using System;

public abstract class MenuItem
{
    protected string m_Title;
}

public class ContainerItem : MenuItem
{
    void Foo()
    {
        var derivedItem = new ContainerItem();
        derivedItem.m_Title = "test"; // works fine

        var baseItem = (MenuItem)derivedItem;
        baseItem.m_Title = "test"; // compiler error!
    }
}