Up-regulation of CHAF1A, a poor prognostic factor, facilitates cell proliferation of colon cancer

Journal Article · Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BBRC.2014.05.006· OSTI ID:22458452

Wu, Zehua; Cui, Feifei; Yu, Fudong; Peng, Xiao; Jiang, Tao; Chen, Dawei ^[1]; Lu, Su ^[2]; Tang, Huamei ^[2]; Peng, Zhihai ^[1]

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1. Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated First People’s Hospital, 85 Wujin Road, Shanghai 200080 (China)
2. Department of Pathology, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated First People’s Hospital, 85 Wujin Road, Shanghai 200080 (China)

Highlights: • We identified that CHAF1A was up-regulated in colon tumor mucosa in TMA. • The expression pattern of CHAF1A was validated with qPCR and western-blot. • CHAF1A overexpression is an independent indicator for poor colon cancer survival. • CHAF1A facilitates cell proliferation of colon cancer both in vitro and in vivo. - Abstract: Deregulation of chromatin assembly factor 1, p150 subunit A (CHAF1A) has recently been reported to be involved in the development of some cancer types. In this study, we identified that the frequency of positive CHAF1A staining in primary tumor mucosa (45.8%, 93 of 203 samples) was significantly elevated compared to that in paired normal mucosa (18.7%, 38 of 203 samples). The increased expression was strongly associated with cancer stage, tumor invasion, and histological grade. The five-year survival rate of patients with CHAF1A-positive tumors was remarkably lower than that of patients with CHAF1A-negative tumors. Colon cancer cells with CHAF1A knockdown exhibited decreased cell growth index, reduction in colony formation ability, elevated cell apoptosis rate as well as impaired colon tumorigenicity in nude mice. Hence, CHAF1A upregulation functions as a poor prognostic indicator of colon cancer, potentially contributing to its progression by mediating cancer cell proliferation.

• OSTI ID: 22458452
• Journal Information: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 449, Issue 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0006-291X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
APOPTOSIS
CELL PROLIFERATION
CHROMATIN
COLONY FORMATION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DEREGULATION
IN VITRO
IN VIVO
LARGE INTESTINE
MICE
MUCOUS MEMBRANES
NEOPLASMS
PATIENTS
PLANT GROWTH