Enhanced S100A4 protein expression is clinicopathologically significant to metastatic potential and p53 dysfunction in colorectal cancer

Joo Heon Kim, Chang Nam Kim, Soo Young Kim, Jung Sam Lee, Daeho Cho, Jae Wha Kim, Sun Young Yoon

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Abstract

To investigate the expression levels of S100A4 in human colorectal carcinoma (CC) and its relationship with clinicopathological parameters and metastatic potential, 73 pathological specimens from patients with CC were examined for S100A4 expression by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. An increase of S100A4 mRNA was observed in 19/23 (82.6%) CC specimens, and S100A4 was up-regulated in 40/73 (54.7%) CC cases compared with non-neoplastic mucosal tissues. Upregulation of S100A4 was significantly related to invasion, nodal status, distant metastasis and p53 expression. Next, we investigated whether S100A4 could affect p53 transactivation and stability. Interestingly, it was revealed that treatment with exogenous S100A4 protein reduced transcriptional activity of p53 and abrogated the modification of calcium binding affinity of S100A4 protein. These findings suggested that S100A4 might be involved in the progression and metastasis of human CC, presumably via modulation of the wild-type p53 protein.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)41-47
Number of pages7
JournalOncology reports
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Colorectal carcinoma
  • Metastasis
  • P53 transactivation
  • S100A4

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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