title: Analysis of SOX9 expression in colorectal cancer.
abstract: Our purpose was to investigate the role of SOX9, a novel downstream molecule of beta-catenin, in colorectal cancer. Expression of SOX9 and beta-catenin was detected by immunostaining, quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (Q-PCR), and Western blot in colorectal cancer. The correlation between SOX9 or beta-catenin expression and clinicopathologic parameters was also analyzed. Immunostaining, Q-PCR, and Western blot consistently confirmed SOX9 up-regulation in colorectal cancer compared with normal mucosa (P < .05). Immunostaining showed more SOX9+ cells in the lower zone of colonic crypts than in the upper zone (P < .05). Cancers with strong SOX9 immunostaining were significantly associated with a lower 5-year overall survival (40% [17/43] vs low expression, 69% [66/95]; P < .01). The Cox proportional hazards model showed that strong SOX9 expression was an independent adverse prognosticator in colorectal cancer (P < .05). The detection of SOX9 expression might contribute to predicting clinical outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University Department of Anatomical & Cellular Pathology, the Affiliated Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Bingjian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Yihu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Lipei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fangying
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Enping
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Maode
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D055758:SOX9 Transcription Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015854:Up-Regulation; D051176:beta Catenin / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D055758:SOX9 Transcription Factor; C527932:SOX9 protein, human; D051176:beta Catenin