( U& o# L; G F4 RTargeted methylation of two tumor suppressor genes is sufficient to transform mesenchymal stem cells into cancer stem/initiating cells 5 A, b ~# d9 n! X( N
甲基化沉默两个肿瘤抑制基因足以将间充质干细胞变为癌起始细胞(CSC,CIC) 8 d$ u* ~. m1 `" F6 yCancer research http://cancerres.aacrjournals.or ... AN-10-3418.abstract! e2 k+ k5 V5 x1 W$ `+ J
Tumor Suppressor Methylation is Cause for Cancer Concern 1 _6 X* r% m6 Ehttp://www.epigenie.com/Headline ... e-cancer-cells.html 5 S! o5 u$ r% P) A" B3 @1 I4 vMay 2, 2011 Aberrant DNA methylation causes cancer. Wait, didn’t we know this already? Well, not exactly. Association and causation are two very different things. For instance, being smart may be associated with wearing glasses, but the actual cause is a desire to not bump into everything. 5 X" B1 p% [( W8 _" u6 j& M+ [! L4 T
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In order to determine whether aberrant DNA methylation at particular loci can play a causal role in tumorigenesis, a team of researchers from Taiwan and Ohio developed a novel method. Here is how they did it and what they found:: x. E* R3 x1 C0 P* u1 s' p! e" l& P! [
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Using Targeted DNA Methylation (TDM), they recruited DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) to specific loci by introducing methylated DNA complementary to the target. % Z& c& W" i: D. HConcurrent DNA methylation at tumor suppressor genes RASSF1A and HIC1 in human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) resulted in the acquisition of cancer initiating/cancer stem cell features both in vitro and in a xenograft model. ' l( }5 i2 P) d- I7 NThe transformed cells had genome-wide changes in DNA methylation and altered p53 function. & A: P* W$ T- X( c+ N) e# f# M! O1 AThe tumorigenic phenotype was reversed by treatment with a DNMT inhibitor. ) }2 o- ` A6 c7 I0 XThis is the first demonstration that silencing of particular tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) by aberrant DNA methylation can directly cause somatic stem cells to transform into cancer stem cell (CSC)-like cells. Hopefully their findings will finally and heritably silence the critics." ?$ Q( ]' n* X7 v% r, o
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Determine whether there is a causal link for yourself at Cancer Research, April 2011.8 |% l; z' P/ i' e2 ?8 m
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**Find out how to get highly sensitive methylated DNA capture with New England Biolab's EpiMarkTM Methylated DNA Enrichment Kit. 5 n A7 U g; _* E/ r* F* J9 l( r作者: tjutiger 时间: 2011-5-4 16:12