AIM: To investigate the role of enhancer of zeste homologue 2 (EZH2) and STAT6 immunohistochemistry in the evaluation of clinical stages and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS: The expression patterns were ...AIM: To investigate the role of enhancer of zeste homologue 2 (EZH2) and STAT6 immunohistochemistry in the evaluation of clinical stages and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS: The expression patterns were examined by immunohistochemistry in both tumor and adjacent non-neoplastic tissues of 119 CRC patients who underwent operation during the time period from 2002 to 2004. RESULTS: The positive rates of EZH2 and STAT6 in CRC cases were 69.7% (83 of 119) and 60.5% (72 of 119), respectively, and there was signifi cant differ-ence when compared with tumor adjacent non-neoplastic tissues (P < 0.05). In all CRC cases, patientswith EZH2-positive, or STAT6-positive expression had lower survival rates than those with EZH2-negative or STAT6-negative expression (P = 0.002 and P = 0.005, respectively). Co-expression of EZH2 and STAT6 showed signifi cantly higher levels in CRC cases of high clinical TNM stages (P = 0.001), and the expression of STAT6 was also correlated with lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis (P = 0.001 and P = 0.016, respectively). Multivariate analysis revealed that EZH2 expression was an independent prognostic indicator of CRC (P = 0.039). CONCLUSION: EZH2 and STAT6 expressions have significant values in distinguishing clinical stages of CRC and predicting the prognosis of the patients.展开更多
蛋白质赖氨酸甲基转移酶(protein lysine methyltransferase,PKMT)能催化组蛋白尾部和非组蛋白靶标上的赖氨酸残基甲基化。这类重要的翻译后修饰,可影响染色质的结构和紧密程度,进而影响基因表达。越来越多证据表明,PKMT的遗传改变会影...蛋白质赖氨酸甲基转移酶(protein lysine methyltransferase,PKMT)能催化组蛋白尾部和非组蛋白靶标上的赖氨酸残基甲基化。这类重要的翻译后修饰,可影响染色质的结构和紧密程度,进而影响基因表达。越来越多证据表明,PKMT的遗传改变会影响PKMT在组织中的正常表达从而发挥致癌或抑癌功能。在多种实体瘤中发现PKMT的表达与肿瘤病人的预后有关。本综述总结Zeste增强子同源物2(enhancer of zeste homologue 2,EZH2)、组蛋白-赖氨酸N-甲基转移酶2(histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2,KMT2)家族和含有SET结构域及MYND结构域蛋白(SET and MYND domain-containing protein,SMYD)家族三类主要PKMT的功能及其在甲状腺癌中的作用。展开更多
基金Supported by National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Program), No. 2006AA02A402
文摘AIM: To investigate the role of enhancer of zeste homologue 2 (EZH2) and STAT6 immunohistochemistry in the evaluation of clinical stages and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS: The expression patterns were examined by immunohistochemistry in both tumor and adjacent non-neoplastic tissues of 119 CRC patients who underwent operation during the time period from 2002 to 2004. RESULTS: The positive rates of EZH2 and STAT6 in CRC cases were 69.7% (83 of 119) and 60.5% (72 of 119), respectively, and there was signifi cant differ-ence when compared with tumor adjacent non-neoplastic tissues (P < 0.05). In all CRC cases, patientswith EZH2-positive, or STAT6-positive expression had lower survival rates than those with EZH2-negative or STAT6-negative expression (P = 0.002 and P = 0.005, respectively). Co-expression of EZH2 and STAT6 showed signifi cantly higher levels in CRC cases of high clinical TNM stages (P = 0.001), and the expression of STAT6 was also correlated with lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis (P = 0.001 and P = 0.016, respectively). Multivariate analysis revealed that EZH2 expression was an independent prognostic indicator of CRC (P = 0.039). CONCLUSION: EZH2 and STAT6 expressions have significant values in distinguishing clinical stages of CRC and predicting the prognosis of the patients.
文摘蛋白质赖氨酸甲基转移酶(protein lysine methyltransferase,PKMT)能催化组蛋白尾部和非组蛋白靶标上的赖氨酸残基甲基化。这类重要的翻译后修饰,可影响染色质的结构和紧密程度,进而影响基因表达。越来越多证据表明,PKMT的遗传改变会影响PKMT在组织中的正常表达从而发挥致癌或抑癌功能。在多种实体瘤中发现PKMT的表达与肿瘤病人的预后有关。本综述总结Zeste增强子同源物2(enhancer of zeste homologue 2,EZH2)、组蛋白-赖氨酸N-甲基转移酶2(histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2,KMT2)家族和含有SET结构域及MYND结构域蛋白(SET and MYND domain-containing protein,SMYD)家族三类主要PKMT的功能及其在甲状腺癌中的作用。
