| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Advances in Brief |
Departments of Oncology [M. E., A. S., M. T., S. B. B., J. G. H.] and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Head and Neck Cancer Research [M. S-C., D. S.], The Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21231; Institut Catala dOncologia and Institut de Recerca Oncologica, 08907 Barcelona, Spain [G. C., M. A. P., S. G., G. T.]; and Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology Division), Greenbaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Baltimore Veterans Affairs Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 [S. J. M.]
Germ-line mutations in the tumor suppressor gene APC are associated with hereditary familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), and somatic mutations are common in sporadic colorectal tumors. We now report that methylation in the promoter region of this gene constitutes an alternative mechanism for gene inactivation in colon and other tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. The APC promoter is hypermethylated in 18% of primary sporadic colorectal carcinomas (n = 108) and adenoma (n = 48), and neoplasia with APC methylation fails to express the APC transcript. Methylation affects only wild-type APC in 95% of cases and is not observed in tumors from FAP patients who have germ-line APC mutations. As with APC mutation, aberrant APC methylation occurs early in colorectal carcinogenesis. When other tumor types are analyzed (n = 208), methylation of the APC promoter is not restricted to the colon but is present in tumors originating elsewhere in the gastrointestinal tract but rarely in other tumors. Our data suggest that hypermethylation of APC provides an important mechanism for impairing APC function and further underscores the importance of the APC pathway in gastrointestinal tumorigenesis.
This article has been cited by other articles:
![]() |
R. Nagel, C. le Sage, B. Diosdado, M. van der Waal, J. A.F. Oude Vrielink, A. Bolijn, G. A. Meijer, and R. Agami Regulation of the Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Gene by the miR-135 Family in Colorectal Cancer Cancer Res., July 15, 2008; 68(14): 5795 - 5802. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
E. I. Joensuu, W. M. Abdel-Rahman, M. Ollikainen, S. Ruosaari, S. Knuutila, and P. Peltomaki Epigenetic Signatures of Familial Cancer Are Characteristic of Tumor Type and Family Category Cancer Res., June 15, 2008; 68(12): 4597 - 4605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
K. Amara, M. Trimeche, S. Ziadi, A. Laatiri, M. Hachana, and S. Korbi Prognostic significance of aberrant promoter hypermethylation of CpG islands in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphomas Ann. Onc., June 6, 2008; (2008) mdn374v1. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
Y. Suehiro, T. Okada, T. Okada, K. Anno, N. Okayama, K. Ueno, M. Hiura, M. Nakamura, T. Kondo, A. Oga, et al. Aneuploidy Predicts Outcome in Patients with Endometrial Carcinoma and Is Related to Lack of CDH13 Hypermethylation Clin. Cancer Res., June 1, 2008; 14(11): 3354 - 3361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
Y. Suehiro, C. W. Wong, L. R. Chirieac, Y. Kondo, L. Shen, C. R. Webb, Y. W. Chan, A. S.Y. Chan, T. L. Chan, T.-T. Wu, et al. Epigenetic-Genetic Interactions in the APC/WNT, RAS/RAF, and P53 Pathways in Colorectal Carcinoma Clin. Cancer Res., May 1, 2008; 14(9): 2560 - 2569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
J. D.F. Licchesi, W. H. Westra, C. M. Hooker, and J. G. Herman Promoter Hypermethylation of Hallmark Cancer Genes in Atypical Adenomatous Hyperplasia of the Lung Clin. Cancer Res., May 1, 2008; 14(9): 2570 - 2578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
M. O. Hoque, M. S. Kim, K. L. Ostrow, J. Liu, G. B. A. Wisman, H. L. Park, M. L. Poeta, C. Jeronimo, R. Henrique, A. Lendvai, et al. Genome-Wide Promoter Analysis Uncovers Portions of the Cancer Methylome Cancer Res., April 15, 2008; 68(8): 2661 - 2670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
W. Zhang, S. C. Glockner, M. Guo, E. O. Machida, D. H. Wang, H. Easwaran, L. Van Neste, J. G. Herman, K. E. Schuebel, D. N. Watkins, et al. Epigenetic Inactivation of the Canonical Wnt Antagonist SRY-Box Containing Gene 17 in Colorectal Cancer Cancer Res., April 15, 2008; 68(8): 2764 - 2772. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
S. Derks, C. Postma, B. Carvalho, S. M. van den Bosch, P. T.M. Moerkerk, J. G. Herman, M. P. Weijenberg, A. P. de Bruine, G. A. Meijer, and M. van Engeland Integrated analysis of chromosomal, microsatellite and epigenetic instability in colorectal cancer identifies specific associations between promoter methylation of pivotal tumour suppressor and DNA repair genes and specific chromosomal alterations Carcinogenesis, February 1, 2008; 29(2): 434 - 439. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
J. Ying, H. Li, J. Yu, K. M. Ng, F. F. Poon, S. C. C. Wong, A. T.C. Chan, J. J.Y. Sung, and Q. Tao WNT5A Exhibits Tumor-Suppressive Activity through Antagonizing the Wnt/ -Catenin Signaling, and Is Frequently Methylated in Colorectal Cancer Clin. Cancer Res., January 1, 2008; 14(1): 55 - 61. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
H. G. Linhart, H. Lin, Y. Yamada, E. Moran, E. J. Steine, S. Gokhale, G. Lo, E. Cantu, M. Ehrich, T. He, et al. Dnmt3b promotes tumorigenesis in vivo by gene-specific de novo methylation and transcriptional silencing Genes & Dev., December 1, 2007; 21(23): 3110 - 3122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
T. Imai, K. Fukuta, M. Hasumura, Y.-M. Cho, Y. Ota, S. Takami, H. Nakagama, and M. Hirose Significance of inflammation-associated regenerative mucosa characterized by Paneth cell metaplasia and {beta}-catenin accumulation for the onset of colorectal carcinogenesis in rats initiated with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine Carcinogenesis, October 1, 2007; 28(10): 2199 - 2206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. A. Baran, K. A. Silverman, J. Zeskand, R. Koratkar, A. Palmer, K. McCullen, W. J. Curran Jr, T. B. Edmonston, L. D. Siracusa, and A. M. Buchberg The modifier of Min 2 (Mom2) locus: Embryonic lethality of a mutation in the Atp5a1 gene suggests a novel mechanism of polyp suppression Genome Res., May 1, 2007; 17(5): 566 - 576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
R. Lu, X. Wang, Z.-F. Chen, D.-F. Sun, X.-Q. Tian, and J.-Y. Fang Inhibition of the Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase/Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Pathway Decreases DNA Methylation in Colon Cancer Cells J. Biol. Chem., April 20, 2007; 282(16): 12249 - 12259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
Z. Herceg Epigenetics and cancer: towards an evaluation of the impact of environmental and dietary factors Mutagenesis, March 1, 2007; 22(2): 91 - 103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
J. Schneikert and J. Behrens The canonical Wnt signalling pathway and its APC partner in colon cancer development Gut, March 1, 2007; 56(3): 417 - 425. [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
M. van den Donk, M. van Engeland, L. Pellis, B. J.M. Witteman, F. J. Kok, J. Keijer, and E. Kampman Dietary Folate Intake in Combination with MTHFR C677T Genotype and Promoter Methylation of Tumor Suppressor and DNA Repair Genes in Sporadic Colorectal Adenomas Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev., February 1, 2007; 16(2): 327 - 333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
J R Jass and J Behrens Wnt pathway may not be implicated in all routes to colorectal cancer * Author's reply Gut, February 1, 2007; 56(2): 309 - 310. [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
F. Model, N. Osborn, D. Ahlquist, R. Gruetzmann, B. Molnar, F. Sipos, O. Galamb, C. Pilarsky, H.-D. Saeger, Z. Tulassay, et al. Identification and Validation of Colorectal Neoplasia-Specific Methylation Markers for Accurate Classification of Disease Mol. Cancer Res., February 1, 2007; 5(2): 153 - 163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
J J L Wong, N J Hawkins, and R L Ward Colorectal cancer: a model for epigenetic tumorigenesis Gut, January 1, 2007; 56(1): 140 - 148. [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. H. Ting, K. M. McGarvey, and S. B. Baylin The cancer epigenome--components and functional correlates Genes & Dev., December 1, 2006; 20(23): 3215 - 3231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
M. O. Hoque, Q. Feng, P. Toure, A. Dem, C. W. Critchlow, S. E. Hawes, T. Wood, C. Jeronimo, E. Rosenbaum, J. Stern, et al. Detection of Aberrant Methylation of Four Genes in Plasma DNA for the Detection of Breast Cancer J. Clin. Oncol., September 10, 2006; 24(26): 4262 - 4269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
M. Guo, J. Ren, M. G. House, Y. Qi, M. V. Brock, and J. G. Herman Accumulation of Promoter Methylation Suggests Epigenetic Progression in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus Clin. Cancer Res., August 1, 2006; 12(15): 4515 - 4522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
M Hitchins, C Suter, J Wong, K Cheong, N Hawkins, B Leggett, R Scott, A Spigelman, I Tomlinson, D Martin, et al. Germline epimutations of APC are not associated with inherited colorectal polyposis. Gut, April 1, 2006; 55(4): 586 - 587. [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
P. Schatz, J. Distler, K. Berlin, and M. Schuster Novel method for high throughput DNA methylation marker evaluation using PNA-probe library hybridization and MALDI-TOF detection. Nucleic Acids Res., January 1, 2006; 34(8): e59 - e59. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
T. Shevchuk, L. Kretzner, K. Munson, J. Axume, J. Clark, O. V. Dyachenko, M. Caudill, Y. Buryanov, and S. S. Smith Transgene-induced CCWGG methylation does not alter CG methylation patterning in human kidney cells Nucleic Acids Res., October 24, 2005; 33(19): 6124 - 6136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
V. V. Murty and G. Narayan Re: Detection of Hypermethylated Genes in Women With and Without Cervical Neoplasia J Natl Cancer Inst, October 19, 2005; 97(20): 1548 - 1548. [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
M. O. Hoque, O. Topaloglu, S. Begum, R. Henrique, E. Rosenbaum, W. Van Criekinge, W. H. Westra, and D. Sidransky Quantitative Methylation-Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction Gene Patterns in Urine Sediment Distinguish Prostate Cancer Patients From Control Subjects J. Clin. Oncol., September 20, 2005; 23(27): 6569 - 6575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
H. Liu, W. Liu, Y. Wu, Y. Zhou, R. Xue, C. Luo, L. Wang, W. Zhao, J.-D. Jiang, and J. Liu Loss of Epigenetic Control of Synuclein-{gamma} Gene as a Molecular Indicator of Metastasis in a Wide Range of Human Cancers Cancer Res., September 1, 2005; 65(17): 7635 - 7643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
Q. Feng, A. Balasubramanian, S. E. Hawes, P. Toure, P. S. Sow, A. Dem, B. Dembele, C. W. Critchlow, L. Xi, H. Lu, et al. Detection of Hypermethylated Genes in Women with and Without Cervical Neoplasia J Natl Cancer Inst, February 16, 2005; 97(4): 273 - 282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
E. Asatiani, W.-X. Huang, A. Wang, E. Rodriguez Ortner, L. R. Cavalli, B. R. Haddad, and E. P. Gelmann Deletion, Methylation, and Expression of the NKX3.1 Suppressor Gene in Primary Human Prostate Cancer Cancer Res., February 15, 2005; 65(4): 1164 - 1173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
B. Suarez-Merino, M. Hubank, T. Revesz, W. Harkness, R. Hayward, D. Thompson, J. L. Darling, D. G.T. Thomas, and T. J. Warr Microarray analysis of pediatric ependymoma identifies a cluster of 112 candidate genes including four transcripts at 22q12.1-q13.3 Neuro-oncol, January 1, 2005; 7(1): 20 - 31. [Abstract] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
J. Chen, C. Rocken, C. Lofton-Day, H.-U. Schulz, O. Muller, N. Kutzner, P. Malfertheiner, and M. P.A. Ebert Molecular analysis of APC promoter methylation and protein expression in colorectal cancer metastasis Carcinogenesis, January 1, 2005; 26(1): 37 - 43. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
C. M. Lewis, L. R. Cler, D.-W. Bu, S. Zochbauer-Muller, S. Milchgrub, E. Z. Naftalis, A. M. Leitch, J. D. Minna, and D. M. Euhus Promoter Hypermethylation in Benign Breast Epithelium in Relation to Predicted Breast Cancer Risk Clin. Cancer Res., January 1, 2005; 11(1): 166 - 172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
N. Umetani, H. Takeuchi, A. Fujimoto, M. Shinozaki, A. J. Bilchik, and D. S. B. Hoon Epigenetic Inactivation of ID4 in Colorectal Carcinomas Correlates with Poor Differentiation and Unfavorable Prognosis Clin. Cancer Res., November 15, 2004; 10(22): 7475 - 7483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
W. K. Leung, K.-F. To, E. P.S. Man, M. W.Y. Chan, A. H.C. Bai, A. J. Hui, F. K.L. Chan, J. F.Y. Lee, and J. J. Y. Sung Detection of Epigenetic Changes in Fecal DNA as a Molecular Screening Test for Colorectal Cancer: A Feasibility Study Clin. Chem., November 1, 2004; 50(11): 2179 - 2182. [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
G. Clement, F. T. Bosman, C. Fontolliet, and J. Benhattar Monoallelic Methylation of the APC Promoter Is Altered in Normal Gastric Mucosa Associated with Neoplastic Lesions Cancer Res., October 1, 2004; 64(19): 6867 - 6873. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
I. I. de Caceres, C. Battagli, M. Esteller, J. G. Herman, E. Dulaimi, M. I. Edelson, C. Bergman, H. Ehya, B. L. Eisenberg, and P. Cairns Tumor Cell-Specific BRCA1 and RASSF1A Hypermethylation in Serum, Plasma, and Peritoneal Fluid from Ovarian Cancer Patients Cancer Res., September 15, 2004; 64(18): 6476 - 6481. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
E. Dulaimi, J. Hillinck, I. I. de Caceres, T. Al-Saleem, and P. Cairns Tumor Suppressor Gene Promoter Hypermethylation in Serum of Breast Cancer Patients Clin. Cancer Res., September 15, 2004; 10(18): 6189 - 6193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
N. J. Belshaw, G. O. Elliott, E. A. Williams, D. M. Bradburn, S. J. Mills, J. C. Mathers, and I. T. Johnson Use of DNA from Human Stools to Detect Aberrant CpG Island Methylation of Genes Implicated in Colorectal Cancer Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev., September 1, 2004; 13(9): 1495 - 1501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
P. Parrella, M. L. Poeta, A. P. Gallo, M. Prencipe, M. Scintu, A. Apicella, R. Rossiello, G. Liguoro, D. Seripa, C. Gravina, et al. Nonrandom Distribution of Aberrant Promoter Methylation of Cancer-Related Genes in Sporadic Breast Tumors Clin. Cancer Res., August 15, 2004; 10(16): 5349 - 5354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
Y Shoji, M Takahashi, T Kitamura, K Watanabe, T Kawamori, T Maruyama, Y Sugimoto, M Negishi, S Narumiya, T Sugimura, et al. Downregulation of prostaglandin E receptor subtype EP3 during colon cancer development Gut, August 1, 2004; 53(8): 1151 - 1158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
E. Dulaimi, I. I. de Caceres, R. G. Uzzo, T. Al-Saleem, R. E. Greenberg, T. J. Polascik, J. S. Babb, W. E. Grizzle, and P. Cairns Promoter Hypermethylation Profile of Kidney Cancer Clin. Cancer Res., June 15, 2004; 10(12): 3972 - 3979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
J. G. HERMAN Circulating Methylated DNA Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., June 1, 2004; 1022(1): 33 - 39. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
G. Deng, G.-A. Song, E. Pong, M. Sleisenger, and Y. S. Kim Promoter Methylation Inhibits APC Gene Expression by Causing Changes in Chromatin Conformation and Interfering with the Binding of Transcription Factor CCAAT-Binding Factor Cancer Res., April 15, 2004; 64(8): 2692 - 2698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
E. Dulaimi, R. G. Uzzo, R. E. Greenberg, T. Al-Saleem, and P. Cairns Detection of Bladder Cancer in Urine by a Tumor Suppressor Gene Hypermethylation Panel Clin. Cancer Res., March 15, 2004; 10(6): 1887 - 1893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
D. T. McManus, A. Olaru, and S. J. Meltzer Biomarkers of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Barrett's Esophagus Cancer Res., March 1, 2004; 64(5): 1561 - 1569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A Cascon, S Ruiz-Llorente, M F Fraga, R Leton, D Telleria, J Sastre, J Jose Diez, G Martinez Diaz-Guerra, J A Diaz Perez, J Benitez, et al. Genetic and epigenetic profile of sporadic pheochromocytomas J. Med. Genet., March 1, 2004; 41(3): e30 - 30. [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
C. Battagli, R. G. Uzzo, E. Dulaimi, I. Ibanez de Caceres, R. Krassenstein, T. Al-Saleem, R. E. Greenberg, and P. Cairns Promoter Hypermethylation of Tumor Suppressor Genes in Urine from Kidney Cancer Patients Cancer Res., December 15, 2003; 63(24): 8695 - 8699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
L. Kopelovich, J. A. Crowell, and J. R. Fay The Epigenome as a Target for Cancer Chemoprevention J Natl Cancer Inst, December 3, 2003; 95(23): 1747 - 1757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
G. Tarafa, E. Prat, R.-A. Risques, S. Gonzalez, J. Camps, M. Grau, E. Guino, V. Moreno, M. Esteller, J. G. Herman, et al. Common Genetic Evolutionary Pathways in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Tumors Cancer Res., September 15, 2003; 63(18): 5731 - 5737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. Villar-Garea, M. F. Fraga, J. Espada, and M. Esteller Procaine Is a DNA-demethylating Agent with Growth-inhibitory Effects in Human Cancer Cells Cancer Res., August 15, 2003; 63(16): 4984 - 4989. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
M. V. Brock, M. Gou, Y. Akiyama, A. Muller, T.-T. Wu, E. Montgomery, M. Deasel, P. Germonpre, L. Rubinson, R. F. Heitmiller, et al. Prognostic Importance of Promoter Hypermethylation of Multiple Genes in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Clin. Cancer Res., August 1, 2003; 9(8): 2912 - 2919. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
M. van Engeland, M. P. Weijenberg, G. M. J. M. Roemen, M. Brink, A. P. de Bruine, R. A. Goldbohm, P. A. van den Brandt, S. B. Baylin, A. F. P. M. de Goeij, and J. G. Herman Effects of Dietary Folate and Alcohol Intake on Promoter Methylation in Sporadic Colorectal Cancer: The Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer Cancer Res., June 15, 2003; 63(12): 3133 - 3137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. M. Lowy, C. Fenoglio-Preiser, O. J. Kim, J. Kordich, A. Gomez, J. Knight, L. James, and J. Groden Dysregulation of {beta}-Catenin Expression Correlates With Tumor Differentiation in Pancreatic Duct Adenocarcinoma Ann. Surg. Oncol., April 1, 2003; 10(3): 284 - 290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
B. K. DUNN, M. VERMA, and A. UMAR Epigenetics in Cancer Prevention: Early Detection and Risk Assessment: Introduction Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., March 1, 2003; 983(1): 1 - 4. [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
P. K. JAIN Epigenetics: The Role of Methylation in the Mechanism of Action of Tumor Suppressor Genes Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., March 1, 2003; 983(1): 71 - 83. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. M. JUBB, P. QUIRKE, and A. J. OATES DNA Methylation, a Biomarker for Colorectal Cancer: Implications for Screening and Pathological Utility Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., March 1, 2003; 983(1): 251 - 267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. Gupta, A. K. Godwin, L. Vanderveer, A. Lu, and J. Liu Hypomethylation of the Synuclein{gamma} Gene CpG Island Promotes Its Aberrant Expression in Breast Carcinoma and Ovarian Carcinoma Cancer Res., February 1, 2003; 63(3): 664 - 673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||