-1 mRNA was decreased in 14 of 19 (74%) GC patients and protein in 7 of 13 (54%), respectively. Strong caveolin-1 reactivity was found in the nonepithelial compartment (myocytes, fibroblasts, perineural, and endothelial cells) in both tumor-free and GC samples. In a series of human GC cell lines, caveolin-1 expression was low in cells derived from a primary tumor (AGS and SNU-1) but was increased in cell lines originating from distant metastases (MKN-7, MKN-45, NCI-N87, KATO-III, and SNU-5). Ectopic expression of caveolin-1 in AGS cells decreased proliferation but promoted anchorage-independent growth and survival. RNAi-mediated knockdown of endogenous caveolin-1 in MKN-45 cells accelerated cell growth. These data indicate that caveolin-1 exhibits a stage-dependent differential expression and function in GC and may thereby contribute to its pathogenesis.