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MCM7 amplification and overexpression are associated with prostate cancer progression

Oncogene volume 25, pages 1090–1098 (2006)Cite this article

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The genomic DNA profiles of prostate cancers with aggressive features were compared to the profiles of matched normal DNA to identify genes that are selectively amplified in the cancer cells. One of the identified genes, MCM7, which is a component of the DNA replication licensing complex, has been studied extensively both at the DNA and protein levels in human prostate tissues. Approximately half of the prostate cancer specimens studied showed MCM7 gene amplification, and 60% of the aggressive prostate cancer specimens had increased MCM7 protein expression. Amplification or overexpression of MCM7 was significantly associated with relapse, local invasion and a worse tumor grade. Constitutive expression of MCM7 in a human prostate cancer cell line, DU145, resulted in markedly increased DNA synthesis and cell proliferation compared to vector-only controls, and an increased cell invasion in vitro. Indeed, MCM7 overexpression produced primary tumors 12 times larger than vector-only controls and resulted in a rapid demise of mice bearing those tumors. These studies implicate MCM7, and the DNA replication licensing gene family, in prostate cancer progression, growth and invasion.

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We thank Chris Szakulski for manuscript preparation. This work is supported by grants from National Cancer Institute to GM (1UO1CA88110-01) and to JHL (R01 CA098249), and John Rangos Foundation for Enhancement of Research in Pathology.

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    B Ren, G Yu, K Cieply, T Gavel, G Michalopoulos, Y P Yu & J-H Luo

  2. Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    J Nelson

  3. Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    G C Tseng

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Ren, B., Yu, G., Tseng, G. et al. MCM7 amplification and overexpression are associated with prostate cancer progression. Oncogene 25, 1090–1098 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1209134

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