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ArticleBMC endocrine disorders2014

Implication of intracellular localization of transcriptional repressor PLZF in thyroid neoplasms.

Kazuhiko Matsuzawa, Shoichiro Izawa, Tsuyoshi Ohkura, Hiroko Ohkura, Kiyosuke Ishiguro, Akio Yoshida, Yumi Takiyama, Masakazu Haneda, Chiaki Shigemasa, Kazuhiro Yamamoto and 1 more

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kazuhiko Matsuzawa
Shoichiro Izawa
Tsuyoshi Ohkura
Hiroko Ohkura
Kiyosuke Ishiguro
Akio Yoshida
Yumi Takiyama
Masakazu Haneda
Chiaki Shigemasa
Kazuhiro Yamamoto
Shin-ichi TaniguchiDepartment of Regional Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 86 Nishi-cho, Yonago 683-8503, Japan. stani@med.tottori-u.ac.jp.
Tottori University · JPAsahikawa Medical University · JPTottori University Hospital · JP

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Abstract

backgroundPromyelocytic leukaemia zinc finger (PLZF) is a transcriptional repressor that was originally isolated from a patient with promyelocytic leukaemia. PLZF also affects key elements for cell cycle progression, such as cyclin A, and can affect the tumourigenicity of various cancers. Thus far, the behaviour of PLZF in thyroid carcinoma remains unclear.

methodsWe analysed the expression profile of PLZF in different types of benign and malignant thyroid lesions as well as in normal thyroid tissue. Specifically, we examined PLZF expression in normal thyroid (N; n = 4), adenomatous lesion (AL; n = 5), follicular adenoma (FA; n = 2), papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC; n = 20), and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC; n = 3) samples. PLZF expression was estimated by western blotting and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining.

resultsPLZF was expressed in all samples of thyroid lesions examined. In N, AL, and FA, PLZF was mainly localized in the nucleus. In contrast, in PTC and ATC, PLZF was mainly expressed in the cytosol with high intensity. In more detail, the cytoplasmic IHC scores in PTC with capsular invasion (CI) and lymph node (LN) metastasis were higher than those in PTC without CI and LN metastasis.

conclusionsPLZF shows different subcellular localizations among PTC, ATC, and other thyroid lesions. Furthermore, high cytoplasmic expression of PLZF may be correlated with CI and LN metastasis in thyroid carcinoma. The present report is the first to describe the implications of intracellular PLZF expression in thyroid carcinomas.

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AdenomaAdultAgedBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, PapillaryCell NucleusCytoplasmFemaleHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsPromyelocytic Leukemia Zinc Finger ProteinZBTB16 protein, human

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PMCPMC4087200
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