Background: NLRP12 is a cytosolic pattern recognition receptor in the family of NOD-like receptor. NLRP12 has been shown to suppress colorectal tumorigenesis. However, the precise mechansim of NLRP12-mediated regualtion of colorectal cancer is unknown.;	Results:  RNAseq data demonstrate higher expression of oncogenes, matrix degrading enzymes such as matrix metaloproteinases (MMPs), and genes involved in tumor invasion in Nlrp12-/- compared to wild-type tumors. Notably, several of the genes highly induced in Nlrp12-/- tumors are regulated by the Wnt/b-catenin pathway.;	Conclusion: NLRP12 negatively regualtes the Wnt/b-catenin pathway to suppress colorectal cancer progression and invasion. SOURCE: Hasan Zaki (hasan.zaki@utsouthwestern.edu) -  UT Southwestern Medical Center

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GSE149769: RNAseq analysis of gene expression in colorectal tumors of wild-type and Nlrp12-/- mice