| Autor: |
B P, Wijnhoven, F, Nollet, N J, De Both, H W, Tilanus, W N, Dinjens |
| Rok vydání: |
2000 |
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| Zdroj: |
International journal of cancer. 86(4) |
| ISSN: |
0020-7136 |
| Popis: |
Beta-catenin has been identified as an oncogene. Phosphorylation of sites encoded by exon 3 of the beta-catenin gene facilitates degradation of this protein by the adenomatous polyposis coli (apc) gene product. Mutations in these sites or inactivation of apc lead to stabilization of beta-catenin, which then translocates to the nucleus where it modulates the transcription of genes involved in tumor formation. To explore the role of beta-catenin mutations in adenocarcinomas of the esophagus, we screened for genetic alterations in exon 3 in 69 tumor samples. We detected no mutations in exon 3 by PCR-SSCP analysis nor did we find large interstitial deletions involving exon 3. beta-catenin immunostaining on 54 tumors showed focal nuclear staining in 7 tumors and homogeneous nuclear staining in 3 tumors; in the latter; no mutations in the mutation cluster region of apc were detected. These results show that genetic alterations of exon 3 of the beta-catenin gene do not occur and therefore do not contribute to the pathogenesis of esophageal adenocarcinomas. The abnormal cytoplasmic and nuclear localization of beta-catenin indicates that other mechanisms leading to elevated free beta-catenin in these cancers must be involved. |
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OpenAIRE |
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