Gene expression in Ewing tumor cell lines after STEAP1 silencing

ABSTRACT: Goal: identification of differentially expressed genes after STEAP1 silencing. Ewing tumors (ET) are characterized by oncogenic EWS/ETS translocations and early metastasis. STEAP1 is a membrane-bound channel protein of unkown function. While overexpressed in many cancers, STEAP1 expression is strongly restricted to mesenchymal stem cells, prostate and urothelium among benign tissues. Here we show that STEAP1 is a direct transcriptional target of EWS/FLI1 and critical for ET malignancy. We demonstrate that STEAP1 is most prominently expressed in ET among sarcomas and provide further evidence for the concept of STEAP1 as a universal diagnostic marker for carcinomas. Using RNA interference we determined that STEAP1 promotes cellular invasiveness and anchorage-independent growth in vitro and a

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Thomas Grunewald 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-26422 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress