Epigenetic silencing of CREB3L1 by DNA methylation is associated with high-grade metastatic breast cancers with poor prognosis and is prevalent in triple negative breast cancers

Conclusions:
Our data further strengthens the role for CREB3L1 as a metastasis suppressor in breast cancer and demonstrates that epigenetic silencing is a major regulator of the loss of CREB3L1 expression. We also highlight that CREB3L1 expression is frequently altered in many cancer types suggesting that it could have a broader role in cancer progression and metastasis.

Source: Breast Cancer Research - January 25, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Alison WardPaul MellorShari SmithStephanie KendallNatasha JustFrederick VizeacoumarSabuj SarkerZoe PhillipsRiaz AlviAnurag SaxenaFranco VizeacoumarSvein CarlsenDeborah Anderson Source Type: research