title: Up-regulation of DNA-dependent protein kinase activity and Sp1 in colorectal cancer.
abstract: Tumor tissues and adjacent normal tissues in 12 colorectal cancers were examined for quantitative differences in: i) activity of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), which functions in DNA double-strand breads repair, and ii) protein and mRNA levels of Ku70, Ku80, DNA-PKcs and transcriptional factor Sp1. DNA-PK activity and protein/mRNA levels of Ku70, Ku80, DNA-PKcs and Sp1 were significantly higher in the tumor tissues compared with the normal tissues. Significant correlations between DNA-PK activity and protein/mRNA levels of Ku70, Ku80, DNA-PKcs and Sp1 were observed. Because Ku80 and DNA-PKcs have consensus Sp1 recognition elements in their promoter region, the DNA sequence of Ku70 promoter region was analyzed. Analysis of Ku70 promoter region reveled that Ku70 gene has consensus Sp1 recognition elements in its promoter region. mRNA levels of Ku70, Ku80 and DNA-PKcs were correlated with one another, and significant correlations between Sp1 protein level and mRNA levels of Ku70 and Ku80 were observed. These results suggest that DNA-PK activity and protein- and mRNA-levels of Ku70, Ku80 and DNA-PKcs were elevated in tumor tissues in patients with colorectal cancer because of elevated Sp1 protein levels in tumor tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. hosoi@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosoi
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Enomoto
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagawa
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D034961:Antigens, Nuclear / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D051747:DNA-Activated Protein Kinase; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D000072200:Ku Autoantigen; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D014020:Tissue Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D034961:Antigens, Nuclear; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor; D014020:Tissue Extracts; D051747:DNA-Activated Protein Kinase; C497263:PRKDC protein, human; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C000606509:Xrcc6 protein, human; D000072200:Ku Autoantigen