The EZH2 polycomb transcriptional repressor--a marker or mover of metastatic prostate cancer?

TitleThe EZH2 polycomb transcriptional repressor--a marker or mover of metastatic prostate cancer?
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2002
AuthorsSellers WR, Loda M
JournalCancer Cell
Volume2
Issue5
Pagination349-50
Date Published2002 Nov
ISSN1535-6108
KeywordsBiomarkers, Tumor, DNA-Binding Proteins, Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Male, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Polycomb Repressive Complex 2, Prostatic Neoplasms, Proteins, Repressor Proteins, RNA, Messenger, Transcription Factors, Transcription, Genetic, Treatment Outcome
Abstract

The recent finding of overexpression of the polycomb group transcriptional repressor EZH2 in prostate cancer raises the possibility that transcriptional regulation at the chromatin level may play a role in the development of the metastatic phenotype and suggests new avenues of exploration with respect to patient stratification and therapeutics.

DOI10.1016/s1535-6108(02)00187-3
Alternate JournalCancer Cell
PubMed ID12450788
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