HP1gamma expression is elevated in prostate cancer and - 7thSpace

??HP1gamma expression is elevated in prostate cancer and is superior to Gleason score as a predictor of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy

Aberrant chromatin structure in cancer cells results from altered proteins involved in its packaging. Heterochromatin protein 1 gamma (HP1gamma) is a non-histone heterochromatic protein that functions to maintain chromatin stability and is important in embryonic development.

Given an interest in the role developmental genes play in cancer, we investigated HP1gamma expression in prostate cancer (PCa) and its prognostic associations.

Methods: Tissue microarrays consisting of benign (N=96), localized cancer (N=146), metastatic PCa (N=44), and HGPIN (N=50) were immunoflourescently stained for HP1gamma and Ki-67. Using a novel, automated quantitative imaging system, VECTRATM, epithelial staining in both the nucleus and cytoplasm was quantified and compared against clinicopathologic variables.

Results: HP1gamma is significantly elevated in HGPIN (80%), localized PCa (76%), and metastatic PCa (98%) compared to benign tissues from both the nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments (P

Increased nuclear and total HP1gamma expression was associated with Gleason score (P = 0.02 and P = 0.04 respectively). Given known binding to the C-terminus of Ki-67, a co-expression analysis was performed that revealed a correlation between nuclear and cytoplasmic HP1gamma and Ki-67 (Pearson Coefficient 0.321 and 0.562 respectively, P

Cox survival analysis demonstrated that cytoplasmic HP1gamma expression was an independent prognostic marker and out-performed pathological Gleason score for predicting PSA-recurrence after radical prostatectomy.

Conclusions: In this first detailed analysis of HP1gamma expression in cancer, VECTRATM demonstrates compartmentalized and total HP1gamma protein expression is increased in PCa and that expression correlates with clinical outcomes better than Gleason score. Given the critical role HP1gamma plays in chromatin organization and gene expression, it represents a novel prognostic and therapeutic target.

Author: Jon SlezakMatthew TruongWei HuangDavid Jarrard
Credits/Source: BMC Cancer 2013, 13:148

Published on: 2013-03-23

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