Entry
Name
Glioma - Rattus norvegicus (rat)
Description
Gliomas are the most common of the primary brain tumors and account for more than 40% of all central nervous system neoplasms. Gliomas include tumours that are composed predominantly of astrocytes (astrocytomas), oligodendrocytes (oligodendrogliomas), mixtures of various glial cells (for example,oligoastrocytomas) and ependymal cells (ependymomas). The most malignant form of infiltrating astrocytoma - glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) - is one of the most aggressive human cancers. GBM may develop de novo (primary glioblastoma) or by progression from low-grade or anaplastic astrocytoma (secondary glioblastoma). Primary glioblastomas develop in older patients and typically show genetic alterations (EGFR amplification, p16/INK4a deletion, and PTEN mutations) at frequencies of 24-34%. Secondary glioblastomas develop in younger patients and frequently show overexpression of PDGF and CDK4 as well as p53 mutations (65%) and loss of Rb playing major roles in such transformations. Loss of PTEN has been implicated in both pathways, although it is much more common in the pathogenesis of primary GBM.
Class
Human Diseases; Cancer: specific types
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Ortholog table
Organism
Rattus norvegicus (rat) [GN:
rno ]
Gene
25313 Egf; pro-epidermal growth factor precursor [KO:K04357 ]
24827 Tgfa; protransforming growth factor alpha preproprotein [KO:K08774 ]
25266 Pdgfa; platelet-derived growth factor subunit A precursor [KO:K04359 ]
24628 Pdgfb; platelet-derived growth factor subunit B precursor [KO:K17386 ]
25267 Pdgfra; platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha precursor [KO:K04363 ] [EC:2.7.10.1 ]
24482 Igf1; insulin-like growth factor I isoform d preproprotein [KO:K05459 ]
25718 Igf1r; insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor isoform 2 precursor [KO:K05087 ] [EC:2.7.10.1 ]
25738 Plcg1; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase gamma-1 [KO:K01116 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
29337 Plcg2; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase gamma-2 [KO:K05859 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
25400 Camk2a; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit alpha [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
24246 Camk2d; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit delta [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
24245 Camk2b; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit beta isoform 2 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
171140 Camk2g; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit gamma [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
85385 Shc1; SHC-transforming protein 1 isoform b [KO:K06279 ]
81504 Grb2; growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 [KO:K04364 ]
367858 Hrasl1; HRas proto-oncogene, GTPase like 1 [KO:K02833 ]
58960 Map2k2; dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2 [KO:K04369 ] [EC:2.7.12.2 ]
85243 Pik3cb; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
170911 Pik3ca; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
366508 Pik3cd; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
134484121 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform-like [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
25513 Pik3r1; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha [KO:K02649 ]
60664 Pik3r3; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit gamma [KO:K02649 ]
29741 Pik3r2; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit beta [KO:K02649 ]
25163 Cdkn2a; cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A [KO:K06621 ]
114851 Cdkn1a; cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1 [KO:K06625 ]
24708 Rb1; retinoblastoma-associated protein [KO:K06618 ]
684111 E2f2; transcription factor E2F2 isoform X2 [KO:K09389 ]
25112 Gadd45a; growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein GADD45 alpha [KO:K04402 ]
291005 Gadd45g; growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein GADD45 gamma [KO:K04402 ]
299626 Gadd45b; growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein GADD45 beta [KO:K04402 ]
Compound
C01245 D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
C05981 Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
Reference
Authors
Soni D, King JA, Kaye AH, Hovens CM.
Title
Genetics of glioblastoma multiforme: mitogenic signaling and cell cycle pathways converge.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Zhu Y, Parada LF.
Title
The molecular and genetic basis of neurological tumours.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Holland EC.
Title
Gliomagenesis: genetic alterations and mouse models.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Bansal K, Liang ML, Rutka JT.
Title
Molecular biology of human gliomas.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Tabuchi K (ed).
Title
[Gliomas: Research and therapy] (In Japanese)
Journal
Springer-Verlag Tokyo (2006)
Reference
Authors
Kapoor GS, O'Rourke DM.
Title
Mitogenic signaling cascades in glial tumors.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Hulleman E, Helin K.
Title
Molecular mechanisms in gliomagenesis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Schlessinger J.
Title
Cell signaling by receptor tyrosine kinases.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Ng HK, Lam PY.
Title
The molecular genetics of central nervous system tumors.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Knobbe CB, Merlo A, Reifenberger G.
Title
Pten signaling in gliomas.
Journal
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rno04060 Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction
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