Title | The EZH2 polycomb transcriptional repressor--a marker or mover of metastatic prostate cancer? |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2002 |
Authors | Sellers WR, Loda M |
Journal | Cancer Cell |
Volume | 2 |
Issue | 5 |
Pagination | 349-50 |
Date Published | 2002 Nov |
ISSN | 1535-6108 |
Keywords | Biomarkers, 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. |
DOI | 10.1016/s1535-6108(02)00187-3 |
Alternate Journal | Cancer Cell |
PubMed ID | 12450788 |
Related Faculty:
Massimo Loda, M.D.