Entry
Name
Glioma - Ovis aries (sheep)
Description
Gliomas are the most common of the primary brain tumors and account for more than 40% of all central nervous system neoplasms. Gliomas include tumours that are composed predominantly of astrocytes (astrocytomas), oligodendrocytes (oligodendrogliomas), mixtures of various glial cells (for example,oligoastrocytomas) and ependymal cells (ependymomas). The most malignant form of infiltrating astrocytoma - glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) - is one of the most aggressive human cancers. GBM may develop de novo (primary glioblastoma) or by progression from low-grade or anaplastic astrocytoma (secondary glioblastoma). Primary glioblastomas develop in older patients and typically show genetic alterations (EGFR amplification, p16/INK4a deletion, and PTEN mutations) at frequencies of 24-34%. Secondary glioblastomas develop in younger patients and frequently show overexpression of PDGF and CDK4 as well as p53 mutations (65%) and loss of Rb playing major roles in such transformations. Loss of PTEN has been implicated in both pathways, although it is much more common in the pathogenesis of primary GBM.
Class
Human Diseases; Cancer: specific types
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Organism
Ovis aries (sheep) [GN:
oas ]
Gene
114110564 PDGFA; platelet-derived growth factor subunit A isoform X2 [KO:K04359 ]
443545 PDGFB; platelet-derived growth factor subunit B precursor [KO:K17386 ]
443318 IGF1; insulin-like growth factor I precursor [KO:K05459 ]
101103341 PLCG1; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase gamma-1 isoform X1 [KO:K01116 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
101122126 PLCG2; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase gamma-2 isoform X1 [KO:K05859 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
101123572 CALML6; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: calmodulin-like protein 6 [KO:K02183 ]
443453 CAMK2A; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit alpha isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
101113850 CAMK2D; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit delta isoform X4 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
101108884 CAMK2G; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit gamma isoform X10 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
101118870 CAMK2B; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit beta isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
101109893 GRB2; growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 isoform X5 [KO:K04364 ]
101109759 PIK3CB; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
101110015 PIK3CA; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
101117348 PIK3CD; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta isoform isoform X3 [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
101123247 PIK3R3; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit gamma isoform X1 [KO:K02649 ]
101111546 PIK3R2; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit beta isoform X2 [KO:K02649 ]
101121455 PIK3R1; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha isoform X3 [KO:K02649 ]
101115240 GADD45A; growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein GADD45 alpha [KO:K04402 ]
100885762 GADD45G; growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein GADD45 gamma [KO:K04402 ]
101120573 GADD45B; growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein GADD45 beta [KO:K04402 ]
Compound
C01245 D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
C05981 Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
Reference
Authors
Soni D, King JA, Kaye AH, Hovens CM.
Title
Genetics of glioblastoma multiforme: mitogenic signaling and cell cycle pathways converge.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Zhu Y, Parada LF.
Title
The molecular and genetic basis of neurological tumours.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Holland EC.
Title
Gliomagenesis: genetic alterations and mouse models.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Bansal K, Liang ML, Rutka JT.
Title
Molecular biology of human gliomas.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Tabuchi K (ed).
Title
[Gliomas: Research and therapy] (In Japanese)
Journal
Springer-Verlag Tokyo (2006)
Reference
Authors
Kapoor GS, O'Rourke DM.
Title
Mitogenic signaling cascades in glial tumors.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Hulleman E, Helin K.
Title
Molecular mechanisms in gliomagenesis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Schlessinger J.
Title
Cell signaling by receptor tyrosine kinases.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Ng HK, Lam PY.
Title
The molecular genetics of central nervous system tumors.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Knobbe CB, Merlo A, Reifenberger G.
Title
Pten signaling in gliomas.
Journal
Related pathway
oas04060 Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction
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