title: WISP-2 expression in human salivary gland tumors.
abstract: This study was designed to disclose detailed genetic mechanisms in salivary gland tumors (SGTs) for development of novel independent marker. We constructed an in-house cDNA microarray carrying 2,201 cDNA clones derived from SGT and oral squamous cell carcinoma cDNA libraries. Four cell lines that originated from the SGT-derived cell lines were analyzed using this microarray system. The genes identified by our microarray system were further analyzed at the mRNA or protein expression level in other types of human cancer cell lines and clinical samples (ten normal salivary glands [NSGs], eleven pleomorphic adenomas, ten adenoid cystic carcinomas and three adenocarcinomas). Two up-regulated genes and six down-regulated genes were identified in common when compared with the control RNA. Of the up-regulated genes, WISP-2, which plays an important role in breast carcinogenesis, was selected for further analyses. We found a higher expression of the WISP-2 gene in the SGT-derived cell lines compared with other types of human cancer cell lines. Furthermore, WISP-2 mRNA and protein expression levels in NSGs were significantly higher than those in SGTs. These results suggest that WISP-2 could be a reliable independent marker and that down-regulation or loss of the WISP-2 gene may be associated with the development of SGTs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Inohana, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukinao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kouzu
authors.forename: Katsuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uzawa
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Morihiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higo
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nimura
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Numata
authors.forename: Naohiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: Mitsunobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanzawa
mesh_terms: D055511:CCN Intercellular Signaling Proteins; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D015723:Gene Library; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / Q000379:methods; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D055511:CCN Intercellular Signaling Proteins; C413323:CCN5 protein, human; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors