Molecular biology of the primitive neuroectodermal tumor: a review

1999 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. E4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey Raffel
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Suppressor ◽  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Tumor Suppressor Gene ◽  
Pediatric Brain Tumors ◽  
Suppressor Gene ◽  
Chromosome 17 ◽  
Neurotrophin Receptor ◽  
Small Subset ◽  
Beta Catenin ◽  
Tumor Type

In terms of its molecular biology and molecular genetics, medulloblastoma is the most thoroughly studied of the pediatric brain tumors. Alterations in chromosome 17, usually an isochromosome 17q, are the most common cytogenetic abnormalities. Similarly, deletion of the short arm of one 17 chromosome, the result of formation of an iso17q, is the most common molecular biological abnormality found. The gene or genes important in the development of medulloblastoma found on chromsome 17 have not yet been identified. Both a tumor suppressor gene and an oncogene have been identified that may play a role in the development of this tumor type. The Patched (PTC) tumor suppressor gene is inactivated in approximately 15% of medulloblatomas; this alteration may be specific to the desmoplastic variant. Oncogenic mutations in the beta-catenin gene are found in a small subset of medulloblastomas. Both of these genes play central roles in developmental pathways. Prognosis in this tumor type has been related to the level of expression of the neurotrophin receptor trkC. In this review, these and other molecular biological and genetic findings are discussed with respect to the development of medulloblastoma.

The Tumor Suppressor Role of the Ras Association Domain Family 10

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 2207-2215
Author(s):  
Yulong Hou ◽  
Shuofeng Li ◽  
Wei Du ◽  
Hailong Li ◽  
Rumin Wen
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Suppressor ◽  
Tumor Suppressor Gene ◽  
Gene Promoter ◽  
Disease Free Survival ◽  
Suppressor Gene ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Tumor Type ◽  
Domain Family ◽  
Invasion And Migration ◽  
Cancer Breast

The Ras association domain family 10(RASSF10), a tumor suppressor gene, is located on human chromosome 11p15.2, which is one of the members homologous to other N-terminal RASSF families obtained through structural prediction. RASSF10 plays an important role in inhibiting proliferation, invasion, and migration, inducing apoptosis, making cancer cells sensitive to docetaxel, and capturing G2/M phase. Some studies have found that RASSF10 may inhibit the occurrence and development of tumors by regulating Wnt/β-catenin, P53, and MMP2. Methylation of tumor suppressor gene promoter is a key factor in the development and progression of many tumors. Various methylation detection methods confirmed that the methylation and downregulation of RASSF10 often occur in various tumors, such as gastric cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, and leukemia. The status of RASSF10 methylation is positively correlated with tumor size, tumor type, and TNM stage. RASSF10 methylation can be used as a prognostic factor for overall survival and disease-free survival, and is also a sign of tumor diagnosis and sensitivity to docetaxel chemotherapy. In this review, we mainly elucidate the acknowledged structure and progress in the verified functions of RASSF10 and the probably relevant signaling pathways.

scholarly journals Functional evidence for a second tumor suppressor gene on human chromosome 17

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 534-542
Author(s):  
P Chen ◽  
N Ellmore ◽  
B E Weissman
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Suppressor ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Tumor Suppressor Gene ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Suppressor Gene ◽  
Chromosome 17 ◽  
Hybrid Cells ◽  
Tumorigenic Potential ◽  
Normal Human ◽  
Second Tumor

The development and progression of human tumors often involves inactivation of tumor suppressor gene function. Observations that specific chromosome deletions correlate with distinct groups of cancer suggest that some types of tumors may share common defective tumor suppressor genes. In support of this notion, our initial studies showed that four human carcinoma cell lines belong to the same complementation group for tumorigenic potential. In this investigation, we have extended these studies to six human soft tissue sarcoma cell lines. Our data showed that hybrid cells between a peripheral neuroepithelioma (PNET) cell line and normal human fibroblasts or HeLa cells were nontumorigenic. However, hybrid cells between the PNET cell line and five other soft tissue sarcoma cell lines remained highly tumorigenic, suggesting at least one common genetic defect in the control of tumorigenic potential in these cells. To determine the location of this common tumor suppressor gene, we examined biochemical and molecular polymorphic markers in matched pairs of tumorigenic and nontumorigenic hybrid cells between the PNET cell line and a normal human fibroblast. The data showed that loss of the fibroblast-derived chromosome 17 correlated with the conversion from nontumorigenic to tumorigenic cells. Transfer of two different chromosome 17s containing a mutant form of the p53 gene into the PNET cell line caused suppression of tumorigenic potential, implying the presence of a second tumor suppressor gene on chromosome 17.

scholarly journals Functional evidence for a second tumor suppressor gene on human chromosome 17.

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 534-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Chen ◽  
N Ellmore ◽  
B E Weissman
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Suppressor ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Tumor Suppressor Gene ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Suppressor Gene ◽  
Chromosome 17 ◽  
Hybrid Cells ◽  
Tumorigenic Potential ◽  
Normal Human ◽  
Second Tumor

The development and progression of human tumors often involves inactivation of tumor suppressor gene function. Observations that specific chromosome deletions correlate with distinct groups of cancer suggest that some types of tumors may share common defective tumor suppressor genes. In support of this notion, our initial studies showed that four human carcinoma cell lines belong to the same complementation group for tumorigenic potential. In this investigation, we have extended these studies to six human soft tissue sarcoma cell lines. Our data showed that hybrid cells between a peripheral neuroepithelioma (PNET) cell line and normal human fibroblasts or HeLa cells were nontumorigenic. However, hybrid cells between the PNET cell line and five other soft tissue sarcoma cell lines remained highly tumorigenic, suggesting at least one common genetic defect in the control of tumorigenic potential in these cells. To determine the location of this common tumor suppressor gene, we examined biochemical and molecular polymorphic markers in matched pairs of tumorigenic and nontumorigenic hybrid cells between the PNET cell line and a normal human fibroblast. The data showed that loss of the fibroblast-derived chromosome 17 correlated with the conversion from nontumorigenic to tumorigenic cells. Transfer of two different chromosome 17s containing a mutant form of the p53 gene into the PNET cell line caused suppression of tumorigenic potential, implying the presence of a second tumor suppressor gene on chromosome 17.

scholarly journals E-cadherin and APC compete for the interaction with beta-catenin and the cytoskeleton.

1994 ◽  
Vol 127 (6) ◽  
pp. 2061-2069 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Hülsken ◽  
W Birchmeier ◽  
J Behrens
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Tumor Suppressor ◽  
Tumor Suppressor Gene ◽  
Gene Product ◽  
Suppressor Gene ◽  
Cell Junctions ◽  
Beta Catenin ◽  
Tumor Suppressor Gene Product ◽  
Product Forms ◽  
E Cadherin

beta-Catenin is involved in the formation of adherens junctions of mammalian epithelia. It interacts with the cell adhesion molecule E-cadherin and also with the tumor suppressor gene product APC, and the Drosophila homologue of beta-catenin, armadillo, mediates morphogenetic signals. We demonstrate here that E-cadherin and APC directly compete for binding to the internal, armadillo-like repeats of beta-catenin; the NH2-terminal domain of beta-catenin mediates the interaction of the alternative E-cadherin and APC complexes to the cytoskeleton by binding to alpha-catenin. Plakoglobin (gamma-catenin), which is structurally related to beta-catenin, mediates identical interactions. We thus show that the APC tumor suppressor gene product forms strikingly similar associations as found in cell junctions and suggest that beta-catenin and plakoglobin are central regulators of cell adhesion, cytoskeletal interaction, and tumor suppression.

scholarly journals Retinoblastoma and the Genetic Theory of Cancer: An Old Paradigm Trying to Survive to the Evidence

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Domenico Mastrangelo ◽  
Theodora Hadjistilianou ◽  
Sonia De Francesco ◽  
Cosimo Loré
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Suppressor ◽  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Tumor Suppressor Gene ◽  
Suppressor Gene ◽  
Pathogenetic Mechanism ◽  
Genetic Theory ◽  
Genetic Origin ◽  
Rb1 Gene ◽  
Sequential Loss

Retinoblastoma (Rb) is considered to represent the prototype of cancer linked to the sequential loss or inactivation of both alleles of a so-called “tumor suppressor gene”, the Rb1 gene. The pathogenetic mechanism behind this tumor was first hypothesized by Knudson in 1971 and further confirmed by others who identified the Rb1 gene whose loss or inactivation was claimed to be responsible for the disease. However, after about four decades of continuous research in the field of molecular biology, the evidence behind the role of the Rb1 gene in Rb appears to be seriously flawed in the light of epidemiological, biological, and clinical evidences. This editorial summarizes the inconsistencies on this subject. Nevertheless, the molecular biology establishment still adheres to the biased view of the genetic origin of Rb and other cancers, and hardly any alternative explanations are taken into account.

CENP-C: An oncogene or tumor suppressor gene? A possible new tumor marker

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A299-A299
Author(s):  
D KAZANOV ◽  
B STERN ◽  
W PYERIN ◽  
O BOECHER ◽  
H STRUL ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Suppressor ◽  
Tumor Marker ◽  
Tumor Suppressor Gene ◽  
Suppressor Gene
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