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A Gene Expression Profile That Defines Colon Cell Maturation in Vitro¹

Department of Oncology, Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10467

Colonic epithelial cells undergo cell cycle arrest, lineage specific differentiation, and apoptosis, as they migrate along the crypt axis toward the lumenal surface. The Caco-2 colon carcinoma cell line models many of these phenotypic changes, in vitro. We used this model system and cDNA microarray analysis to characterize the genetic reprogramming that accompanies colon cell differentiation. The analyses revealed extensive yet functionally coordinated alterations in gene expression during the differentiation program. Consistent with cell differentiation reflecting a more specialized phenotype, the majority of changes (70%) were down-regulations of gene expression. Specifically, Caco-2 cell differentiation was accompanied by the coordinate down-regulation of genes involved in cell cycle progression and DNA synthesis, which reflected the concomitant reduction in cell proliferation. Simultaneously, genes involved in RNA splicing and transport, protein translation, folding, and degradation, were coordinately down-regulated, paralleled by a reduction in protein synthesis. Conversely, genes involved in xenobiotic and drug metabolism were up-regulated, which was linked to increased resistance of differentiated cells to chemotherapeutic agents. Increased expression of genes involved in extracellular matrix deposition, lipid transport, and lipid metabolism were also evident. Underlying these altered profiles of expression, components of signal transduction pathways, and several transcription factors were altered in expression.

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