Abstract
Fibulin-1 (FBLN1) is involved in the progression of some types of cancer. However, the role of FBLN1 in colorectal cancer (CRC) has not been examined. The purpose of this study was to understand the molecular mechanisms and clinical significance of FBLN1 inactivation in CRC.The expression of FBLN1 in CRC tissues and adjacent normal tissues was analyzed by immunohistochemical analysis and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP) and bisulfite sequencing PCR (BSP) were performed to examine the methylation status of the FBLN1 gene promoter. Furthermore, the methylated level of FBLN1 was analyzed with the clinicopathological characteristics.Immunohistochemical analysis and qRT-PCR analysis showed that FBLN1 protein and messenger RNA (mRNA) levels in tumor tissues were both significantly decreased compared with that in adjacent nontumor tissues. The methylation rate of FBLN1 promoter was significantly higher in CRC tissues than that in adjacent nontumor tissues (P < 0.001). In addition, the correlation between FBLN1 hypermethylation, protein expression, and overall survival (OS) was statistically significant.Our results indicated that the FBLN1 gene may be a novel candidate of tumor suppressor gene in CRC, and that promoter hypermethylation of FBLN1 is an important reason for its downregulation and is also a good predictor of OS for CRC.
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