In:
Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 77, No. 13_Supplement ( 2017-07-01), p. 2397-2397
Abstract:
The Keap1/Nrf2 pathway is a master regulator of the cellular redox state through the induction of several antioxidant defense genes implicated in chemotherapeutic drugs resistance of tumor cells. An increasing body of evidence supports a key role for Keap1/Nrf2 pathway in kidney diseases and renal cell carcinoma, but data concerning the molecular basis and the clinical effect of its deregulation remain incomplete. Here we performed a comprehensive genetic and epigenetic analysis of the KEAP1 gene in 37 tumor/normal paired tissues of clear cell Renal Carcinoma (ccRCCs). Promoter methylation analysis was performed by using a quantitative methylation specific PCR assay in real time, whereas mutation scanning was performed on FFPE tissues by direct sanger sequencing of the exons 4-7 codifying for the DGR domain of the Keap1 protein. A tumor-specific DNA methylation of the KEAP1 gene promoter region was found in 18 out of 37 ccRCCs (48,6%) and a direct effects on the modulation of Keap1 mRNA levels was confirmed by in vitro 5-azacytidine treatment on three different ccRCCs cell lines. Analysis of an independent TGCA data set corroborate the epigenetic findings and reveals a significant correlation in multivariate analysis of epigenetic KEAP1 silencing with Overall Survival in ccRCCs. Our results further suggest that epigenetic deregulation of the Nrf2/Keap1 system could play a pivotal role in the cancerogenesis of ccRCCs. In addition identifying patients with KEAP1 epigenetic abnormalities may contribute to disease progression prediction and response to therapy in ccRCC affected patients. Citation Format: Federico Pio Fabrizio, Manuela Costantini, Massimiliano Copetti, Anna Maria la Torre, Angelo Sparaneo, Andrea Fontana, Maria Luana Poeta, Michele Gallucci, Steno Sentinelli, Paolo Graziano, Paola Parente, Vincenzo Pompeo, Laura De Salvo, Giuseppe Simone, Rocco Papalia, Francesco Picardo, Teresa Balsamo, Gerardo Paolo Flammia, Domenico Trombetta, Angela Pantalone, Klaas Kok, Paranita Ferronika, Lucia Anna Muscarella, Vito Michele Fazio. Epigenetic silencing in clear renal cell carcinoma: KEAP1 promoter hypermethylation [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017; 2017 Apr 1-5; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 2397. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-2397
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0008-5472
,
1538-7445
DOI:
10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-2397
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Publication Date:
2017
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2036785-5
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1432-1
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410466-3
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