22RV1 prostate cancer cell line transfected with SPINK1 siRNA vs control siRNA

ABSTRACT: ETS gene fusions have been characterized in a majority of prostate cancers, however key molecular alterations in ETS negative cancers are unclear. Here we used an outlier meta-analysis (meta-COPA) to identify SPINK1 outlier-expression exclusively in a subset of ETS rearrangement negative cancers (~10% of total cases). We validated the mutual exclusivity of SPINK1 expression and ETS fusion status, demonstrated that SPINK1 outlier-expression can be detected non-invasively in urine and observed that SPINK1 outlier-expression is an independent predictor of biochemical recurrence after resection. We identified the aggressive 22RV1 cell line as a SPINK1 outlier-expression model, and demonstrate that SPINK1 knockdown in 22RV1 attenuates invasion, suggesting a functional role in ETS rearrangemen

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Scott Tomlins 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-11132 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress