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Accumulation of cytoplasmic beta-catenin correlates with reduced expression of E-cadherin, but not with phosphorylated Akt in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: immunohistochemical study

Accumulation of cytoplasmic beta-catenin correlates with reduced expression of E-cadherin, but not with phosphorylated Akt in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: immunohistochemical study
Accumulation of cytoplasmic beta-catenin correlates with reduced expression of E-cadherin, but not with phosphorylated Akt in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: immunohistochemical study
Accumulation of β-catenin in cytoplasm occurs frequently during the pathogenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The mechanism leading to this alteration, however, is largely unknown. In the present study, immunohistochemistry was performed for β-catenin, E-cadherin and Ser473 phosphorylated Akt (P-Akt) in 44 tissue samples of ESCC and corresponding normal esophageal epithelium. Exon 3 of the β-catenin gene was analyzed by using single-strand conformation polymorphism and direct sequencing. In addition to the reduced expression of E-cadherin and membranous β-catenin observed in 65.9% and 68% of ESCC tested, respectively, cytoplasmic accumulation of β-catenin was also detected in 68% (30/44) cases. However, only two cases were found to have the same β-catenin gene mutation. The data showed that cytoplasmic accumulation of β-catenin was significantly associated with reduced expression of E-cadherin (P < 0.05) and that of membranous β-catenin (P < 0.05). Furthermore, cytoplasmic β-catenin was correlated significantly with lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05). In contrast, although strong staining of P-Akt occurred in 14 of 44 cases (32%), there was no significant correlation between the positive staining of P-Akt and cytoplasmic β-catenin. Taken together these results suggest that the lost membranous β-catenin might translocate to cytoplasm depending on reduced expression of E-cadherin, while Akt seems unlikely to play a role in this process.
?-catenin, E-cadherin, esophagus, immunohistochemistry, P-Akt, squamous cell carcinoma
1320-5463
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Zhang, Guo
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Zhang, Guo, Zhou, Xiaobo, Xue, Liyan, Quan, Lanping, Wang, Yihua, Zhou, Cuiqi, Lu, Ning, Wang, Quanhong, Zhu, Hongxia and Xu, Ningzhi (2005) Accumulation of cytoplasmic beta-catenin correlates with reduced expression of E-cadherin, but not with phosphorylated Akt in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: immunohistochemical study. Pathology International, 55 (6), 310-317. (doi:10.1111/j.1440-1827.2005.01840.x). (PMID:15943787)

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Accumulation of β-catenin in cytoplasm occurs frequently during the pathogenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The mechanism leading to this alteration, however, is largely unknown. In the present study, immunohistochemistry was performed for β-catenin, E-cadherin and Ser473 phosphorylated Akt (P-Akt) in 44 tissue samples of ESCC and corresponding normal esophageal epithelium. Exon 3 of the β-catenin gene was analyzed by using single-strand conformation polymorphism and direct sequencing. In addition to the reduced expression of E-cadherin and membranous β-catenin observed in 65.9% and 68% of ESCC tested, respectively, cytoplasmic accumulation of β-catenin was also detected in 68% (30/44) cases. However, only two cases were found to have the same β-catenin gene mutation. The data showed that cytoplasmic accumulation of β-catenin was significantly associated with reduced expression of E-cadherin (P < 0.05) and that of membranous β-catenin (P < 0.05). Furthermore, cytoplasmic β-catenin was correlated significantly with lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05). In contrast, although strong staining of P-Akt occurred in 14 of 44 cases (32%), there was no significant correlation between the positive staining of P-Akt and cytoplasmic β-catenin. Taken together these results suggest that the lost membranous β-catenin might translocate to cytoplasm depending on reduced expression of E-cadherin, while Akt seems unlikely to play a role in this process.

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Accepted/In Press date: 18 February 2005
Published date: June 2005
Keywords: ?-catenin, E-cadherin, esophagus, immunohistochemistry, P-Akt, squamous cell carcinoma
Organisations: Centre for Biological Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 385917
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/385917
ISSN: 1320-5463
PURE UUID: 86c15431-df43-4195-a024-c98244181919
ORCID for Yihua Wang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5561-0648

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Author: Guo Zhang
Author: Xiaobo Zhou
Author: Liyan Xue
Author: Lanping Quan
Author: Yihua Wang ORCID iD
Author: Cuiqi Zhou
Author: Ning Lu
Author: Quanhong Wang
Author: Hongxia Zhu
Author: Ningzhi Xu

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