Titre
Loss of tumor suppressor protein PTEN during renal carcinogenesis.
Type
article
Institution
Externe
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Brenner, W.
Auteure/Auteur
Färber, G.
Auteure/Auteur
Herget, T.
Auteure/Auteur
Lehr, H.A.
Auteure/Auteur
Hengstler, J.G.
Auteure/Auteur
Thüroff, J.W.
Auteure/Auteur
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ISSN
0020-7136
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2002
Volume
99
Numéro
1
Première page
53
Dernière page/numéro d’article
57
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Comparative Study ; Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish
Résumé
The tumor suppressor gene PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome 10) encodes a dual specific protein and phospholipid phosphatase that affects cell proliferation, apoptosis and migration. In our study, we examined protein expression of PTEN in renal carcinogenesis. PTEN protein levels were examined in 42 clear cell renal cell carcinomas (ccRCC) and oncocytomas as well as in the corresponding normal renal tissue of the same patients using Western blot analysis. Cellular localization was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. PTEN was highly expressed in all investigated normal renal tissue specimens. Immunohistochemical analysis showed an almost exclusive staining of proximal tubulus epithelial cells known to be precursor cells of ccRCC. Within the proximal tubulus cells, PTEN exhibited a membrane predominant immunostaining pattern. In ccRCCs PTEN expression was markedly reduced to an average of less than 10% compared with normal tissue as evidenced by Western blot analysis (p < 0.001). The degree of reduction was similar in highly differentiated (G1) carcinomas and in less differentiated (G2-G4) carcinomas. These observations were reproduced by immunohistochemical studies, which revealed a loss of the characteristic membrane predominant immunostaining pattern in ccRCC. In contrast to the PTEN positive proximal tubulus epithelial cells, the distal tubulus epithelial cells, which are precursor cells of the benign oncocytomas, exhibited only a very weak PTEN expression. Compared with the distal tubulus epithelial cells, no downregulation of PTEN was seen in oncocytomas. We conclude that PTEN expression and PTEN membrane localization are lost during early renal cell carcinogenesis and may therefore be a valuable RCC tumor marker.
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Date de création
2011-11-26T12:50:12.091Z
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2025-05-20T19:31:46Z