The androgen receptor induces a distinct transcriptional program in castration-resistant prostate cancer in man

Naomi L Sharma, Charlie E Massie, Antonio Ramos-Montoya, Vincent Zecchini, Helen E Scott, Alastair D Lamb, Stewart MacArthur, Rory Stark, Anne Y Warren, Ian G Mills, David E Neal

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Abstract

The androgen receptor (AR) regulates prostate cell growth in man, and prostate cancer is the commonest cancer in men in the UK. We present a comprehensive analysis of AR binding sites in human prostate cancer tissues, including castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). We identified thousands of AR binding sites in CRPC tissue, most of which were not identified in PC cell lines. Many adjacent genes showed AR regulation in xenografts but not in cultured LNCaPs, demonstrating an in-vivo-restricted set of AR-regulated genes. Functional studies support a model of altered signaling in vivo that directs AR binding. We identified a 16 gene signature that outperformed a larger in-vitro-derived signature in clinical data sets, showing the importance of persistent AR signaling in CRPC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)35-47
Number of pages13
JournalCancer Cell
Volume23
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jan 2013

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Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Binding Sites
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Histones
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Receptors, Androgen

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