NDLI: Changes of AXIN-1 and beta-catenin in neuroepithelial brain tumors.

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Author	Nikuseva Martic, Tamara Pecina-Slaus, Nives Kusec, Vesna Kokotovic, Tomislav Musinovic, Hana Tomas, Davor Zeljko, Martina
Description	Country affiliation: Croatia Author Affiliation: Nikuseva Martic T ( Laboratory of Neurooncology, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Salata 12, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.)
Abstract	In the present study changes of components of Wnt signaling pathway--axin (AXIN1) and beta-catenin (CTNNB1) in a sample of 72 neuroepithelial brain tumors were investigated. AXIN-1 gene was tested by PCR/loss of heterozygosity (LOH). Immunostaining and image analysis revealed the quantity and localization of relevant proteins. Polymorphic marker for AXIN-1, showed LOH in 11.1% of tumors. LOH was distributed to 6.3% of glioblastomas, one was found in neuroepithelial dysembrioplastic tumor and one in medulloblastoma. Down regulation of axin expression and up regulation of beta-catenin were detected in the analyzed tumors. Axin was observed in the cytoplasm in 68.8% of samples, in 28.1% in both the cytoplasm and nucleus and 3.1% had no expression. Beta-catenin was observed mainly in the nucleus and cytoplasm (59.4%). Expression in 34.4% of samples was in the cytoplasm and 6.3% showed no expression. Comparison of mean values of relative increase of axin and beta-catenin showed that they are significantly reversely proportional (P = 0.014). Relative quantity of beta-catenin in patients with gross deletion of AXIN1 was significantly higher in comparison to patients without LOH (P = 0.040). Our results demonstrate that changes of key components of the Wnt signaling play a role in neuroepithelial brain tumors.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	12194956
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	16
e-ISSN	15322807
Journal	Pathology & Oncology Research
Language	English
Publisher	Springer
Publisher Date	2010-03-01
Publisher Place	Netherlands
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Discipline Oncology Brain Neoplasms Metabolism Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Repressor Proteins Biosynthesis Beta Catenin Axin Protein Genetics Pathology Gene Expression Gene Expression Profiling Humans Image Interpretation, Computer-assisted Immunohistochemistry Loss Of Heterozygosity Polymerase Chain Reaction Signal Transduction Wnt Proteins Journal Article Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Cancer Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine Oncology

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