This study investigates aberrant DNA methylations as potential diagnosis and prognosis markers for esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma(ESCC),which if diagnosed at advanced stages has<30%five-year survival rate.Compa...This study investigates aberrant DNA methylations as potential diagnosis and prognosis markers for esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma(ESCC),which if diagnosed at advanced stages has<30%five-year survival rate.Comparing genome-wide methylation sites of 91 ESCC and matched adjacent normal tissues,we identified 35,577 differentially methylated CpG sites(DMCs)and characterized their distribution patterns.展开更多
Radiotherapy remains the mainstay for treatment of various types of human cancer;however,the clinical efficacy is often limited by radioresistance,in which the underlying mechanism is largely unknown.Here,using esopha...Radiotherapy remains the mainstay for treatment of various types of human cancer;however,the clinical efficacy is often limited by radioresistance,in which the underlying mechanism is largely unknown.Here,using esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC)as a model,we demonstrate that guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2(VAV2),which is overexpressed in most human cancers,plays an important role in primary and secondary radioresistance.We have discovered for the first time that VAV2 is required for the Ku70/Ku80 complex formation and participates in non-homologous end joining repair of DNA damages caused by ionizing radiation.展开更多
Dear Editor,Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC)has poor prognosis because of the difficulty in early detection and low sensitivity of advanced disease to radiochemotherapy.1,2 ESCC presents a high proportion of p...Dear Editor,Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC)has poor prognosis because of the difficulty in early detection and low sensitivity of advanced disease to radiochemotherapy.1,2 ESCC presents a high proportion of primary resistance to radiochemotherapy,2which may be due to certain individual genetic variations.Expression quantitative trait loci(eQTLs)as proximal and continuous cellular phenotypes have been shown to be helpful to determine how genetic variants may influence phenotype.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(81988101 to D.L.and C.W.)National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(81725015 to C.W.)+2 种基金Chinese Academy Medical Sciences Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(2021-I2M-1-013 to D.L.,C.W.and W.T.,2019-I2M-2-001 to D.L and C.W.)Beijing Outstanding Young Scientist Program(BJJWZYJH01201910023027 to C.W.)the National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFC2502000 to Y.L.).
文摘This study investigates aberrant DNA methylations as potential diagnosis and prognosis markers for esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma(ESCC),which if diagnosed at advanced stages has<30%five-year survival rate.Comparing genome-wide methylation sites of 91 ESCC and matched adjacent normal tissues,we identified 35,577 differentially methylated CpG sites(DMCs)and characterized their distribution patterns.
基金This project was supported by National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(81725015 to C.W.)Medical and Health Technology Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences(2016-I2M-3-019 to D.L.,2016-I2M-4-002 to C.W.,2019-I2M-2-001 to D.L.and C.W.,2016-I2M-1-001 and 2019-12M-1-003 to W.T.)+1 种基金Beijing Outstanding Young Scientist Program(BJJWZYJH01201910023027 to C.W.)National Natural Science Foundation of China(81988101 to D.L and C.W.).
文摘Radiotherapy remains the mainstay for treatment of various types of human cancer;however,the clinical efficacy is often limited by radioresistance,in which the underlying mechanism is largely unknown.Here,using esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC)as a model,we demonstrate that guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2(VAV2),which is overexpressed in most human cancers,plays an important role in primary and secondary radioresistance.We have discovered for the first time that VAV2 is required for the Ku70/Ku80 complex formation and participates in non-homologous end joining repair of DNA damages caused by ionizing radiation.
基金This study was funded by National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(81725015 to CW)Chinese Academy Medical Sciences Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(2021-2M-1-013)+1 种基金Beijing Outstanding Young Scientist Program(BJJWZYJH01201910023027 to C.W.)National Natural Science Foundation of China(81988101 to D.L.and C.W.).
文摘Dear Editor,Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC)has poor prognosis because of the difficulty in early detection and low sensitivity of advanced disease to radiochemotherapy.1,2 ESCC presents a high proportion of primary resistance to radiochemotherapy,2which may be due to certain individual genetic variations.Expression quantitative trait loci(eQTLs)as proximal and continuous cellular phenotypes have been shown to be helpful to determine how genetic variants may influence phenotype.
