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Down-regulation of Bax-interacting factor-1 in colorectal adenocarcinoma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18833585     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Bax-interacting factor-1 (Bif-1) protein is a member of the endophilin B family that plays a critical role in apoptosis, autophagy, and mitochondrial morphology. Loss of Bif-1 suppresses programmed cell death and promotes tumorigenesis. The connection of Bif-1 to colorectal cancer remains to be evaluated.
METHODS: To determine Bif-1 expression in human colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC), the authors performed immunohistochemistry using stage-oriented cancer tissue microarrays containing 102 CRC samples of different stages and 38 samples of normal colorectal mucosa (NR). Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded core sections on the tissue array were immunostained using the avidin-biotin-peroxidase method and the anti-Bif-1 murine monoclonal antibody. Bif-1 staining was scored by 2 independent observers. To examine Bif-1 mRNA levels, the authors performed DNA microarray analysis of 205 CRC and 10 NR samples.
RESULTS: Bif-1 expression was negative in 22.5% (23 of 102) of CRCs. Moderate to strong Bif-1 staining was identified in 36.3% (37 of 102) of the tumors, and weak staining was noted in 41.2% (42 of 102). Twenty-six of 38 (68.4%) NR samples exhibited moderate to strong Bif-1 immunoreactivity, and none of them was negative. In 12 (31.6%) cases NR demonstrated weak Bif-1 stain. The mean (median) scores for CRCs and NR differed significantly: 3.2 (3.0) and 5.2 (6.0), respectively (P = .0003). The percentage of cases with negative expression also differed significantly between NR and CRC (P = .002). Decreased Bif-1 expression in CRCs was confirmed at the mRNA level by microarray analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: The authors report the down-regulation of Bif-1 during the transition from NR to CRC, a novel finding in agreement with the tumor suppressor function of Bif-1.
Authors:
Domenico Coppola; Farah Khalil; Steven A Eschrich; David Boulware; Timothy Yeatman; Hong-Gang Wang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cancer     Volume:  113     ISSN:  0008-543X     ISO Abbreviation:  Cancer     Publication Date:  2008 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-11-10     Completed Date:  2008-12-23     Revised Date:  2010-12-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374236     Medline TA:  Cancer     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2665-70     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomic Pathology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida 33612-9497, USA. Domenico.Coppola@moffitt.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / genetics,  metabolism*
Adenocarcinoma / genetics,  metabolism*
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Colorectal Neoplasms / genetics,  metabolism*
Down-Regulation
Female
Gene Expression Profiling
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Middle Aged
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
RNA, Messenger / analysis
Tissue Array Analysis
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA82197/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA082197-08/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA082197-09/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/SH3GLB1 protein, human
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