SUV39H2 promotes colorectal cancer proliferation and metastasis via tri-methylation of the SLIT1 promoter

Suppressor of variegation 3 –9 homolog 2 (SUV39H2) is a member of the SUV39H subfamily of lysine methyltransferases. Its role in colorectal cancer (CRC) proliferation and metastasis has remained unexplored. Here, we determined that SUV39H2 was upregulated in CRC tissues compared with that in adjacent non-neoplastic tissues. Further statistical analysis revealed that high SUV39H2 expression was strongly associated with distant metastasis (P = 0.016) and TNM stage (P = 0.038) and predicted a shorter overall survival (OS; P = 0.018) and progression-free survival (PFS; P = 0.018) time for CRC patients.

Source: Cancer Letters - February 17, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Wendi Shuai, Jiangxue Wu, Shuai Chen, Ranyi Liu, Zhihua Ye, Chunmei Kuang, Xiang Fu, Gaoyuan Wang, Yingchang Li, Qihua Peng, Wei Shi, Yizhuo Li, Qianghua Zhou, Wenlin Huang Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research