title: Gene and protein expression profiling during differentiation of neuroblastoma cells triggered by 13-cis retinoic acid.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The precise changes in RNA and protein expression that accompany neuroblastoma differentiation remain unknown. The authors used microarray technologies to screen molecules associated with the differentiation of neuroblastoma (NB) cells induced by 13-cis retinoic acid.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors quantified the expression of 2,061 RNA transcripts related to oncogenesis and of 380 proteins expressed in SK-N-SH and CHP-134 NB cell lines in the presence or absence of 13-cis retinoic acid.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hierarchical clustering captured gene expression altered during neuroblastoma differentiation induced by 13-cis retinoic acid. Several genes were further abstracted based on P values below 0.0017 or protein chips observed in both NB cell lines. The altered expressions of gene products revealed by both DNA and protein chips were in agreement. The expressions of N-myc, cyclin D3, and Wnt10B were downregulated, whereas those of retinoblastoma (RB) and related genes (p107, RB2/p130, p300/CBP, E2F-1, DP-1) as well as others were upregulated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results suggest that microarray technology can screen for genes that are important in neuroblastoma differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yuza
authors.forename: Miyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agawa
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Mitsuyoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urashima
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D015474:Isotretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D040081:Protein Array Analysis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D015474:Isotretinoin