Axin, the main component of the Wnt signaling pathway, is not mutated in kidney tumors in children

  • Authors:
    • J. Miao
    • T. Kusafuka
    • Y. Udatsu
    • A. Okada
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  • Published online on: April 1, 2002     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.9.4.377
  • Pages: 377-379
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Abstract

The Wnt signaling pathway is essential for embryonic development and can be involved in tumorigenesis when aberrantly activated. In a subset of Wilms' tumors, β-catenin mutations have been identified, and this suggested that abnormally activated Wnt signaling may contribute to tumorigenesis of this tumor. Because Axin has been recognized as a main component of Wnt signaling, and its mutations were reported in several types of malignancies, we analyzed Axin gene mutations in 22 pediatric renal tumors. Twenty-four sets of the primers, which cover the whole coding region of the Axin gene, were used for PCR-SSCP analyses. Samples revealing aberrant band patterns were further analyzed for sequencing. We have only identified 4 silent mutations in the coding region and 3 intronic polymorphisms in Axin gene, accordingly no pathogenetic gene mutations were detected. Our results indicated that mutations of Axin gene as a mechanism of tumorigenesis are not associated with pediatric renal tumors including Wilms' tumors.

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Miao J, Kusafuka T, Udatsu Y and Okada A: Axin, the main component of the Wnt signaling pathway, is not mutated in kidney tumors in children. Int J Mol Med 9: 377-379, 2002.
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Miao, J., Kusafuka, T., Udatsu, Y., & Okada, A. (2002). Axin, the main component of the Wnt signaling pathway, is not mutated in kidney tumors in children. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 9, 377-379. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.9.4.377
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Miao, J., Kusafuka, T., Udatsu, Y., Okada, A."Axin, the main component of the Wnt signaling pathway, is not mutated in kidney tumors in children". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 9.4 (2002): 377-379.
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Miao, J., Kusafuka, T., Udatsu, Y., Okada, A."Axin, the main component of the Wnt signaling pathway, is not mutated in kidney tumors in children". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 9, no. 4 (2002): 377-379. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.9.4.377