STAG2 expression in oral cancer and potentially malignant lesions.
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| Abstract |
Oral cancer is a world health problem, and one of the highest incidence rates of oral cancer worldwide occurs in Brazil. STAG2 is part of the cohesin complex which is responsible for sister chromatid cohesion. STAG2 loss of expression was reported in a range of tumors, and STAG2 loss was found to cause chromosomal instability and aneuploidy in cancer cells. On the basis of these findings, we investigated STAG2 expression in oral cancer and potentially malignant lesions. We investigated STAG2 immunoexpression in oral cancer, lip cancer, oral leukoplakia, and actinic cheilitis, including complete clinical information. Normal oral mucosa samples were included as normal controls. STAG2 protein was highly expressed in all samples. We further tested STAG2 expression in gastric adenocarcinomas and glioblastomas, as these tumor types were previously shown to lose STAG2 expression. We found homogenous expression of STAG2 by these tumor cells. Our results suggest that STAG2 loss of expression is not a common event in oral carcinogenesis.
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| Authors | Vanessa Fátima Bernardes, Gefter Thiago Batista Correa, Adriano Mota Loyola, Sérgio Vitorino Cardoso, Alfredo Maurício Batista de Paula, Mônica Maria Demas Álvares Cabral, Ricardo Santiago Gomez, Carolina Cavaliéri Gomes |
| Journal | Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine (Tumour Biol) Vol. 35 Issue 4 Pg. 3641-5 (Apr 2014) ISSN: 1423-0380 [Electronic] Netherlands |
| PMID | 24318971 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
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