Profile methyla tion in penile carcinoma

• Grant number: 10/51601-6
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: November 01, 2010
• End date: October 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Pathological Anatomy and Clinical Pathology
• Principal Investigator: Silvia Regina Rogatto
• Grantee: Silvia Regina Rogatto
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FMB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Penile cancer has a low incidence in the world with the highest rates being reported in Brazil and Africa. The predominant histological subtype is squamous cell carcinoma, representing over 95% of cases. Among the risk factors that predispose to the development of this disease are reported the presence of foreskin, precarious hygiene habits and HPV infection. Despite of unpredictable behavior, high morbidity and mortality, and aggressive treatment (mutilated disease), there are only few data on the molecular and epigenetic mechanisms involved in this disease. Epigenetic changes are heritable traits that include reversible covalent modification of histone proteins and DNA methylation. The process of CpGs islands methylation has been linked to inactivation of tumor suppressor genes and plays a critical role in the development and progression of cancer. This study will assess the differential methylation profile of normal and tumor penile samples, by using a microarray platform containing approximately 27,000 islands CpGs associated with promoter regions (CpG Island platform Human Chip-on-Chip 244K - Agilent Technologies). The use of large-scale methodologies to characterize methylated and unmethylated CpGs islands in normal and tumor tissue is vital to the discovery of markers that can contribute to understanding the role of DNA methylation in neoplastic development and progression. The study data will be compared with the pattern of genomic changes by CGH-array, gene expression in large scale by oligoarrays and in relation to the HPV genotypes, obtained from other studies of the group. The aim of the present study is to identify molecular markers that may contribute to the knowledge of the biology of these tumors poorly characterized. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MUNOZ, JUAN J.; DRIGO, SANDRA A.; KUASNE, HELLEN; VILLACIS, ROLANDO A. R.; MARCHI, FABIO A.; DOMINGUES, MARIA A. C.; LOPES, ADEMAR; SANTOS, TIAGO G.; ROGATTO, SILVIA R.. A comprehensive characterization of cell cultures and xenografts derived from a human verrucous penile carcinoma. TUMOR BIOLOGY, v. 37, n. 8, p. 11375-11384, AUG 2016. (09/52088-3, 10/51601-6, 09/14027-2)

BUSSO-LOPES, ARIANE F.; MARCHI, FABIO A.; KUASNE, HELLEN; SCAPULATEMPO-NETO, CRISTOVAM; TRINDADE-FILHO, JOSE CARLOS S.; DE JESUS, CARLOS MARCIO N.; LOPES, ADEMAR; GUIMARAES, GUSTAVO C.; ROGATTO, SILVIA R.. Genomic Profiling of Human Penile Carcinoma Predicts Worse Prognosis and Survival. Cancer Prevention Research, v. 8, n. 2, p. 149-156, FEB 2015. (09/06851-7, 09/52088-3, 10/51601-6, 11/03974-0)

MARCHI, FABIO ALBUQUERQUE; MARTINS, DAVID CORREA; BARROS-FILHO, MATEUS CAMARGO; KUASNE, HELLEN; BUSSO LOPES, ARIANE FIDELIS; BRENTANI, HELENA; SOUZA TRINDADE FILHO, JOSE CARLOS; GUIMARAES, GUSTAVO CARDOSO; FARIA, ELINEY F.; SCAPULATEMPO-NETO, CRISTOVAM; et al. Multidimensional integrative analysis uncovers driver candidates and biomarkers in penile carcinoma. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 7, JUL 27 2017. (09/52088-3, 10/51601-6)

MUNOZ, JUAN J.; DRIGO, SANDRA A.; BARROS-FILHO, MATEUS C.; MARCHI, FABIO A.; SCAPULATEMPO-NETO, CRISTOVAM; PESSOA, GUSTAVO S.; GUIMARAES, GUSTAVO C.; TRINDADE FILHO, JOSE CARLOS S.; LOPES, ADEMAR; ARRUDA, MARCO A. Z.; et al. Down-Regulation of SLC8A1 as a Putative Apoptosis Evasion Mechanism by Modulation of Calcium Levels in Penile Carcinoma. JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, v. 194, n. 1, p. 245-251, JUL 2015. (09/52088-3, 10/51601-6, 12/21344-7)

KUASNE, HELLEN; MARCHI, FABIO ALBUQUERQUE; ROGATTO, SILVIA REGINA; DE SYLLOS COLUS, ILCE MARA. Epigenetic Mechanisms in Penile Carcinoma. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, v. 14, n. 6, p. 10791-10808, JUN 2013. (09/52088-3, 10/51601-6)

KUASNE, HELLEN; BARROS-FILHO, MATEUS C.; BUSSO-LOPES, ARIANE; MARCHI, FABIO A.; PINHEIRO, MAISA; MUNOZ, JUAN J. M.; SCAPULATEMPO-NETO, CRISTOVAM; FARIA, ELINEY F.; GUIMARAES, GUSTAVO C.; LOPES, ADEMAR; et al. Integrative miRNA and mRNA analysis in penile carcinomas reveals markers and pathways with potential clinical impact. ONCOTARGET, v. 8, n. 9, p. 15294-15306, 2017. (13/03667-6, 10/51601-6, 09/52088-3)

KUASNE, HELLEN; DE SYLLOS COLUS, ILCE MARA; BUSSO, ARIANE FIDELIS; HERNANDEZ-VARGAS, HECTOR; BARROS-FILHO, MATEUS CAMARGO; MARCHI, FABIO ALBUQUERQUE; SCAPULATEMPO-NETO, CRISTOVAM; FARIA, ELINEY FERREIRA; LOPES, ADEMAR; GUIMARAES, GUSTAVO CARDOSO; et al. Genome-wide methylation and transcriptome analysis in penile carcinoma: uncovering new molecular markers. CLINICAL EPIGENETICS, v. 7, APR 18 2015. (09/52088-3, 10/51601-6)