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NFE2L2 ORIGINAL ARTICLE NFE2L2 Gene Mutation in Male Japanese Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung Hidefumi Sasaki, MD, PhD, Yu Hikosaka, MD, PhD, Katsuhiro Okuda, MD, PhD, Osamu Kawano, MD, PhD, Satoru Moriyama, MD, PhD, Motoki Yano, MD, PhD, and Yoshitaka Fujii, MD, PhD The nuclear factor (erythroid derived 2)- like 2 Introduction: Recently, the nuclear factor (erythroid derived 2)-like (NFE2L2) is a master transcriptional activator of genes en- 2(NFE2L2) gene mutations were identified in lung cancer. The coding many cytoprotective enzymes that are induced in constitutive activation of NFE2L2 in lung cancer cells promotes response to environmental and endogenously derived oxida- tumorigenicity. However, the correlation between NFE2L2 mutation 3–5 tive/electrophilic agents. In normal cells, NFE2L2 is a cap status and clinicopathologic features of lung cancer has not been ‘n’ collar basic leucine zipper transcription factor. NFE2L2- well characterized. deficient mice are highly susceptible to chemically induced Methods: We have investigated NFE2L2 gene mutation status in 6,7 carcinogenesis of multiple organs. A previous report 263 surgically treated lung cancer cases at Nagoya City University showed that RNAi-mediated silencing of NFE2L2 gene ex- Hospital. The NFE2L2 mutation was analyzed by direct sequencing pression in non-small cell lung cancer inhibited tumor of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Thoracic Oncology Wolters Kluwer Health

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1556-0864
DOI
10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181db3dd3
pmid
20421815
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Abstract

ORIGINAL ARTICLE NFE2L2 Gene Mutation in Male Japanese Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung Hidefumi Sasaki, MD, PhD, Yu Hikosaka, MD, PhD, Katsuhiro Okuda, MD, PhD, Osamu Kawano, MD, PhD, Satoru Moriyama, MD, PhD, Motoki Yano, MD, PhD, and Yoshitaka Fujii, MD, PhD The nuclear factor (erythroid derived 2)- like 2 Introduction: Recently, the nuclear factor (erythroid derived 2)-like (NFE2L2) is a master transcriptional activator of genes en- 2(NFE2L2) gene mutations were identified in lung cancer. The coding many cytoprotective enzymes that are induced in constitutive activation of NFE2L2 in lung cancer cells promotes response to environmental and endogenously derived oxida- tumorigenicity. However, the correlation between NFE2L2 mutation 3–5 tive/electrophilic agents. In normal cells, NFE2L2 is a cap status and clinicopathologic features of lung cancer has not been ‘n’ collar basic leucine zipper transcription factor. NFE2L2- well characterized. deficient mice are highly susceptible to chemically induced Methods: We have investigated NFE2L2 gene mutation status in 6,7 carcinogenesis of multiple organs. A previous report 263 surgically treated lung cancer cases at Nagoya City University showed that RNAi-mediated silencing of NFE2L2 gene ex- Hospital. The NFE2L2 mutation was analyzed by direct sequencing pression in non-small cell lung cancer inhibited tumor of

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Journal of Thoracic OncologyWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Jun 1, 2010

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