Inhibition of p53 represses E-cadherin expression by increasing DNA methyltransferase-1 and promoter methylation in serous borderline ovarian tumor cells

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J-C Cheng
N Auersperg
P C K Leung
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[1] Child & Family Research Institute,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
[2] University of British Columbia,undefined
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Oncogene | 2011年 / 30卷
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serous borderline ovarian tumors; p53; ovarian cancer; DNMT1; E-cadherin; methylation;
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The mechanisms underlying the progression of noninvasive serous borderline ovarian tumors (SBOT) to low-grade invasive carcinomas are poorly understood. We recently showed that inhibition of p53 induces SBOT invasion by activating the PI3K/Akt pathway and transcriptionally repressing E-cadherin. In human cancers, aberrant DNA methylation is a common phenomenon, and it is thought to be involved in the progression from noninvasive to invasive ovarian carcinomas. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that inhibition of p53 downregulates E-cadherin by regulating the methylation of its promoter in SBOT cells. Here, we show that DNA methyltransferase-1 (DNMT1), but not DNMT3a or DNMT3b, was increased in SV40 LT-infected SBOT4 cells, SBOT4-LT and the low-grade invasive serous ovarian carcinoma-derived cell line MPSC1. Treatment with 5-Aza-dC, a DNMT1 inhibitor, restored E-cadherin promoter methylation and expression, and inhibited cell invasion in both invasive SBOT4-LT and MPSC1 cells. Moreover, knockdown of endogenous p53 using siRNA in SBOT3.1 cells induced DNMT1 expression and led to an increase in E-cadherin promoter methylation. Additionally, activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway is required for p53 inhibition-induced DNMT1 expression. The increase in DNMT1 was associated with the inhibition of p53-induced downregulation of E-cadherin and cell invasion. Our findings show an important role for p53 in the progression of SBOT to an invasive carcinoma, and suggest that downregulation of E-cadherin by DNMT1-mediated promoter methylation contributes to this process.
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