Expression profiling identifies new function of collapsin response mediator protein 4 as a metastasis-suppressor in prostate cancer
Metastasis is the chief cause of mortality from cancer, but the mechanisms leading to metastasis are poorly understood. We used a proteomics approach to screen for metastasis-associated proteins and found that collapsin response mediator protein-4 (CRMP4) expression was inversely associated with the...
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Published in | Oncogene Vol. 29; no. 32; pp. 4555 - 4566 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
London
Nature Publishing Group UK
12.08.2010
Nature Publishing Group |
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Summary: | Metastasis is the chief cause of mortality from cancer, but the mechanisms leading to metastasis are poorly understood. We used a proteomics approach to screen for metastasis-associated proteins and found that collapsin response mediator protein-4 (CRMP4) expression was inversely associated with the lymph node metastasis of prostate cancer (PCa). Subsequent
in vitro
and
in vivo
studies revealed that overexpression of CRMP4 not only suppressed the invasion ability of PCa cells, but also strongly inhibited tumor metastasis in an animal model. Furthermore, methylation of a CpG island within the promoter region of the
CRMP4
gene is responsible for downregulation of CRMP4 expression. Thus, in this study, we show new function of
CRMP4
as a metastasis-suppressor in PCa. The findings provide new mechanistic insights into metastasis and therapeutic potential for this most common male cancer. |
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ISSN: | 0950-9232 1476-5594 |
DOI: | 10.1038/onc.2010.213 |