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Neoplasia - oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes Flashcards

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“governor” of the cell cycle

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RB:
Tumor Suppressor Gene
inhibitor of cell cycle progression

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RB function

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inhibitor of G1/S transition

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RB protein

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Retinoblastoma protein

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RB familial syndromes

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Familial B/L retinoblastoma syndrome (retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma, etc)

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RB sporadic cancers

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  • U/L Retinoblastoma

- Osteosarcoma carcinomas of breast, colon, lung

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Tumor Suppressor genes

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Loss of function (can’t stop growth)

Need BOTH ALLELES KO

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Oncogenes

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Gain of function (abnormal growth)

Need ONE ALLELE to be KO

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proto-oncogene

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Normal genes that regulate cell cycle and proliferation

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E7 viral oncoprotein

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HPV
Inactivates Rb (>>Rb cannot bind to E2F >> progress thru G1/S>>uncontrolled growth)
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“guardian of the genome”

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TP53:
Tumor Suppressor Gene
enables genomic stability - regulates cell cycle progression, DNA repair, cell senescence, apoptosis

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TP53 protein

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p53 protein

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TP53 function

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Responses to DNA damage or hypoxia:

  • senescence
  • cell cycle arrest at G1 for DNA repair *
  • apoptosis
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TP53 familial syndrome

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Li-Fraumeni syndrome (diverse cancers)

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TP53 sporadic cancers

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most human cancers - most frequently mutated gene in cancer

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APC gene

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tumor suppressor gene
inhibitor of mitogenic signaling pathways
THINK - colonic neoplasia

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APC protein

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adenomatous polyposis coli protein

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APC function

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degrades B-catenin to inhibit WNT signaling (decrease proliferation)

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APC familial syndrome

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familial colonic polyps and carcinomas

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APC sporadic cancers

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carcinomas of stomach, colon, pancreas, melanoma
THINK - Colon Cancer: APC KO (increased polyp risk)&raquo_space; K-RAS KO (formation of polyp)&raquo_space; p53,SMADs/increased COX KO (carcinoma)

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VHL gene

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tumor suppressor gene

inhibits “pro-growth” programs of metabolism

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VHL protein

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Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) protein

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VHL function

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inhibitor/degredation of hypoxia-induced transcription factors (i.e. HIF1-alpha)&raquo_space; for response to hypoxia&raquo_space; increase VEGF and PDGF

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VHL familial syndromes

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Von Hippel Lindau Syndrome (cerebellar hemangioblastoma, retinal angioma, renal cell carcinoma, pheochromocytoma)

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Cerebellar hemangioblastoma

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VHL familial

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Retinal angioma

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VHL familial

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Renal Cell Carcinoma

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VHL sporadic and familial

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VHL sporadic cancer

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Renal Cell Carnicoma

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Two-hit hypothesis

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RB - both copies of gene must be KO
Familial - one already KO, other KO is somatic
Sporadic - both KOs are somatic

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pheochromocytoma

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Chromosome 3

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Angiogenesis stimulator, blood vessels

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Governor of cell cycle

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Guardian of the Genome

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hypophosphorylated RB

How is it inactivated?

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hypOp = active.
hypERp = inactivated; can be done by HPV E7 binding to active RB
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chromosome 17

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E6 viral oncoprotein

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HPV,

Inactivates p53

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E6 cancers

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cervical carcinoma

squamous cell carcinomas of head and neck

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hypophosphorylated p53

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hpOph = active

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p53 and DNA damage cell cycle arrest mechanism

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Normal: DNA damage sensed by ATM/ATR kinase-containing complexes&raquo_space; kinases phosph p53&raquo_space; p53 liberated from MDM2 (inhibitor)&raquo_space;
p53 causes p21 transcription&raquo_space; p21 inhibits CDK4&raquo_space; CDK4 maintains RB hypOph&raquo_space; blocks cell cycle

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LiFraumeni-Syndrome

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inherit one defective copy of TP53

41
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5q21

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colonic tumors

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70% to 80% of sporadic are APC

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WNT and B-catenin

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APC, colon cancer

44
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increased levels of angiogenic GF and alterations in cellular metabolism

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VHL loss of function mutation

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NF1 protein

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Neurofibromin-1

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NF1 function

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Tumor suppressor gene - inhibits mitogenic signaling pathway - inhibits RAS/MAPK signaling

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NF1 familial syndrome

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NF type1 (neurofibromas&raquo_space;COT» malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors)

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NF1 sporadic cancers (2)

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neuroblastoma, juvenile myeloid leukemia

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NF2 protein

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NF2 function

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Tumor suppressor gene - inhibits mitogenic signaling pathway - cytoskeletal stability, Hippo pathway signaling

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NF2 familial syndromes

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NF type2 (benign B/L acoustic schwannoma and meningioma)

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NF2 sporadic cancers

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schwannoma, meningioma

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No merlin

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NF2 - cannto est stable cell-to-cell junctions and do not arrest cycle

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BRCA1, BRCA2 genes

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tumor suppressor genes

DNA repair factors

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BRCA1, BRCA2 proteins

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Breast Cancer-1

Breast Cancer-2

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BRCA1, BRCA2 Function

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repair of ds-DNA

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BRCA1, BRCA2 familial syndromes

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  • Familial breast (M/F) and ovarian carcinoma

- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (BRCA2)

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TGF-B function

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Tumor suppressor gene
Loss-of-function
Inhibits proliferation

59
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Colon cancer, endometrial, stomach cancer

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TGF-B type II receptor

60
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MYC

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mutation = oncogene

Transcription factor, gain of function

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MYC function

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  • Activated by RAS/MAPK
  • proto-oncogene: activates expression of cell growth genes (D cyclins, rRNA, Warburg); telomerase; reprogram somatic cells into pluripotent stem cells
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c-MYC, t(8;14)

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Burkitt Lymphoma (ch8)

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Burkitt Lymphoma

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EBV
t(8;14)
MYC oncogene (c-myc)

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n-MYC

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neuroblastoma

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L-MYC

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lung carcinoma

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Philadelphia Chromosome

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Initiating fusion gene of CML

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deletion

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RB gene (ch13) = retinoblastoma
VHL (ch3) = (-) tumor suppresison
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BCR-ABL chromosomes

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BCR = ch22

ABL=ch9

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BCR function and ABL function

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BCR function - drives self association of BCR-ABL

ABL function - RTK activity

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Cancer associate with BCR-ABL

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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)

MOD - Neoplasm (5 decks)

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