An Epigenetic Screen Unmasks Metallothioneins as Putative Contributors to Renal Cell Carcinogenesis
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<b><i>Objective:</i></b> Functional epigenetic studies aimed to re-express transcriptionally silenced genes in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) may facilitate the ongoing search for appropriate markers supporting clinical decision-making. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> The RCC cell line A-498 was treated with the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor zebularine under low-cytotoxicity conditions. RNA chip analyses revealed several upregulated transcripts that were further validated by qPCR on 49 matched pairs of human kidney tissues to identify suitable marker candidates. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Members of the metallothionein (MT) group were remarkably downregulated in tumor tissues. MT1G and MT1H expression was decreased in 98% of cases, whereas MT2A expression was downregulated in 73% of all cases. Comparison of 308 reactivated transcripts upregulated more than 1.5-fold to published data revealed a high number of shared candidates, which supports the consistency of this experimental approach. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> MTs were found to be transcriptionally inactivated in human RCC. Our observations support the hypothesis of a possible involvement of these metalloproteins in renal cell carcinogenesis. Additional functional studies of these genes may provide clues for understanding renal cancers as essentially metabolic diseases.
Adult, Male, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Gene Expression Profiling, Cytidine, Middle Aged, Kidney Neoplasms, Epigenesis, Genetic, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Cell Line, Tumor, Biomarkers, Tumor, Humans, Female, Metallothionein, Enzyme Inhibitors, Carcinoma, Renal Cell, DNA Modification Methylases, Aged, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Adult, Male, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Gene Expression Profiling, Cytidine, Middle Aged, Kidney Neoplasms, Epigenesis, Genetic, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Cell Line, Tumor, Biomarkers, Tumor, Humans, Female, Metallothionein, Enzyme Inhibitors, Carcinoma, Renal Cell, DNA Modification Methylases, Aged, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
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