title: Downregulated mRNA expression of ASPP and the hypermethylation of the 5'-untranslated region in cancer cell lines retaining wild-type p53.
abstract: The p53 protein is one of the best-known tumour suppressors. Recently discovered ASPP1 and ASPP2 are specific activators of p53. To understand, if apoptosis-stimulating protein of p53 (ASPP) inactivation offers a selective advantage to tumors that have wild-type p53, we measured the mRNA expression of ASPP1 and ASPP2 in tumor cell lines retaining wide-type p53. In addition, the CpG island methylation status of ASPP1 gene and ASPP2 gene in the 5'-untranslated region was also investigated in order to understand the possible cause of abnormal expression of ASPP1 and ASPP2 in the tumor cell lines retaining wide-type p53. The data showed that mRNA expression of ASPP1 and ASPP2 is downregulated and CpG island tested is hypermethylated. These results indicated that ASPP CpG island aberrant methylation could be one molecular and genetic alteration in wild-type p53 tumours.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of International Cooperation, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China. a65424208@online.cq.cn
authors.forename: Ze-Jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Shou-Zhi
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Xiao-Bing
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hai-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Xin
mesh_terms: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics*; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D017209:Apoptosis; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D018899:CpG Islands / Q000235:genetics; D019175:DNA Methylation; D015536:Down-Regulation; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C498406:PPP1R13B protein, human; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C090468:TP53BP2 protein, human; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53