Entry
Name
Endometrial cancer - Mus musculus (house mouse)
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
Mus musculus (house mouse) [GN:
mmu ]
Gene
107986 Ddb2; damage specific DNA binding protein 2 [KO:K10140 ]
11789 Apc; APC, WNT signaling pathway regulator [KO:K02085 ]
12015 Bad; BCL2-associated agonist of cell death [KO:K02158 ]
12575 Cdkn1a; cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 1A [KO:K06625 ]
13197 Gadd45a; growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible 45 alpha [KO:K04402 ]
13712 Elk1; ELK1, member of ETS oncogene family [KO:K04375 ]
14784 Grb2; growth factor receptor bound protein 2 [KO:K04364 ]
15461 Hras; Harvey rat sarcoma virus oncogene [KO:K02833 ]
16653 Kras; Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog [KO:K07827 ]
16842 Lef1; lymphoid enhancer binding factor 1 [KO:K04492 ]
17873 Gadd45b; growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible 45 beta [KO:K04402 ]
18706 Pik3ca; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
18707 Pik3cd; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
18708 Pik3r1; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1 [KO:K02649 ]
18709 Pik3r2; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 2 [KO:K02649 ]
18710 Pik3r3; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 3 [KO:K02649 ]
20662 Sos1; SOS Ras/Rac guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1 [KO:K03099 ]
20663 Sos2; SOS Ras/Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2 [KO:K03099 ]
21414 Tcf7; transcription factor 7, T cell specific [KO:K02620 ]
21415 Tcf7l1; transcription factor 7 like 1 (T cell specific, HMG box) [KO:K04490 ]
21416 Tcf7l2; transcription factor 7 like 2, T cell specific, HMG box [KO:K04491 ]
22059 Trp53; transformation related protein 53 [KO:K04451 ]
23805 Apc2; APC regulator of WNT signaling pathway 2 [KO:K02085 ]
23882 Gadd45g; growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible 45 gamma [KO:K04402 ]
74769 Pik3cb; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
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
mmu04060 Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction
KO pathway