TY - JOUR
T1 - Epigenetic silencing of WNT5A in Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma
AU - Liu, Xia
AU - Wang, Yun
AU - Wang, Xiaofeng
AU - Sun, Zhifu
AU - Li, Lili
AU - Tao, Qian
AU - Luo, Bing
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is responsible for the development of multiple tumors, including EBV-associated gastric carcinoma (EBVaGC), but little is known about its mechanisms in EBVaGC. WNT5A expression and promoter methylation were measured in 5 EBV-positive and 15 EBV-negative GC cell lines. The methylation status of 23 EBV-positive and 25 EBV-negative paired tumor/normal tissue samples was also examined. EBV-positive GC had no or very low expression of WNT5A but a high level of methylation in the promoter region. In contrast, EBV-negative GC had higher WNT5A expression and a lower level of promoter methylation. The reduced WNT5A expression could be restored by treatment with Aza, a methyltransferase inhibitor. Increased expression of WNT5Ain vitro inhibited β-catentin expression in EBVaGC cells (SNU719). These results suggest that hypermethylation of WNT5A induced by EBV may contribute to the development of EBVaGC. Ectopic introduction of WNT5A may have preventive/therapeutic potential for tumors with silenced WNT5A.
AB - Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is responsible for the development of multiple tumors, including EBV-associated gastric carcinoma (EBVaGC), but little is known about its mechanisms in EBVaGC. WNT5A expression and promoter methylation were measured in 5 EBV-positive and 15 EBV-negative GC cell lines. The methylation status of 23 EBV-positive and 25 EBV-negative paired tumor/normal tissue samples was also examined. EBV-positive GC had no or very low expression of WNT5A but a high level of methylation in the promoter region. In contrast, EBV-negative GC had higher WNT5A expression and a lower level of promoter methylation. The reduced WNT5A expression could be restored by treatment with Aza, a methyltransferase inhibitor. Increased expression of WNT5Ain vitro inhibited β-catentin expression in EBVaGC cells (SNU719). These results suggest that hypermethylation of WNT5A induced by EBV may contribute to the development of EBVaGC. Ectopic introduction of WNT5A may have preventive/therapeutic potential for tumors with silenced WNT5A.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00705-012-1481-x
DO - 10.1007/s00705-012-1481-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 23001722
AN - SCOPUS:84872263647
VL - 158
SP - 123
EP - 132
JO - Archives of Virology
JF - Archives of Virology
SN - 0304-8608
IS - 1
ER -