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BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
卷 106, 期 8, 页码 1446-1452出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.95
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melanoma; NT5E; epigenetics; metastasis
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- Barts and the London Charity
- Brain Tumour Research Charity (BTRC)
- Leng Foundation
- Medical Research Council
- Tayside Tissue Bank
- MRC [G0600450] Funding Source: UKRI
- Cancer Research UK [13044] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [G0600450] Funding Source: researchfish
BACKGROUND: Novel prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic strategies are urgently required for malignant melanoma. Ecto-5-prime-nucleotidase (NT5E; CD73) overexpression has been reported in several human cancers. The mechanism(s) underlying deregulated expression and the clinical consequences of changes in expression are not known. METHODS: We used RT-PCR, qPCR, methylation-specific PCR and pyrosequencing to analyse expression and regulation of NT5E in malignant melanoma cell lines and primary and metastatic melanomas. RESULTS: NT5E is subject to epigenetic regulation in melanoma. NT5E mRNA is downregulated by methylation-dependent transcriptional silencing in the melanoma cell lines SKMel2, SKMel23, WM35, Mel501, Mel505 and C81-61 and expression is reactivated by azacytidine. In contrast, the CpG island is unmethylated and the gene expressed in cultured normal melanocytes. In clinical cases of melanoma, methylation in the NT5E CpG island occurs in both primary and metastatic melanomas and correlates with transcriptional downregulation of NT5E mRNA. Relapse with metastatic disease, particularly to the visceral sites and brain, is more common in primary melanomas lacking NT5E methylation. Primary melanomas with methylation in NT5E show limited metastatic potential or more commonly metastasise predominantly to nodal sites rather than viscera and brain (P = 0.01). CONCLUSION: Deregulation of NT5E expression in melanoma occurs via epigenetic changes in the NT5E CpG island. Confirmation of our results in larger clinical series would support the candidacy of NT5E as a clinical biomarker in melanoma, which could be applied in both primary and relapsed disease. Inhibition of NT5E may have therapeutic potential in melanoma, particularly in patients with more aggressive disease metastatic to viscera or the brain. British Journal of Cancer (2012) 106, 1446-1452. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2012.95 www.bjcancer.com Published online 27 March 2012 (C) 2012 Cancer Research UK
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