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    Analysis of Nkx3.1 Target Genes in Prostate Cancer

    Mogal, Ashish Popatrao
    : https://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/etd-06212007-085438
    http://hdl.handle.net/1803/12650
    : 2007-06-21

    Abstract

    This project is focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms of prostate tumor initiation due the loss of the tumor suppressor gene Nkx3.1. Here, we examined the dosage-sensitive and stochastic target gene regulation by Nkx3.1 as a mechanism of haploinsufficient prostate tumor suppression. Our results showed that the dosage-sensitive and insensitive Nkx3.1 target genes are regulated by differential H3/H4 acetylation and Nkx3.1 occupancy in vivo. Our findings underscore the importance of chromatin accessibility in dosage-sensitive target gene regulation by Nkx3.1. We next established the functional significance of dosage-sensitive Nkx3.1 target gene intelectin / omentin in prostate tumorigenesis. We found that intelectin suppresses prostate cell growth in vitro and in vivo suggesting its tumor suppressor-like activity in prostate cancer. In summary, our results provide an example of how a genetic lesion such as haploid loss of the Nkx3.1 tumor suppressor can engender epigenetic changes such as alterations in histone H3/H4 acetylation that selectively inactivate a dosage-sensitive target gene important for suppressing tumorigenicity.
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