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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Caracterização molecular e funcional de células de tumores adrenocorticais humanos. / Molecular and functional characterization of human adrenocortical cell cultures.

Rodrigues, Amanda Teixeira 14 August 2014 (has links)
O Adenoma adrenocortical é frequente em adultos, já o carcinoma é raro e agressivo. Mesmo com critérios padronizados, ainda há dificuldade para diferenciar esses tumores, sendo necessário o estudo de marcadores eficientes na detecção e diferenciação. Por serem raros e com diversas manifestações clínicas, culturas in vitro pode ser uma ferramenta para o estudo de processos que envolvem a doença. Foi realizada a caracterização molecular e funcional de culturas de células de tumores de pacientes. Resultados de PCR Array não mostraram um padrão que diferenciasse as culturas em função dos diagnósticos. Desta análise, 7 oncogenes apresentaram maior expressão e 9 supressores de tumor apresentaram baixa expressão nas culturas. WWOX, FHIT e TP73 foram validados por qPCR e a sugestiva interação entre esses fatores nos tumores adrenocorticais merecem futuras investigações. O potencial funcional das culturas T83-ACC, T36-REC e T7-ACA(P) foram evidenciados, e mostraram que podem ser bons modelos para estudo da ação de hormônios e seus mecanismos. / The adrenocortical adenoma is common in adults, since carcinoma is rare and aggressive. Even with standardized scores, it is still difficult to differentiate these tumors, the study of efficient markers in the detection and differentiation is necessary. Because they are rare and diverse clinical manifestations in vitro cultures can be a tool for the study of disease processes that involve. Molecular and functional characterization of cultured tumor cells of patients was conducted. PCR Array results did not show a pattern that differentiates cultures on the basis of diagnoses. This analysis showed higher expression 7 oncogenes and tumor suppressors 9 showed low expression in cultures. WWOX, FHIT and TP73 were validated by qPCR and suggestive interaction between these factors in adrenocortical tumors deserve further investigation. The functional potential of T83-ACC, T36-REC and T7-ACA(P) cell cultures were found, and shown confirm that they can be good models for studying the action of hormones and their mechanisms.
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Análise do status somático dos genes MEN1, AIP e p27Kip1 em tumores de pacientes com neoplasia endócrina múltipla tipo 1 / Analysis of the status of somatic and p27Kip1 genes in tumors from patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1

Moraes, Michelle Buscarilli de 06 June 2012 (has links)
Aproximadamente 80% dos casos com Neoplasia endócrina múltipla tipo 1 (NEM1) possuem mutações germinativas no gene supressor de tumor MEN1, que os predispõem a tumores nas glândulas paratireóides, pâncreas endócrino e hipófise, além de outros tumores não endócrinos. A tumorigênese dos mais de 20 diferentes tipos de neoplasias já descritas na NEM1 ocorre pela presença da mutação germinativa MEN1 associadas a um segundo evento mutacional nas células desses tecidos, levando à perda de heterozigose (LOH) do locus do gene MEN1 (11q13) e à inativação da proteína supressora de tumor codificada por esse gene, a proteína MENIN. Recentemente, mutações germinativas em outros genes foram descritas em casos com NEM1 sem mutações no gene MEN1. Esses novos genes (CDKN1A, CDKN1B, CDNK2B e CDKN2C) codificam proteínas envolvidas no controle do ciclo celular (p21, p27, p15 e p18), chamadas proteínas inibidoras de quinases dependentes de ciclinas. Outro gene, chamado AIP, que codifica uma proteína chaperona de mesmo nome, também foi recentemente descrito associado à NEM1. Esses trabalhos descreveram o papel desses novos genes na NEM1, em nível germinativo, entretanto não esclareceu se esses novos genes estão inativados nos tumores de pacientes com NEM1 com mutação MEN1. O presente estudo investigou, pela primeira vez, o status somático do gene p27Kip1 em pacientes com mutação MEN1 e identificou quatro possíveis perda de heterozigose (LOH) em tumores de paratireóides e pâncreas, sugerindo que além de 11q13LOH, os tumores NEM1 podem sofrer raras perdas adicionais do gene supressor tumoral p27Kip1. Essas são as primeiras evidências na literatura de um processo de tumorigênese multi-step na NEM1, envolvendo três eventos genéticos: 1- Mutação germinativa MEN1; 2- 11q13-LOH; 3- Perda somática do gene supressor de tumor p27Kip1/CDKN1B / Approximately 80% of cases with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) harbor a germline mutation in the tumor suppressor gene MEN1, which predisposes these patients to tumors comprehending the parathyroid and pituitary glands, endocrine pancreas and others non-endocrine tumors. The tumorigenesis of the more than 20 different types of tumors already described in the MEN1 syndrome occurs due to a MEN1 germline mutation associated with a second mutational event in the cells of these tissues, leading to loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of the MEN1 gene locus (11q13) and therefore inactivation of tumor suppressor protein encoded by this gene, MENIN protein. Recently, germline mutations in other genes have been described in cases with MEN1 without any detectable mutations in the MEN1 gene. These novel genes (CDKN1A, CDKN1B, CDNK2B and CDKN2C) encode proteins involved in the control of the cell cycle (p21, p27, p15 and p18), called cyclin dependent kinases inhibitors. Another gene, called AIP, which encodes a chaperon protein with the same name, was recently described associated with MEN1 phenotypes. These data described a role for these novel genes in the germline level, however whether they are inactivated in tumors of patients with MEN1 mutation is so far not clarified. The present study investigated for the first time, the somatic status of p27KIP1 gene mutation in patients with MEN1 and identified four possible loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in tumors of the parathyroid and pancreas, suggesting that in addition 11q13-LOH, MEN1 tumors may suffer rare loss additional tumor suppressor gene p27KIP1. These are the first evidence in the literature of a process of tumorigenesis in MEN1 multi-step, involving three genetic events: 1-MEN1germlinemutation; 2-11q13LOH; 3-Loss of somatic tumor suppressor gene p27Kip1/CDKN1B
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Lack of Point Mutations in Exons 11–23 of the Retinoblastoma Susceptibility Gene RB-1 in Liver Metastases of Colorectal Carcinoma

Hildebrandt, Bert, Heide, I., Thiede, Christian, Nagel, S., Dieing, Annette, Jonas, S., Neuhaus, Peter, Rochlitz, Christoph, Riess, Hanno, Neubauer, Andreas 12 February 2014 (has links) (PDF)
Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.
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Monossomia do cromossomo E3 em felinos FeLV positivos com neoplasias hematopoiéticas / E3 chromosome monosomy in FeLV positive felines with hematopoietic neoplasms

Centenaro, Vanessa Bridi 06 September 2017 (has links)
Hematopoietic tumors are the most common neoplastic disorders in felines. Many of these tumors are associated with infection by feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and one of the described mechanisms is the integration of viral material into the feline genome, which can lead to genomic instability and consequent alteration of genes related to proliferation control and cell death. When larger DNA fragments are affected, such changes can be observed by cytogenetic analysis. The present study aimed to observe cytogenetic changes in felines with hematopoietic neoplasms. The study was performed in eight felines, seven of them with a diagnosis of leukemia or lymphoma. The control consisted of a healthy feline FeLV negative with normal karyotype. At least 10 metaphases of each animal were analyzed. Additionally, 1000 lymphocytes of these two patients, were analyzed and classified cytologically by their viability (necrosis, apoptosis), mitotic state (mononuclear, binucleate (BN), mitotic multinucleate) and their chromosomal damage or instability state (presence of micronucleus (MN) in mononuclear, binucleate, as well as nuclear buds (NBUD). The results of this observation were statistically analyzed by the Wilcoxon paired test. In this chromosomal analysis two of these animals presented monosomy of the E3 chromosome, one with diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia of the M6a (LMA-M6a) FAB subtype and another with multicenter lymphoma (LM). There were significant differences in LMA-M6a scores (N = 7, Z = 2.36, p = 0.01) and LM scores (N = 8, Z = 2.52, p = 0.01) when group control. However, there was no difference between AML and lymphoma (N = 8, Z = 0.07, p = 0.94). The E3 chromosome has 1401 genes, several related to cell cycle control (Plk1, Sun, Mad1l1, Mcm7), DNA repair (Pms2, Usp42), tumor suppression (Bcl7b). The loss of DNA fragments, such as the loss of the E3 chromosome in the two patients described, led to the haploinsufficiency of important genes for the cell cycle, and this could be a cause of genomic instability and consequently susceptibility to the development of cancer. The observation of cytogenetic alterations, in this way, allows a better understanding of the cancer in the feline species and translational research. / Os tumores hematopoiéticos são os distúrbios neoplásicos mais comuns em felinos. Muitos desses tumores estão associados à infecção pelo vírus da leucemia felina (FeLV) e um dos mecanismos descritos é pela integração de material viral no genoma felino, que pode levar à instabilidade genômica e consequente alteração de genes relacionados com o controle da proliferação e morte celular. Quando fragmentos maiores de DNA são afetados, tais alterações podem ser observadas pela análise citogenética. O presente estudo objetivou observar as alterações citogenéticas em felinos com neoplasias hematopoiéticas. O estudo foi realizado em oito felinos, sete destes com diagnóstico de leucemia ou linfoma. O controle foi constituído por um felino saudável FeLV negativo com cariótipo normal. Foram analisadas no mínimo 10 metáfases de cada animal. Adicionalmente, destes dois pacientes foram analisados 1.000 linfócitos e classificados citologicamente pelo seu estado de viabilidade (necrose, apoptose), seu estado mitótico (mononucleado, binucleado (BN), multinucleado, mitótico) e seu dano cromossômico ou estado de instabilidade (presença de micronúcleo (MN) em célula mononucleada, binucleada, bem como brotos nucleares (NBUD). Os resultados dessa observação foram analisados estatisticamente pelo teste pareado de Wilcoxon. Nesta análise cromossômica dois destes animais apresentaram monossomia do cromossomo E3, um com diagnóstico de leucemia mieloide aguda do subtipo FAB M6a (LMA-M6a) e outro com linfoma multicêntrico (LM). Houve diferença significativa nas contagens de LMA-M6a (N=7; Z=2,36; p=0,01) e de LM (N=8; Z=2,52; p=0,01) quando comparados com o grupo controle. No entanto, não houve diferença entre LMA e linfoma (N=8; Z=0,07; p=0,94). No cromossomo E3 são descritos 1401 genes, sendo vários relacionados com controle de ciclo celular, (Plk1, Sun, Mad1l1, Mcm7), reparo de DNA (Pms2, Usp42) e supressão tumoral (Bcl7b).A perda de fragmentos de DNA, como o cromossomo E3 nos dois pacientes descritos, que leva a haploinsuficiência de genes importantes para o ciclo celular, poderia ser a causa de instabilidade genômica e, consequentemente suscetibilidade ao desenvolvimento do câncer. A observação de alterações citogenéticas, dessa forma, possibilita o melhor entendimento do câncer na espécie felina e serve como subsídio para a pesquisa translacional.
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Efeito da infecção e da terapia de erradicação da Helicobacter pylori na expressão gênica de paciente com gastrite crônica / Effect of Helicobacter pylori infection and eradication therapy on gene expression of patients with chronic gastrits

Poltronieri-Oliveira, Ayla Blanco [UNESP] 04 March 2016 (has links)
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No. of bitstreams: 1 poltronierioliveira_ab_me_sjrp.pdf: 1526886 bytes, checksum: b50424a42154b92cbde06c084bf0975d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-04 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Introdução: A inflamação crônica desencadeada pela bactéria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), a qual é considerada o principal fator ambiental relacionado ao câncer gástrico, está associada ao desenvolvimento e progressão de lesões gástricas pré-cancerosas, desencadeando diversas modificações histológicas e moleculares que promovem a transformação maligna do estômago. Para isso, conta com fatores de virulência que promovem alterações superficiais e em vias de sinalização das células epiteliais gástricas. Consequentemente pode levar a alterações no padrão de expressão de genes supressores tumorais e da atividade de enzimas DNA metil transferases (DNMTs), responsáveis pela metilação do DNA e silenciamento gênico. Objetivos: O presente estudo avaliou se a infecção pela bactéria H. pylori, bem como sua erradicação, altera a expressão do RNAm dos genes supressores SOCS1, RPRM, RUNX3 e dos genes de DNMTs (DNMT1, DNMT3A e DNMT3B) em pacientes com gastrite crônica infectados (Hp+) em comparação com indivíduos com gastrite crônica sem infecção (Hp-). Além disso, investigou a ocorrência de correlação negativa entre a expressão do RNAm dos genes supressores tumorais com a dos genes das DNMTs, assim como a associação dos níveis de expressão gênica em relação aos fatores de risco idade, sexo, tabagismo, etilismo e genótipo bacteriano cagA. Material e Métodos: A quantificação relativa (RQ) do RNAm foi realizada por PCR (polymerase chain reaction) quantitativa em tempo real (qPCR) utilizando ensaios TaqMan® em 9 pacientes com gastrite crônica Hp- e 19 Hp+, sendo estes também avaliados três meses depois da terapia de erradicação bacteriana. O diagnóstico molecular e genotipagem do fator de virulência cagA foram realizados por PCR convencional. Resultados: Os resultados mostraram que a infecção pela H. pylori e sua erradicação não alteraram significantemente a expressão dos genes SOCS1, RPRM, RUNX3 e DNMTs, as quais apresentaram, de modo geral, expressão reduzida (RQ< 1,0), enquanto foi observado expressão mais elevada de SOCS1 e RPRM no grupo sem infecção Hp-. Quanto aos fatores de risco, também não foram encontradas associações significantes com os níveis de expressão dos genes avaliados. A análise de correlação não mostrou correlação negativa da expressão gênica entre os supressores tumorais e as DNMTs, mas evidenciou algumas correlações positivas entre a expressão dos genes SOCS1 e DNMT1 e do RPRM com DNMT3A e DNMT3B no grupo Hp+, que podem ter sido casuais. Conclusão: Nossos resultados não indicam que a infecção causada pela bactéria H. pylori e sua erradicação em pacientes com gastrite crônica afetam a expressão dos supressores tumorais SOCS1, RPRM, RUNX3 e das DNMTs, assim como que seja influenciada pelos fatores idade, sexo, tabagismo, etilismo e genótipo bacteriano cagA. Além disso, a expressão reduzida das DNMTs e ausência de correlação negativa com a dos genes supressores tumorais não permite indicar que a baixa expressão dos genes supressores tumorais seja devido a hipermetilação do DNA em consequência da infecção. / Introduction: Chronic inflammation caused by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), which is considered the main environmental factor related to gastric cancer, is associated with the development and progression of precancerous gastric lesions, triggering several histological and molecular changes that promote stomach malignant transformation. For this, it has virulence factors promoting superficial and signaling pathways of gastric epithelial cells changes. Consequently, it can lead to alterations in the expression of tumor suppressor genes and DNA enzyme activity methyl transferases (DNMTs), responsible for DNA methylation and gene silencing. Objectives: This study evaluated whether the infection by the bacterium H. pylori and its eradication change the mRNA expression of suppressor genes SOCS1, RPRM, RUNX3 and DNMTs (DNMT1, DNMT3A and DNMT3B) genes in patients with chronic gastritis infected (Hp+) compared to individuals with chronic gastritis without infection (Hp-). In addition, we investigated the occurrence of negative correlation between mRNA expression of tumor suppressor genes with the ones of DNMTs, as well as the association of gene expression levels in relation to the risk factors age, sex, smoking, drinking and bacterial genotype cagA. Methods: The relative quantification (RQ) mRNA was performed by PCR (polymerase chain reaction) quantitative real-time (qPCR) using TaqMan® assays in 9 patients with chronic gastritis Hp- and 19 Hp+, which are also evaluated three months after bacterial eradication therapy. The molecular diagnostics and genotyping of the virulence factors CagA were performed by standard PCR. Results: The results showed that the infection by H. pylori and eradication did not significantly alter the gene expression of SOCS1, RPRM, RUNX3 and DNMTs, which presented, in general, reduced expression (RQ <1.0); on the other hand, higher expression of SOCS1 and RPRM was observed in the group without Hp- infection. As for risk factors, no significant associations with the expression levels of evaluated genes were found. The correlation analysis not showed a negative correlation of gene expression in the tumor suppressor and DNMTs, but showed some positive correlations between the expression of SOCS1 and DNMT1 genes and RPRM with DNMT3A and DNMT3B the Hp + group, which may have been casual. Conclusion: Our findings do not indicate that the infection caused by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its eradication in patients with chronic gastritis affect the expression of tumor suppressor SOCS1, RPRM, RUNX3 and DNMTs, as it is influenced by factors such as age, sex, smoking, alcoholism and bacterial genotype cagA. Furthermore, the reduced expression of DNMTs and no negative correlation with the tumor suppressor genes do not indicate that the low expression of tumor suppressor genes is due to DNA hypermethylation in consequence of infection. / CNPq: 474.776/2013-1 / FAPESP: 2012/15036-8
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Análise do status somático dos genes MEN1, AIP e p27Kip1 em tumores de pacientes com neoplasia endócrina múltipla tipo 1 / Analysis of the status of somatic and p27Kip1 genes in tumors from patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1

Michelle Buscarilli de Moraes 06 June 2012 (has links)
Aproximadamente 80% dos casos com Neoplasia endócrina múltipla tipo 1 (NEM1) possuem mutações germinativas no gene supressor de tumor MEN1, que os predispõem a tumores nas glândulas paratireóides, pâncreas endócrino e hipófise, além de outros tumores não endócrinos. A tumorigênese dos mais de 20 diferentes tipos de neoplasias já descritas na NEM1 ocorre pela presença da mutação germinativa MEN1 associadas a um segundo evento mutacional nas células desses tecidos, levando à perda de heterozigose (LOH) do locus do gene MEN1 (11q13) e à inativação da proteína supressora de tumor codificada por esse gene, a proteína MENIN. Recentemente, mutações germinativas em outros genes foram descritas em casos com NEM1 sem mutações no gene MEN1. Esses novos genes (CDKN1A, CDKN1B, CDNK2B e CDKN2C) codificam proteínas envolvidas no controle do ciclo celular (p21, p27, p15 e p18), chamadas proteínas inibidoras de quinases dependentes de ciclinas. Outro gene, chamado AIP, que codifica uma proteína chaperona de mesmo nome, também foi recentemente descrito associado à NEM1. Esses trabalhos descreveram o papel desses novos genes na NEM1, em nível germinativo, entretanto não esclareceu se esses novos genes estão inativados nos tumores de pacientes com NEM1 com mutação MEN1. O presente estudo investigou, pela primeira vez, o status somático do gene p27Kip1 em pacientes com mutação MEN1 e identificou quatro possíveis perda de heterozigose (LOH) em tumores de paratireóides e pâncreas, sugerindo que além de 11q13LOH, os tumores NEM1 podem sofrer raras perdas adicionais do gene supressor tumoral p27Kip1. Essas são as primeiras evidências na literatura de um processo de tumorigênese multi-step na NEM1, envolvendo três eventos genéticos: 1- Mutação germinativa MEN1; 2- 11q13-LOH; 3- Perda somática do gene supressor de tumor p27Kip1/CDKN1B / Approximately 80% of cases with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) harbor a germline mutation in the tumor suppressor gene MEN1, which predisposes these patients to tumors comprehending the parathyroid and pituitary glands, endocrine pancreas and others non-endocrine tumors. The tumorigenesis of the more than 20 different types of tumors already described in the MEN1 syndrome occurs due to a MEN1 germline mutation associated with a second mutational event in the cells of these tissues, leading to loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of the MEN1 gene locus (11q13) and therefore inactivation of tumor suppressor protein encoded by this gene, MENIN protein. Recently, germline mutations in other genes have been described in cases with MEN1 without any detectable mutations in the MEN1 gene. These novel genes (CDKN1A, CDKN1B, CDNK2B and CDKN2C) encode proteins involved in the control of the cell cycle (p21, p27, p15 and p18), called cyclin dependent kinases inhibitors. Another gene, called AIP, which encodes a chaperon protein with the same name, was recently described associated with MEN1 phenotypes. These data described a role for these novel genes in the germline level, however whether they are inactivated in tumors of patients with MEN1 mutation is so far not clarified. The present study investigated for the first time, the somatic status of p27KIP1 gene mutation in patients with MEN1 and identified four possible loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in tumors of the parathyroid and pancreas, suggesting that in addition 11q13-LOH, MEN1 tumors may suffer rare loss additional tumor suppressor gene p27KIP1. These are the first evidence in the literature of a process of tumorigenesis in MEN1 multi-step, involving three genetic events: 1-MEN1germlinemutation; 2-11q13LOH; 3-Loss of somatic tumor suppressor gene p27Kip1/CDKN1B
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Caracterização molecular e funcional de células de tumores adrenocorticais humanos. / Molecular and functional characterization of human adrenocortical cell cultures.

Amanda Teixeira Rodrigues 14 August 2014 (has links)
O Adenoma adrenocortical é frequente em adultos, já o carcinoma é raro e agressivo. Mesmo com critérios padronizados, ainda há dificuldade para diferenciar esses tumores, sendo necessário o estudo de marcadores eficientes na detecção e diferenciação. Por serem raros e com diversas manifestações clínicas, culturas in vitro pode ser uma ferramenta para o estudo de processos que envolvem a doença. Foi realizada a caracterização molecular e funcional de culturas de células de tumores de pacientes. Resultados de PCR Array não mostraram um padrão que diferenciasse as culturas em função dos diagnósticos. Desta análise, 7 oncogenes apresentaram maior expressão e 9 supressores de tumor apresentaram baixa expressão nas culturas. WWOX, FHIT e TP73 foram validados por qPCR e a sugestiva interação entre esses fatores nos tumores adrenocorticais merecem futuras investigações. O potencial funcional das culturas T83-ACC, T36-REC e T7-ACA(P) foram evidenciados, e mostraram que podem ser bons modelos para estudo da ação de hormônios e seus mecanismos. / The adrenocortical adenoma is common in adults, since carcinoma is rare and aggressive. Even with standardized scores, it is still difficult to differentiate these tumors, the study of efficient markers in the detection and differentiation is necessary. Because they are rare and diverse clinical manifestations in vitro cultures can be a tool for the study of disease processes that involve. Molecular and functional characterization of cultured tumor cells of patients was conducted. PCR Array results did not show a pattern that differentiates cultures on the basis of diagnoses. This analysis showed higher expression 7 oncogenes and tumor suppressors 9 showed low expression in cultures. WWOX, FHIT and TP73 were validated by qPCR and suggestive interaction between these factors in adrenocortical tumors deserve further investigation. The functional potential of T83-ACC, T36-REC and T7-ACA(P) cell cultures were found, and shown confirm that they can be good models for studying the action of hormones and their mechanisms.
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Investigating Tumor Suppressors in the DNA Damage Response: Caretakers of the Genome and Biomarkers to Predict Therapeutic Response: A Dissertation

Guillemette, Shawna S. 11 April 2014 (has links)
Our genome is constantly challenged by sources that cause DNA damage. To repair DNA damage and maintain genomic stability eukaryotes have evolved a complex network of pathways termed the DNA damage response (DDR). The DDR consists of signal transduction pathways that sense DNA damage and mediate tightly coordinated reactions to halt the cell cycle and repair DNA with a collection of different enzymes. In this manner, the DDR protects the genome by preventing the accumulation of mutations and DNA aberrations that promote cellular transformation and cancer development. Loss of function mutations in DDR genes and genomic instability occur frequently in many tumor types and underlie numerous cancer-prone hereditary syndromes such as Fanconi Anemia (FA). My thesis research applies candidate-based and unbiased experimental approaches to investigate the role of several tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) in the DDR. My dissertation will first describe a novel function for the breast and ovarian cancer tumor suppressor and FA-associated gene FANCJ in the DDR to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. In response to UV irradiation FANCJ supports checkpoint induction, the arrest of DNA synthesis, and suppresses UV induced point mutations. Suggesting that FANCJ could suppress UV induced cancers, in sequenced melanomas from multiple databases I found somatic mutations in FANCJ previously associated with breast/ovarian cancer and FA syndrome. The second part of my dissertation will describe an RNA interference screen to identify genes modulating cellular sensitivity to the chemotherapeutic drug cisplatin. The hereditary breast/ovarian cancer tumor suppressor BRCA2 is essential for DNA repair, thus BRCA2 mutant ovarian cancer cells are initially sensitive to cisplatin chemotherapy that induces DNA damage. However, drug resistance develops and remains a major problem in the clinic. My screen identified the chromatin remodeling factor CHD4 as a potent modulator of cisplatin sensitivity and predictor of response to chemotherapy in BRCA2 mutant cancers. Taken together, my investigations highlight the important contribution of the DDR and the role they play in tumorigenesis and predicting therapeutic response.
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Molekulargenetische Analysen zur Etablierung eines Progressionsmodells des Pankreaskarzinoms

Galehdari, Hamid 26 September 2000 (has links)
Recently the suspected precursor lesions of ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas have been called Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) and graded according to the degree of dysplasia. To correlate each grade of PanIN with molecular genetic alterations, we determined the frequency of allelic losses at chromosomal arms 9p (the location of the p16 gene), 17p (p53 gene) and 18q (DPC4/SMAD4 gene) in 81 microdissected PanINs, using a combination of whole genome amplification and microsatellite analysis. In addition, p53 and Dpc4 protein expression was determined by immunohistochemistry. Essentially no allelic losses were identified in the non-dysplastic PanIN-1 lesion. In PanIN-2 with low grade dysplasia the frequency of allelic losses at chromosomal region 9p, 17p and 18q was 20%, 33% and 17%, respectively, which increased to 46%, 77% and 58%, respectively, in PanIN-2 with moderate dysplasia, to 87%, 60% and 88% in PanIN-3 with high grade dysplasia, and to 100%, 91%, and 82% in the invasive carcinomas. The progressive occurrence of allelic losses at all three loci strongly supports the PanIN progression model for pancreatic carcinoma. Nuclear p53 and loss of Dpc4 protein expression was associated only with PanIN-3 and invasive carcinomas, consistent with the model that inactivation of p53 and DPC4 are late events in pancreatic carcinogenesis. Since the aberrant protein expression patterns, were preceded, however by a sharp increase in allelic losses from PanIN-2 with low grade dysplasia to PanIN-2 with moderate dysplasia it is suggested that the increasing grade of dysplasia in the PanIN lesions identify biologically relevant steps towards invasive carcinoma. The discrepancy between alleic loss frequencies and p53 and DPC4 expression also raises the possibility that additional tumor suppressor genes on chromosomes 17p and 18q promote early pancreatic carcinogenesis.
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Identificação de moduladores genéticos em uma grande família com neoplasia endócrina múltipla (NEM1) / Identification of modifying genetic fatctors in a large family with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1

Longuini, Viviane Cristina 18 March 2011 (has links)
A Neoplasia endócrina múltipla tipo 1 (NEM1; OMIM 131100) é uma síndrome endócrina hereditária, que envolve tumores nas glândulas paratireóides, pâncreas endócrino/duodeno e hipófise. Mutações germinativas no gene supressor de tumor MEN1 são identificadas em aproximadamente 80% dos casos familiais. Os casos restantes podem apresentar grandes deleções no gene MEN1 (raras), não identificáveis ao seqüenciamento direto, ou mutações em outros genes, ainda pouco conhecidos. Recentemente, mutações germinativas em genes que codificam quinases dependentes de ciclinas, como o gene supressor de tumor p27Kip1, foram identificadas em cerca de 1-2% dos pacientes NEM1 sem mutação no gene MEN1. Esses pacientes apresentam uma clínica similar à NEM1, sendo chamada de NEM-like ou NEM4. Estudos in vitro mostraram que a proteína codificada pelo gene MEN1, MENIN, controla a expressão gênica de p27Kip1, indicando que ambos os genes fazem parte da mesma via celular supressora de tumor. Devido à correlação genótipo-fenótipo ser muito fraca nessa síndrome e à grande variabilidade fenotípica encontrada em pacientes com NEM1 (mesmo entre indivíduos/familiares que possuem mesma mutação no gene MEN1), no presente estudo investigamos a hipótese do envolvimento do gene p27Kip1, e de outro gene supressor de tumor recentemente associado com um fenótipo tumores hipofisários famílias, o gene AIP, como possíveis moduladores de fenótipo entre os pacientes com NEM1 de uma extensa família brasileira com a mutação germinativa MEN1 c.308delC e ampla variabilidade fenotípica. Dentre uma série de variáveis clínicas investigadas, observamos um possível papel modulador de fenótipo do gene p27Kip1 nesta família com NEM1. Foi encontrada associação significante entre o genótipo do polimorfismo p.V109G do gene p27Kip1, localizado em um domínio de ligação com a proteína p38 (que é um regulador negativo de p27 por levar à degradação dessa proteína), com os seguintes aspectos clínicos: maior agressividade do tumor hipofisário (macro vs. microadenomas), precocidade no desenvolvimento do tumor pancreático, e presença de carcinóides e metástases nos pacientes analisados (p< 0,05). Não foi observada nenhuma associação do gene AIP e o fenótipo dos pacientes com NEM1. O presente estudo investigou, pela primeira vez, o status germinativo do gene p27Kip1 em pacientes com mutação MEN1 e identificou uma associação significante em relação à susceptibilidade e agressividade dos tumores na coorte estudada / Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is an inherited tumoral syndrome that involves tumors in the parathyroids, anterior pituitary and in the pancreatic islet(s) cells. Germline mutations in the tumor suppressor gene MEN1 are detectable through direct sequencing in the majority (80%) of the patients with familial MEN1. The remaining patients may present large MEN1 gene deletions, not detectable through direct sequencing, or mutations in other genes, so far largely unknown. Recently, rare mutations in genes that encode cyclin-dependent kinases, as p27Kip1, have been reported in approximately 1-2% of the patients without a MEN1 mutation. These patients were reported as presenting a MEN1-like (or the MEN4) syndrome phenotype. In vitro studies have demonstrated that the protein encoded by the MEN1 gene, MENIN, controls the expression of the p27Kip1 gene and, therefore, these two genes seem to act in the same intracellular tumor suppressor pathway. Due to the lack of genotype-phenotype correlation in MEN1 and the large clinical variability usually observed within unrelated patients carrying the same MEN1 mutation, we hypothesized that p27Kip1 (as well as AIP gene, recently associated with familial predisposition to pituitary tumors) may act as phenotypic modifying gene(s) in the MEN1 syndrome. Herein, we analyzed possible correlations between p27Kip1 genotype and a number of clinical features. We identified significant statistic associations between the p.V109G p27Kip1 polymorphism and phenotype manifestations, indicating a potential role of p27Kip1 in modifying MEN1 phenotype, as follows: pituitary tumor size; early development of pancreatic tumors, and presence of carcinoids and metastasis (p< 0,05). In addition, a possible association with the AIP gene was excluded. The present study analyzed, for the first time, the germline status of p27Kip1 gene in MEN1-mutated patients and identified a potential interaction between the genotype of this tumor suppressor gene in regulating susceptibility and the tumor aggressiveness in MEN1 patients

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