Deregulation of the RB pathway in human testicular germ cell tumours

The Journal of Pathology
J BartkovaJ Bartek

Abstract

Deregulation of the RB pathway is shared by most human malignancies. Components upstream of the retinoblastoma tumour suppressor (pRB), namely the INK4 family of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors, the D-type cyclins, their partner kinases CDK4/CDK6, and pRB as their critical substrate, are differentially targeted in diverse types of cancer. An 'unorthodox' spectrum of defects within this cascade occurs in testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs), including silencing of pRB transcription, overexpression of cyclin D2, and loss of p18INK4c. To improve understanding of the role of this pathway in spermatogenesis, and its subversion in TGCTs, we examined immunohistochemical expression patterns of CDK4, p16INK4a, p15INK4b, and pRB, and established an in situ assay for cyclin D-mediated phosphorylation of serine795, a phosphorylation event critical for neutralization of pRB's growth-restraining ability. pRB was expressed throughout adult spermatogenesis and was detectable in teratomas, but was absent or grossly reduced in carcinoma in situ (CIS) and most seminomas and embryonal carcinomas. Unexpectedly, we also found that pRB was absent from fetal human gonocytes, the candidate target cell for all types of TGCTs. Thus, rather than ...Continue Reading

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