Expression of the E-cadherin-catenin complex in lung neuroendocrine tumours

The Journal of Pathology
C E ClavelP L Birembaut

Abstract

Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) of the lung represent a wide spectrum of phenotypically distinct entities, with differences in tumour progression and aggressiveness. The redistribution and/or the loss of various cell adhesion molecules, such as the E-cadherin-catenin complex, play a predominant role in carcinogenesis and in tumour invasion. Moreover, mutations in exon 3 of the beta-catenin gene, the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene or the E-cadherin genes were previously found to result in intracytoplasmic and/or nuclear beta-catenin protein accumulation, activating nuclear transcription of target genes involved in tumour progression. In the present study, the distribution of the components of this E-cadherin-catenin complex has been investigated by immunohistochemistry and an attempt has been made to correlate the abnormal expression pattern with the eventual detection of mutations in the corresponding genes. This study included 27 primary NETs of the lung, with nine typical carcinoids (TCs), three atypical carcinoids (ACs), and 15 large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (LCNECs). The E-cadherin-catenin complex remained expressed in most of these lung tumours, but with a cytoplasmic and/or nuclear redistribution of beta-cateni...Continue Reading

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