Neoplasia - oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes Flashcards
“governor” of the cell cycle
RB:
Tumor Suppressor Gene
inhibitor of cell cycle progression
RB function
inhibitor of G1/S transition
RB protein
Retinoblastoma protein
RB familial syndromes
Familial B/L retinoblastoma syndrome (retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma, etc)
RB sporadic cancers
- U/L Retinoblastoma
- Osteosarcoma carcinomas of breast, colon, lung
Tumor Suppressor genes
Loss of function (can’t stop growth)
Need BOTH ALLELES KO
Oncogenes
Gain of function (abnormal growth)
Need ONE ALLELE to be KO
proto-oncogene
Normal genes that regulate cell cycle and proliferation
E7 viral oncoprotein
HPV Inactivates Rb (>>Rb cannot bind to E2F >> progress thru G1/S>>uncontrolled growth)
“guardian of the genome”
TP53:
Tumor Suppressor Gene
enables genomic stability - regulates cell cycle progression, DNA repair, cell senescence, apoptosis
TP53 protein
p53 protein
TP53 function
Responses to DNA damage or hypoxia:
- senescence
- cell cycle arrest at G1 for DNA repair *
- apoptosis
TP53 familial syndrome
Li-Fraumeni syndrome (diverse cancers)
TP53 sporadic cancers
most human cancers - most frequently mutated gene in cancer
APC gene
tumor suppressor gene
inhibitor of mitogenic signaling pathways
THINK - colonic neoplasia
APC protein
adenomatous polyposis coli protein
APC function
degrades B-catenin to inhibit WNT signaling (decrease proliferation)
APC familial syndrome
familial colonic polyps and carcinomas
APC sporadic cancers
carcinomas of stomach, colon, pancreas, melanoma
THINK - Colon Cancer: APC KO (increased polyp risk)»_space; K-RAS KO (formation of polyp)»_space; p53,SMADs/increased COX KO (carcinoma)
VHL gene
tumor suppressor gene
inhibits “pro-growth” programs of metabolism
VHL protein
Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) protein
VHL function
inhibitor/degredation of hypoxia-induced transcription factors (i.e. HIF1-alpha)»_space; for response to hypoxia»_space; increase VEGF and PDGF
VHL familial syndromes
Von Hippel Lindau Syndrome (cerebellar hemangioblastoma, retinal angioma, renal cell carcinoma, pheochromocytoma)
Cerebellar hemangioblastoma
VHL familial
Retinal angioma
VHL familial
Renal Cell Carcinoma
VHL sporadic and familial
VHL sporadic cancer
Renal Cell Carnicoma
Two-hit hypothesis
RB - both copies of gene must be KO
Familial - one already KO, other KO is somatic
Sporadic - both KOs are somatic