Neoplasia - Singh Flashcards
germline mutations
from embryo made form egg and sperm, all cells effected
Driver vs Passenger mutations
Driver mutation is the mutation causing the tumor
Passenger mutations are mutations that are there only dont cause the tumor
Protoocogene
oncogene
pncoprotein
normal gene
mutated causes excessive growth
protein formed from mutation
coding mutations leads to
Abnormal protein
Regulatory mutations leads to
Excessive protein
Translocation mutations leads to
new protein made
Gene amplification leads to
Excessive protein
Self-sufficiency (hallmark 1)
what gets uppregulated or downregulatated by mutations for the cells to grow
Her2neu
the HER2 gene (part of a growth receptor) gets amplified
= breast carcinoma
what happens when Her2neu is amplified and TX:
a bunch of HER2 receptors get on cell surfaces
= high signaling for cells to grow and divide
= TX: Herceptin (Trastuzumab) that blocks these receptors
RAS mutation is what and locations
point mutation —-> KRAS (or any other XRAS, lung, Colon, Pancrease)
= causes Gprotien to be stuck in GTP phase**
function of RAS
activate PI3K (AKT, mTOR for increase growth and proteins) activate RAF (MAPK (MEK, ERK) for transcription)
PTEN function
INHIBIT PI3K = tumor suppressant gene
X PTEN causes
endometrial carcinoma , due to high RAS activity
Abl kinase
when there is a translocation from chr 9 to chr 22 (Philadelphia chr)
= BCR and Abl are next to eachother = TYROSINE KINASE constantly activated = GFs activated
Abl-BCR leads to
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
what makes the ABL-BCR special
in is an ocogene addiction
= this mutation has to happen for this CML to happen
VERY EASY TO TREAT
TX for CML
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (gleivic)
MYC
master transcriptor regulator
MYC amplification leads to
Neuroblastoma = common in children (extracranial - adrenal medulla, Paraspinal ganglion, Thoracic posterior)
N-MYC amplification
Cyclin D and CDK function
activate pRB (phosphorylates) = cell enters cell cycle from G1 to S
overexpressed Cyclin D1
Mantel cell lymphoma
what inhibits Cyclin and CDKs
p16