title: Capn4 mRNA level is correlated with tumour progression and clinical outcome in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the mRNA and protein levels of calpain small subunit-1 (Capn4) in human clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), to analyse the relationship between Capn4 mRNA level and pathological stage of ccRCC, and to examine the potential of Capn4 as a prognostic factor in ccRCC.
  
  
  METHODS
  mRNA and protein levels of Capn4 were measured in pairs of tumour tissues and matched adjacent nontumour tissue obtained from patients with ccRCC by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting, respectively. Associations of the mRNA level of Capn4 with pathological tumour stage and the overall survival of ccRCC patients were also analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Capn4 mRNA and protein level were significantly higher in ccRCC tumour tissues compared with adjacent nontumour tissues as assessed by qRT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. Higher Capn4 mRNA levels were observed in patients with more advanced pathological stage of ccRCC and were also associated with decreased overall survival of patients with ccRCC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings from this study indicate that Capn4 has the potential to be an independent prognostic indicator for ccRCC.
authors: Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.
authors: Qianfeng
authors: Q
authors: Zhuang
authors: Xi
authors: X
authors: Qian
authors: Yunjie
authors: Y
authors: Cao
authors: Min
authors: M
authors: Fan
authors: Xianlin
authors: X
authors: Xu
authors: Xiaozhou
authors: X
authors: He
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics; D002154:Calpain / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D002154:Calpain; C527669:CAPNS1 protein, human
keywords: Renal cell carcinoma; calpain; calpain small subunit-1; gene expression; kidney; prognosis