Entry
Name
Endometrial cancer - Felis catus (domestic cat)
Description
Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynaecological malignancy and the fourth most common malignancy in women in the developed world after breast, colorectal and lung cancer. Two types of endometrial carcinoma are distinguished with respect to biology and clinical course. Type-I carcinoma is related to hyperestrogenism by association with endometrial hyperplasia, frequent expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors and younger age, whereas type-II carcinoma is unrelated to estrogen, associated with atrophic endometrium, frequent lack of estrogen and progesterone receptors and older age. The morphologic differences in these cancers are mirrored in their molecular genetic profile with type I showing defects in DNA-mismatch repair and mutations in PTEN, K-ras, and beta-catenin, and type II showing aneuploidy, p53 mutations, and her2/neu amplification.
Class
Human Diseases; Cancer: specific types
BRITE hierarchy
Pathway map
Disease
Organism
Felis catus (domestic cat) [GN:
fca ]
Gene
100271864 PIK3R1; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha isoform X3 [KO:K02649 ]
101086509 GADD45G; growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein GADD45 gamma [KO:K04402 ]
101087971 GADD45B; growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein GADD45 beta [KO:K04402 ]
101091892 PIK3CB; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
101093586 PIK3R2; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit beta [KO:K02649 ]
101094274 PIK3CD; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
101097211 APC2; adenomatous polyposis coli protein 2 isoform X1 [KO:K02085 ]
101097413 PIK3CA; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
101099916 GRB2; growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 isoform X1 [KO:K04364 ]
493943 CDKN1A; cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1 [KO:K06625 ]
493978 EGF; pro-epidermal growth factor precursor [KO:K04357 ]
768269 BAD; bcl2-associated agonist of cell death [KO:K02158 ]
Compound
C05981 Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
Reference
Authors
Ryan AJ, Susil B, Jobling TW, Oehler MK.
Title
Endometrial cancer.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Lax SF.
Title
Molecular genetic pathways in various types of endometrial carcinoma: from a phenotypical to a molecular-based classification.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Shiozawa T, Konishi I.
Title
Early endometrial carcinoma: clinicopathology, hormonal aspects, molecular genetics, diagnosis, and treatment.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Hecht JL, Mutter GL.
Title
Molecular and pathologic aspects of endometrial carcinogenesis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Matias-Guiu X, Catasus L, Bussaglia E, Lagarda H, Garcia A, Pons C, Munoz J, Arguelles R, Machin P, Prat J.
Title
Molecular pathology of endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Slomovitz BM, Broaddus RR, Burke TW, Sneige N, Soliman PT, Wu W, Sun CC, Munsell MF, Gershenson DM, Lu KH.
Title
Her-2/neu overexpression and amplification in uterine papillary serous carcinoma.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Saffari B, Jones LA, el-Naggar A, Felix JC, George J, Press MF.
Title
Amplification and overexpression of HER-2/neu (c-erbB2) in endometrial cancers: correlation with overall survival.
Journal
Cancer Res 55:5693-8 (1995)
Reference
Authors
Kim D, Chung J.
Title
Akt: versatile mediator of cell survival and beyond.
Journal
Related pathway
fca04060 Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction
KO pathway