摘要: Bladder cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide. Bladder cancer stem cells (BCSCs) have been isolated recently but have not been defined yet. Here we sorted BCSCs from bladder tumor tissues or normal bladder stem cells (NBBCs) from adjacent normal bladder tissues. We found that the C228T mutation (chr5, 1, 295, 228 C > T) of TERT promoter frequently occurs in BCSCs, but not exist in NBBCs. Importantly, introducing the C228T mutation in NBBCs causes TERT overexpression and transformation of bladder cancer. Restoration of the C228T mutation to T228C in BCSCs can recover the TERT expression to a basal level and abolish tumor formation. Additionally, the C228T mutation of TERT promoter triggers TERT expression leading to increased telomerase activity. TERT expression levels are consistent with clinical severity and prognosis of bladder cancer.
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期刊:
ONCOTARGET
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分类:
生物学
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生物物理学
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肿瘤学
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引用:
ChinaXiv:201605.01232
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ChinaXiv:201605.01232V1)
DOI:10.12074/201605.01232V1
CSTR:32003.36.ChinaXiv.201605.01232.V1
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Li, Chong,Yang, Zhao,Du, Ying,He, Luyun,Fan, Zusen,Li, Chong,Wu, Song,Cai, Zhiming,Wang, Haifeng,Wang, Jiansong,Bi, Xingang.(2016).The C228T mutation of TERT promoter frequently occurs in bladder cancer stem cells and contributes to tumorigenesis of bladder cancer.ONCOTARGET.[ChinaXiv:201605.01232]
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