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Table 3 Genes Known To Be Up or Down-Regulated In Cervical Cancers Found Also In Our Study

From: Identification and validation of genes involved in cervical tumourigenesis

UP-REGULATED

S NO:

GENE SYMBOL

FUNCTION

REFERENCES

1

CCNB1

Cell cycle

Overexpressed in cervical cancers [62]

2

CDC20

Cell cycle

HR-HPV E2 interaction [63]

3

CDC25B

Cell cycle

FOXM1 increases Cyclin B1, CDC25B, Cyclin D1 in cervical cancers [64]

4

CDH3

Cell adhesion

P-Cadherin predominant cadherin in high grade cervical dysplasia [65]

5

CDKN2A

Cell cycle

Overexpressed in high grade dysplasia and invasive cancers [66]

6

CKS2

Cell cycle

Overexpressed in cervical cancer [67]

7

DTX3L

Ubiquitin pathway

Overexpressed in cervical cancer [68]

8

INDO/IDO1

Immuno-suppression

Role in inducing immunosuppression in the tumour milleu [69]

9

ISG15/G1P2

Ubiquitin like protein

Over-expressed in invasive cancer [70]

10

ISG20

Exonuclease with higher affinity for RNA

Up-regulated by HPV E6 [71]

11

KRT17

Intermediate filament; marker for epithelial "stem cells"

Overexpressed in cervical cancer [72]

12

LAMB3

Basement membrane protein

HR-HPV-E6 inhibits miR-218 which regulates LAMB3 [73]

13

MCM4

Cell cycle

Widely expressed in cervical cancers [74]

14

MCM6

Cell cycle

Over-expressed in cancer [75]

15

MMP1

Breakdown of extracellular matrix

Overexpressed in cervical cancers [76]

16

MMP3

Breakdown of extracellular matrix

Metastatic lymphnodes in cervical cancer harbour MMP3 positive tumour cells [77]; Increased in stroma in cancers [78]

17

SLC2A1

Glucose transporter

Expressed in CIN and invasive cervical cancers [79]

18

STAT1

Transcription activator

Overexpressed in cervical cancers [80]

19

TK1

Thymidine kinase

Up-regulated in invasive cancers [81]

20

TOP2A

Topoisomerase

Overexpressed in cervical cancers [82]

21

UBE2C

Ubiquitin pathway

Overexpressed in cervical cancer [76]

 

CIN3

  

1

PCNA

Cell cycle

Major up-regulation of PCNA upon progression to CIN3 [83]

DOWN-REGULATED

1

FBLN1

Cell adhesion; tumour suppressor

E6 binds to Fibulin1 and modulates its activity [84]

2

CD36

Cell adhesion

CD36 down-regulated in high grade dysplasias and cancer [85]

3

CXCL14

Immunoregulatory cytokine

Down-regulated in cervical and head and neck cancers [86]

4

GJA1

Gap junction

Down-regulated in CIN3 and invasive cancers [87]

5

KRT10

Intermediate filament

Down-regulated in invasive cancer [72]