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01.07.2008 | Original Article
Colorectal cancer progression correlates with upregulation of S100A11 expression in tumor tissues
verfasst von:
Guiyu Wang, Xishan Wang, Shuhuai Wang, Hongtao Song, Haiming Sun, Weiguang Yuan, Bo Cao, Jing Bai, Songbin Fu
Erschienen in:
International Journal of Colorectal Disease
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Ausgabe 7/2008
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Abstract
Background and aims
Early detection and treatment of human colorectal cancers remain a challenge. Identification of new potential markers may help in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
Materials and methods
By comparative two-dimensional gel electrophoresis using extracts from colorectal tumor and adjacent normal tissues, we identified a calcium-binding protein, S100A11, which was highly expressed in colorectal cancer compared with adjacent normal tissues. We expanded our study in 89 clinical colorectal tumor samples to validate this finding and correlates S100A11 expression in human colorectal cancer tissues with various stages of the tumor by Western blotting and immunohistochemical staining.
Results
We identified a calcium-binding protein, S100A11, which was highly expressed in colorectal cancer compared with adjacent normal tissues. S100A protein was expressed predominantly in the cytoplasm of normal tissue; however, it was expressed in both the nuclei and cytoplasm of colorectal cancer. S100A11 level in colorectal cancer tissue was increased following stage progression of the disease.
Conclusion
These findings suggest S100A11 could be helpful in the pathological study of colorectal cancer, especially for the classification of different stages in colorectal cancer.