title: Beclin 1 mRNA strongly correlates with Bcl-XLmRNA expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: Beclin 1 physically associates with Bcl-x(L) and is considered as a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor. As the role of Beclin 1 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unknown, we determined Beclin 1 mRNA expression in 27 pairs of tumoral/nontumoral (T/NT) liver samples. The Beclin 1 mRNA T/NT ratio was less than 0.5 in 2 tumors and more than 2 in 1 tumor, and was positively correlated with the Bcl-X(L) mRNA T/NT ratio (P < 0.001), but not with the proliferating cell nuclear antigen mRNA T/NT ratio. Coregulation of Beclin 1 and Bcl-X(L) expression in HCC may suggest cooperation in the regulation of apoptosis.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unité 481, Université Paris 7, Paris, France. fdaniel@bichat.inserm.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Legrand
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pessayre
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Borrega-Pires
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mbida
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lardeux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Degott
authors.forename: J Tran
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: van Nhieu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bernuau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D000071186:Beclin-1; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen / Q000235:genetics; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D051020:bcl-X Protein / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; C494811:BCL2L1 protein, human; C491997:BECN1 protein, human; D000071186:Beclin-1; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051020:bcl-X Protein