Protein tyrosine-phosphatase expression profiling in gastric cancer tissues

Chew Wun Wu, Hwa Li Kao, Anna F.Y. Li, Chin Wen Chi, Wen chang Lin*

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Abstract

Protein phosphorylation is an important regulatory mechanism involved in signal transduction and cancers. In comparison to the extensive tyrosine-kinase oncogenesis research, there are only relatively few studies of protein tyrosine-phosphatase expression in cancers. The expression profile for tyrosine-phosphatases was investigated in gastric cancers using RT-PCR and molecular cloning. The present study showed a general PTP expression profile in gastric cancer tissues, with the identification of 22 distinct tyrosine-phosphatases. Following the examination of five PTPs (PTPRA, PTPRB, PTPRD, PTPRG and PTPRZ) using immunohistochemistry, strong association was observed between PTPRA/PTPRZ expression and gastric cancer progression including lymphovascular invasion and liver/peritoneal dissemination.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)95-103
Number of pages9
JournalCancer Letters
Volume242
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Oct 2006

Keywords

  • Expression profile
  • Gastric cancer
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Protein tyrosine-phosphatase

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