Genome-wide changes accompanying knockdown of fatty acid synthase in breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The lipogenic enzyme fatty acid synthase (FAS) is up-regulated in a wide variety of cancers, and is considered a potential metabolic oncogene by virtue of its ability to enhance tumor cell survival. Inhibition of tumor FAS causes both cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, indicating FAS is a promising target for cancer treatment.

Results

Here, we used gene expression profiling to conduct a global study of the cellular processes affected by siRNA mediated knockdown of FAS in MDA-MB-435 mammary carcinoma cells. The study identified 169 up-regulated genes (> or = 1.5 fold) and 110 down-regulated genes (< or = 0.67 fold) in response to knockdown of FAS. These genes regulate several aspects of tumor function, including metabolism, cell survival/proliferation, DNA replicatio

SUBMITTER: Knowles LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1913522 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature