Neoplasia Flashcards
Chorisoma, hamartoma
Normal act topic tissue
Normal tissue location but poorly organized
Nomenclature
- Benign tumors typically end in “Oma”
- Epithelial malignancies; carcinomas
- Mesenchymal Malignancies; sarcoma
- Hematopoietic Malignancies; leukemia
- Lymphoid Malignancies; lymphoma
Grading versus staging
- Staging is based on how far the metastases travel
- Grading is how undifferentiated they are; a measure of Anaplasticity
MYC
- Amplification indicates a poor prognosis in many cancers
- This pathway emerges heavily with other intracellular pathways
VHL
- Associated with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
- Clear-cell renal carcinoma And CNS malignancies
- degrades HIFIa In the presence of oxygen (Activates various growth factors)
- Hypoxia induces H1FIa To initiate Angiogenesis (VEGF/bEGF)
Imanitib
MAb TRK inhibitor
- bcr-abl: Philadelphia chromosome
Philadelphia chromosome
Merging of two proto-oncogenes chromosome locations Resulting in overexpression of Cell cycle advancing factors
RAS
One of the most commonly mutated proto-oncogenes
Rb
Ubiquitous tumor suppressor genes that inhibits E2F.
- E2F have initiates transcription of S-phase genes
- Mutation represents “first hit” in retinoblastoma development
- Is active in a hypophosphorylated state in quiescent cells
- Cyclin D/ CDK/6 Complex phosphorylates Causing it to become in active in replicating cells
ATM/ATR
Mediates damage repair
P53
One of the primary tumor suppressor genes
- p 53 activation is considered a primordial response To damage
- Can initiate quiescence (Temporary cycle arrest) senescence (permanent cell cycle arrest)or apoptosis
INK4/ARF
Blocks cyclin D/CDK 2 phosphorylation of RB protein
TGF-beta
Inhibition of proliferation
SMADs
- Mutation found in 100% of pancreatic cancers and 80% of colon cancers
PTEN
Inhibits mTOR via PI3K/AKT
Associated with Cowden syndrome
NF-1
Associated with neurofibromatosis via the RAS pathway
BCL-2
Anti-Apoptotic gene
Telomerase
Imparts cellular immortality by elongating telomeres and preventing degradation
Warburg effect
In the presence of an oxygen-rich environment metabolism shifts to anaerobic Glycolysis. Allows tumor cells to gain energy very quickly For rapid reproduction
Typical lymphoid mutations
Swapping translocations With proto-oncogenes, Resulting in overexpression
Typical hematopoiesis mutations
Formation of Chimeric proteins promoting growth and survival
- E.g. chronic myelogenous leukemia