Abstract
Several non-hypercalcemic analogs of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)) show antitumor activity in a subset of cancer patients. High vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression, which is associated with good prognosis but is lost during tumor progression. We show that the SNAIL transcription factor represses VDR gene expression in human colon cancer cells and blocks the antitumor action of EB1089, a 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) analog, in xenografted mice. In human colon cancers, elevated SNAIL expression correlates with downregulation of VDR.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antineoplastic Agents / antagonists & inhibitors
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Cadherins / metabolism
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Calcitriol / analogs & derivatives*
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Calcitriol / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Colonic Neoplasms / metabolism*
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DNA-Binding Proteins / pharmacology*
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
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Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / drug effects*
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Humans
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Immunoprecipitation
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Mice
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Promoter Regions, Genetic / genetics
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Receptors, Calcitriol / genetics
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Receptors, Calcitriol / metabolism*
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Snail Family Transcription Factors
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Transcription Factors / pharmacology*
Substances
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Antineoplastic Agents
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Cadherins
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DNA-Binding Proteins
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Receptors, Calcitriol
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Snail Family Transcription Factors
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Transcription Factors
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Calcitriol
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seocalcitol