p73 is over-expressed in vulval cancer principally as the Delta 2 isoform

p73 was studied in squamous cancers and precursor lesions of the vulva. Over-expression of p73 occurred commonly in both human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive and -negative squamous cell cancers (SCC) and high-grade premalignant lesions. Whereas expression in normal vulval epithelium was detected only in the basal and supra-basal layers, expression in neoplastic epithelium increased with grade of neoplasia, being maximal at both protein and RNA levels in SCC. p73 Delta 2 was the principal over-expressed isoform in the majority of cases of vulval SCC and often the sole form expressed in SCC. Over-expression of p73 was associated with expression of HPV-encoded E7 or with hypermethylation or mutation of p16(INK4a) in HPV-negative cases. There was a close correlation between expression of p73 and p14(ARF) in cancers with loss of p53 function. The frequent over-expression of p73 Delta 2 in neoplastic but not normal vulval epithelium, and its co-ordinate deregulation with other E2F-1 responsive genes suggests a role in the oncogenic process.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2001

Erschienen:

2001

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:85

Enthalten in:

British journal of cancer - 85(2001), 10 vom: 16. Nov., Seite 1551-6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

O'Nions, J [VerfasserIn]
Brooks, L A [VerfasserIn]
Sullivan, A [VerfasserIn]
Bell, A [VerfasserIn]
Dunne, B [VerfasserIn]
Rozycka, M [VerfasserIn]
Reddy, A [VerfasserIn]
Tidy, J A [VerfasserIn]
Evans, D [VerfasserIn]
Farrell, P J [VerfasserIn]
Evans, A [VerfasserIn]
Gasco, M [VerfasserIn]
Gusterson, B [VerfasserIn]
Crook, T [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16
DNA-Binding Proteins
Journal Article
Nuclear Proteins
Oncogene Proteins, Viral
Oncogene protein E7, Human papillomavirus type 16
Papillomavirus E7 Proteins
Protein Isoforms
RNA, Neoplasm
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TP73 protein, human
Tumor Protein p73
Tumor Suppressor Protein p14ARF
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
Tumor Suppressor Proteins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.02.2002

Date Revised 13.11.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM116122595