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E-cadherin is regulated by the transcriptional repressor SLUG during Ras-mediated transformation of intestinal epithelial cells.

BACKGROUND: Loss of the cell membrane protein E-cadherin is a critical event during Ras-mediated transformation of intestinal epithelial cells. The purpose of our study is to determine if activation of the transcriptional repressor SLUG is an important component of the mechanism of Ras-induced loss of E-cadherin. METHODS: Rat intestinal epithelial (RIE) cells were engineered to express mutated human Ha-Ras(Val12) complementary DNA (H-Ras cells). Cell morphology was examined by light microscopy. RNA and protein expression were measured by semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analyses, respectively. Short interfering RNA with 2 different oligos was used to knock down the expression of SLUG. RESULTS: Oncogenic ras induces upregulation of the transcriptional repressor SLUG and subsequent downregulation of the junctional protein E-cadherin. Gene silencing of SLUG by short interfering RNA allows E-cadherin to be reexpressed. E-cadherin protein reexpression allows partial rescue of the transformed phenotype. CONCLUSION: These data suggest a mechanism whereby Ras signaling causes an upregulation of transcriptional repressors and subsequent downregulation of E-cadherin as a malignant phenotype is propagated.[1]

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  1. E-cadherin is regulated by the transcriptional repressor SLUG during Ras-mediated transformation of intestinal epithelial cells. Schmidt, C.R., Gi, Y.J., Patel, T.A., Coffey, R.J., Beauchamp, R.D., Pearson, A.S. Surgery (2005) [Pubmed]
 
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