title: Overexpression of CEBPbeta correlates with decreased TFF1 in gastric cancer.
abstract: CCAAT element binding protein beta (C/EBPbeta) is an important regulator of cell growth, differentiation and in promoting tumor invasiveness. C/EBPbeta is located on chromosome 20q, which is amplified in many solid tumors including gastric cancers (GC). We sought to characterize the status of C/EBPbeta expression in GCs, which was recently found to repres TFF1 gene. Microarray analysis revealed overexpression of C/EBPbeta in 25 of 27 (93%) GC when compared to 12 normal gastric tissue samples. RT-PCR analysis confirmed the overexpression of C/EBPbeta transcripts in 54 of 59 (91%) GC. In total, 15 of 18 gastric tumors exhibited at least fivefold higher C/EBPbeta transcript levels compared to their corresponding adjacent normal gastric tissue samples. Moreover, immunohistochemistry analysis demonstrated increased nuclear staining of C/EBPbeta in 10 of 13 GC and at least fourfold overexpression of C/EBPbeta in three primary GC compared to adjacent normal gastric tissue. Furthermore, a striking correlation of decreased TFF1 expression with increased C/EBPbeta was observed in the gastric tumors studied. Microarray analysis demonstrated a loss of TFF1 expression in all 27 GC cases examined, of which 25 exhibited high C/EBPbeta expression compared to normal gastric tissue. RT-PCR analysis revealed loss of TFF1 expression in 56 of 59 gastric tumors in which 54 of these tumors exhibited overexpression of C/EBPbeta. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed overexpression of C/EBPbeta in 10 of 13 gastric tumors that exhibited low expression of TFF1 at the protein level. Thus, overexpression of the transcription factor C/EBPbeta in the majority of GCs is a novel finding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, 22908, USA.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Sankpal
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Moskaluk
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hampton
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D022782:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D000071163:Trefoil Factor-1; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D022782:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C051838:TFF1 protein, human; D000071163:Trefoil Factor-1; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins