Methylation and mRNA expression of TIG1 gene in esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma tissues |
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Authors: | TONG Qiang LIU Xiao-bo LUO He-sheng LI Sheng-bao YU Zong-tao ZHANG Ji-cai GAO Bo MENG Jian-chao |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Gastroenterology, ;3.Department of Laboratory Medicine, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China;2.Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China |
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Abstract: | AIM: To investigate the expression and promoter methylation of tazarotene-induced gene-1 (TIG1) in esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC) tissues. METHODS: The methods of methylation-specific PCR and real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR were applied to examine the methylation and mRNA expression of TIG1, respectively, in 43 cases of ESCC tissues, 20 cases of paracancerous tissues and 15 cases of normal tissues. RESULTS: The frequency of promoter methylation of TIG1 gene in ESCC tissues was 25.6% (11/43), which was significantly higher than that in the paracancerous tissues (5.0%, 1/20) and normal tissues (0/20). The hypermethylation of TIG1 gene in these tissues had no correlation with sex, age and clinical stage of the patients. However, it was correlated with the pathological stage (P<0.01) and lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). The mRNA expression of TIG1 in ESCC tissues was significantly lower than that in paracancerous tissues (P<0.05) and normal tissues (P<0.01). However, the expression level of TIG1 mRNA in methylated tissues was significantly lower than that in unmethylated tissues (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Promoter methylation may be an important mechanism of TIG1 gene inactivation in ESCC, which was related to lymph node metastasis and TNM stage of esophageal carcinoma. |
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Keywords: | Esophageal neoplasms Methylation Tazarotene-induced gene-1 Methylation-specific PCR |
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