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Study on the anti-oncogene of P15 methylation status in malignant transformation of human bronchial epithelial cells induced by glycidyl methacrylate

LI Huan-huan1,2,WANG An-na1,2,WANG Quan-kai1,2,TAN Feng1,*,XU Jian-ning1,2,*   

  1. (1. National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050; 2. Key Laboratory of Chemical Safety and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China)
  • Received:2012-09-04 Revised:2012-11-06 Online:2013-01-30 Published:2013-01-30
  • Contact: XU Jian-ning,E-mail:jnx999@263.net;TAN Feng,E-mail: tanfeng66@msn.com

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: Analyzing the changes of P15 methylation status among different stages of malignant transformation of human bronchial epithelial cells (16HBE) induced by glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) and discussing the role of DNA methylation in the process. METHODS: Cells were harvested at different times,protophase (the 10th generation),metaphase (the 20th generation) and anaphase (the 30th generation) of transformed cells. Then these methylation statuses of P15 were detected by methylation chip and methylation-specific PCR (MSP),and compared to the control groups (treated with DMSO) of the same generation. RESULTS:Based on the result of methylation chip and MSP,the methylation of P15 gene in 16HBE cells transformed by GMA occurred in both metaphase and anaphase but not in protophase. CONCLUSION:Gene of P15 could be regarded as a specific gene related to the degree of malignancy and a particular mutation biomarker of cell malignant transformation.

Key words: glycidyl methacrylate, human bronchial epithelial cells, malignant transformation, methylation