遗传 ›› 2014, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (5): 411-419.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1005.2014.0411

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DNA甲基化异常与肿瘤耐药

司鑫鑫, 孙玉洁   

  1. 江苏省人类功能基因组学重点实验室, 南京医科大学基础医学院细胞生物学系, 南京210029
  • 收稿日期:2013-10-22 修回日期:2014-02-23 出版日期:2014-05-20 发布日期:2014-04-25
  • 通讯作者: 司鑫鑫, 博士研究生, 研究方向:肿瘤耐药与表观遗传。E-mail: sixinxin@njmu.edu.cn E-mail:sixinxin@njmu.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:司鑫鑫, 博士研究生, 研究方向:肿瘤耐药与表观遗传。E-mail: sixinxin@njmu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:

    国家自然科学基金项目(编号:81172091)和江苏省普通高校研究生科研创新计划项目(编号:CXZZ13_0561)资助

Aberrant DNA methylation and drug resistance of tumor cells

Xinxin Si, Yujie Sun   

  1. Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nan-jing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
  • Received:2013-10-22 Revised:2014-02-23 Online:2014-05-20 Published:2014-04-25

摘要:

肿瘤耐药是导致肿瘤化疗失败的主要原因, 其产生机制复杂多样, 是多种因素共同作用的结果。近年来, 表观遗传改变在肿瘤耐药中的作用日益受到关注。DNA甲基化是一种重要的表观遗传修饰, 在调节基因表达和维持基因组稳定性中扮演着重要角色。原发性或获得性耐药的肿瘤细胞大多伴随DNA异常甲基化, 越来越多的证据显示, DNA甲基化异常是肿瘤细胞耐药表型产生的重要机制。文章就DNA甲基化异常与肿瘤细胞耐药的关系及相关作用机制进行了综述。

关键词: 肿瘤耐药, DNA甲基化, 基因组稳定性, 基因表达

Abstract:

Drug resistance is one of the major obstacles limiting the success of cancer chemotherapy. The underlying mechanisms are complex. In recent years, the contribution of epigenetic changes to drug resistance has drawn increasing attention. DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification that plays an important role in regulating gene expression and maintaining genome stability. Primary or acquired resistance of tumor cells is usually accompanied by aberrant DNA methylation. Accumulating evidence has shown that aberrant DNA methylation is involved in drug resistance of tumor cells. In this review, we briefly review the relationship between DNA methylation and drug resistance of tumor cells as well as the underlying mechanisms.

Key words: cancer drug resistance, DNA methylation, genome stability, gene expression