title: Downregulation of Krüppel-like factor 9 in human colorectal cancer.
abstract: Mammalian Sp and Krüppel-like factors (KLF), a family of zinc finger-containing transcription factors, are involved in growth control, proliferation, apoptosis and angiogenesis of a wide variety of tissues and cells. Several KLF have been linked to various types of human cancers, but the relationship between Krüppel-like factor 9 (KLF9) and colorectal cancer has not been explored. The purpose of the present study was to investigate KLF9 expression in human colorectal cancer tissue. KLF9 mRNA was detected on quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (Q-PCR). Of the 50 cancerous tissues examined, 86% (43/50) expressed lower levels of KLF9 mRNA than individually matched normal mucosa (P < 0.0001). On western blot, reduced or absent expression of KLF9 protein was observed in 65% (13/20) of the samples (P < 0.01). A total of 81% (35/43) of normal samples had expression of KLF9 protein, whereas its protein was detected in only 9% (4/43) of tumor tissues (P < 0.001) on tissue microarray. These results indicate that KLF9 may be involved in the carcinogenesis of human colorectal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Affiliated Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Bingjian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Maode
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000236:Adenoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D015536:Down-Regulation; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D046888:Tissue Array Analysis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; C489676:KLF9 protein, human; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; D012333:RNA, Messenger