title: Expression profile of histone deacetylase 1 in gastric cancer tissues.
abstract: Although histone deacetylases (HDACs) appear to play a crucial role in carcinogenesis, the expression status of HDACs in primary human cancer tissues has not yet been reported. In this study, we investigated the expression level of HDAC1 in 25 paired primary human gastric cancer (GC) tissues and corresponding normal tissues through semi-quantitative RT-PCR and immunoblot analysis. The HDAC1 expression pattern was also topologically examined through immunohistochemistry. Overexpression of HDAC1 mRNA was detected in 68% of GC tissues (17 of 25), and the relative density of HDAC1 mRNA in GC tissue was increased 1.8-fold versus the normal counterpart (P < 0.01). Elevated expression of HDAC1 protein was also detected in 61% of GC samples (11 of 18), which also showed an increased mRNA level of HDAC. Immunohistochemically, overexpression of HDAC1 was predominantly localized in the nuclei of most neoplastic cells, including embolic tumor cells, whereas normal glandular epithelial cells revealed only weak HDAC1 expression that was focal in distribution. Thus, the present study clearly demonstrates that HDAC1 is overexpressed in GC and probably plays a significant role in gastric carcinogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Suwon, 441-744, Japan.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S U
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D056284:Histone Deacetylase 1; D006655:Histone Deacetylases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; C110550:HDAC1 protein, human; D056284:Histone Deacetylase 1; D006655:Histone Deacetylases