RTVP-1, a Tumor Suppressor Inactivated by Methylation in Prostate Cancer

Chengzhen Ren, Likun Li, Guang Yang, Terry L. Timme, Alexei Goltsov, Chenghui Ren, Xiaorong Ji, Josephine Addai, Hongbin Luo, Michael M. Ittmann, Timothy C. Thompson

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Abstract

We previously identified and characterized a novel p53-regulated gene in mouse prostate cancer cells that was homologous to a human gene that had been identified in brain cancers and termed RTVP-1 or GLIPR. In this report, we document that the human RTVP-1 gene is also regulated by p53 and induces apoptosis in human prostate cancer cell lines. We show that the expression of the human RTVP-1 gene is down-regulated in human prostate cancer specimens compared with normal human prostate tissue at the mRNA and protein levels. We further document epigenetic changes consistent with RTVP-1 being a tumor suppressor in human prostate cancer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)969-976
Number of pages8
JournalCancer Research
Volume64
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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