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Article: Epigenetic disruption of interferon-γ response through silencing the tumor suppressor interferon regulatory factor 8 in nasopharyngeal, esophageal and multiple other carcinomas

TitleEpigenetic disruption of interferon-γ response through silencing the tumor suppressor interferon regulatory factor 8 in nasopharyngeal, esophageal and multiple other carcinomas
Authors
KeywordsCarcinoma
CpG island
IRF8
Methylation
Tumor suppressor gene
Issue Date2008
PublisherNature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/onc
Citation
Oncogene, 2008, v. 27 n. 39, p. 5267-5276 How to Cite?
Abstract16q24 is frequently deleted in multiple tumors including cancers of nasopharynx, esophagus, breast, prostate and liver. By array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH), we refined a 16q24 hemizygous deletion in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cell lines. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed interferon regulatory factor 8 (IRF8) as the only downregulated gene within this deletion. IRF8 belongs to a family of interferon (IFN) regulatory factors that modulate various important physiologic processes including host defense, cell growth and differentiation and immune regulation. In contrast to the broad expression of IRF8 in normal adult and fetal tissues, transcriptional silencing and promoter methylation of IRF8 were frequently detected in multiple carcinoma (except for hepatocellular) cell lines (100% in NPC, 88% in esophageal and 18-78% in other carcinoma cell lines) and in a large collection of primary carcinomas (78% in NPC, 36-71% in other carcinomas). Methylation of the IRF8 promoter led to the disruption of its response to IFN-γ stimulation. Pharmacological and genetic demethylation could restore IRF8 expression, indicating a direct epigenetic mechanism. Ectopic expression of IRF8 in tumor cells lacking its expression strongly inhibited their clonogenicity, confirming its tumor suppressor function. Thus, IRF8 was identified as a functional tumor suppressor, which is frequently silenced by epigenetic mechanism in multiple carcinomas. © 2008 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/148578
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2023 Impact Factor: 6.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.334
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
Michael and Betty Kadoorie Cancer Genetics Research Program (MBKCGRP)
Hong Kong RGC Central Allocation GrantCA06/07.SC03
Funding Information:

This project was supported by a Michael and Betty Kadoorie Cancer Genetics Research Program (MBKCGRP) Grant to QT and a Hong Kong RGC Central Allocation Grant (CA06/07.SC03, QT). We thank Drs Bert Vogelstein, George Tsao (Dolly Huang), Sun Young Rha and Kaitai Yao for some cell lines, DSMZ (German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures) for the KYSE cell lines [Shimada et al., Cancer 69: 277-284 (1992)], Dr C Langford at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK for aCGH slides, and Tzer- Jing Seng (Johns Hopkins Singapore) for her valuable help in aCGH analysis.

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dc.contributor.authorGeng, Hen_HK
dc.contributor.authorNg, KMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYu, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorVan Hasselt, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCao, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZeng, YXen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, AHYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, Xen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYing, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSrivastava, Gen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLung, MLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, LDen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKwok, TTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLevi, BZen_HK
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dc.date.issued2008en_HK
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/148578-
dc.description.abstract16q24 is frequently deleted in multiple tumors including cancers of nasopharynx, esophagus, breast, prostate and liver. By array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH), we refined a 16q24 hemizygous deletion in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cell lines. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed interferon regulatory factor 8 (IRF8) as the only downregulated gene within this deletion. IRF8 belongs to a family of interferon (IFN) regulatory factors that modulate various important physiologic processes including host defense, cell growth and differentiation and immune regulation. In contrast to the broad expression of IRF8 in normal adult and fetal tissues, transcriptional silencing and promoter methylation of IRF8 were frequently detected in multiple carcinoma (except for hepatocellular) cell lines (100% in NPC, 88% in esophageal and 18-78% in other carcinoma cell lines) and in a large collection of primary carcinomas (78% in NPC, 36-71% in other carcinomas). Methylation of the IRF8 promoter led to the disruption of its response to IFN-γ stimulation. Pharmacological and genetic demethylation could restore IRF8 expression, indicating a direct epigenetic mechanism. Ectopic expression of IRF8 in tumor cells lacking its expression strongly inhibited their clonogenicity, confirming its tumor suppressor function. Thus, IRF8 was identified as a functional tumor suppressor, which is frequently silenced by epigenetic mechanism in multiple carcinomas. © 2008 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/oncen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofOncogeneen_HK
dc.subjectCarcinomaen_HK
dc.subjectCpG islanden_HK
dc.subjectIRF8en_HK
dc.subjectMethylationen_HK
dc.subjectTumor suppressor geneen_HK
dc.subject.meshCell Line, Tumoren_US
dc.subject.meshDna Methylationen_US
dc.subject.meshDown-Regulationen_US
dc.subject.meshEpigenesis, Geneticen_US
dc.subject.meshEsophageal Neoplasms - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshGene Silencingen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInterferon Regulatory Factors - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshInterferon-Gamma - Physiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshNasopharyngeal Neoplasms - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshPromoter Regions, Geneticen_US
dc.subject.meshReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reactionen_US
dc.titleEpigenetic disruption of interferon-γ response through silencing the tumor suppressor interferon regulatory factor 8 in nasopharyngeal, esophageal and multiple other carcinomasen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailSrivastava, G:gopesh@pathology.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1038/onc.2008.147en_HK
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