Genomic instability is a feature of germ cell tumours. The pituitary-tumour-transforming-gene 1 (PTTG1) is the major effector of chromosome segregation during mitosis, protecting the cell from aneuploidy. The protein expression of this gene has been evaluated in testicular tumours by immunohistochemistry. Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded specimens of testicular tissues from 83 patients undergoing therapeutic orchidectomy for seminomas (n = 53), embryonal carcinoma (n = 10), yolk sac tumour (n = 10) and teratoma (n = 10) were examined. Seminoma was associated with in situ carcinoma (CIS) in 23 samples. PTTG1 immunostaining was performed using rabbit anti-PTTG1 as a primary antibody. In CIS, only isolated cells showed nuclear staining for PTTG1. In the peripheral area of seminoma, PTTG1 was mostly detected as localised in the nucleus; in the central area of seminoma, PTTG1 staining was more intense in cytoplasm. PTTG1-positive cells were also present in the areas of seminoma infiltration. On the other hand, in embryonal carcinoma, cells had a diffuse positive immunostaining, mainly cytoplasmatic, while we did not observe an expression of PTTG1 in yolk sac tumour and mature teratoma. We firstly identified the PTTG1 expression pattern in normal testis, CIS and testicular cancer. Further investigation is needed to clarify the functional activity of PTTG1 in testicular oncogenesis

Pierconti, F., Milardi, D., Martini, M., Grande, G., Cenci, T., Gulino, G., Larocca, L. M., Rindi, G., Pontecorvi, A., De Marinis Grasso, L., Pituitary-tumour-transforming-gene 1 expression in testicular cancer, <<ANDROLOGIA>>, 2015; 47 (4): 427-432. [doi:10.1111/and.12283] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/79882]

Pituitary-tumour-transforming-gene 1 expression in testicular cancer

Pierconti, Francesco
Primo
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Milardi, Domenico
Secondo
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Martini, Maurizio;Grande, Giuseppe;Cenci, Tonia;Gulino, Gaetano;Larocca, Luigi Maria;Rindi, Guido;Pontecorvi, Alfredo
Penultimo
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De Marinis Grasso, Laura
Ultimo
2015

Abstract

Genomic instability is a feature of germ cell tumours. The pituitary-tumour-transforming-gene 1 (PTTG1) is the major effector of chromosome segregation during mitosis, protecting the cell from aneuploidy. The protein expression of this gene has been evaluated in testicular tumours by immunohistochemistry. Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded specimens of testicular tissues from 83 patients undergoing therapeutic orchidectomy for seminomas (n = 53), embryonal carcinoma (n = 10), yolk sac tumour (n = 10) and teratoma (n = 10) were examined. Seminoma was associated with in situ carcinoma (CIS) in 23 samples. PTTG1 immunostaining was performed using rabbit anti-PTTG1 as a primary antibody. In CIS, only isolated cells showed nuclear staining for PTTG1. In the peripheral area of seminoma, PTTG1 was mostly detected as localised in the nucleus; in the central area of seminoma, PTTG1 staining was more intense in cytoplasm. PTTG1-positive cells were also present in the areas of seminoma infiltration. On the other hand, in embryonal carcinoma, cells had a diffuse positive immunostaining, mainly cytoplasmatic, while we did not observe an expression of PTTG1 in yolk sac tumour and mature teratoma. We firstly identified the PTTG1 expression pattern in normal testis, CIS and testicular cancer. Further investigation is needed to clarify the functional activity of PTTG1 in testicular oncogenesis
2015
Inglese
Pierconti, F., Milardi, D., Martini, M., Grande, G., Cenci, T., Gulino, G., Larocca, L. M., Rindi, G., Pontecorvi, A., De Marinis Grasso, L., Pituitary-tumour-transforming-gene 1 expression in testicular cancer, <<ANDROLOGIA>>, 2015; 47 (4): 427-432. [doi:10.1111/and.12283] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/79882]
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