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ArticleScientific reports2017

Expression of SRY-related HMG Box Transcription Factors (Sox) 2 and 9 in Craniopharyngioma Subtypes and Surrounding Brain Tissue.

Vivian Thimsen, Nora John, Michael Buchfelder, Jörg Flitsch, Rudolf Fahlbusch, Harald Stefanits, Engelbert Knosp, Marco Losa, Rolf Buslei, Annett Hölsken

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Vivian ThimsenDepartment of Neuropathology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Nora JohnDepartment of Neuropathology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Michael BuchfelderDepartment of Neurosurgery, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Jörg FlitschDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Rudolf FahlbuschDepartment of Neurosurgery, International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover, Germany.
Harald StefanitsDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Engelbert KnospDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Marco LosaOspedale San Raffaele, Department of Neurosurgery, Milano, Italy.
Rolf BusleiDepartment of Pathology, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany. rolf.buslei@sozialstiftung-bamberg.de.ORCID 0000-0002-1490-8867
Annett HölskenDepartment of Neuropathology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DEMedical University of Vienna · ATInternational Neuroscience Institute · DEIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele · ITSozialstiftung Bamberg · DEUniversität Hamburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stem cells have been discovered as key players in the genesis of different neoplasms including craniopharyngioma (CP), a rare tumour entity in the sellar region. Sox2 and Sox9 are well-known stem cell markers involved in pituitary development. In this study we analysed the expression of both transcription factors using immunohistochemistry in a large cohort of 64 adamantinomatous (aCP) and 9 papillary CP (pCP) and quantitative PCR in 26 aCP and 7 pCP. Whereas immunohistochemically Sox2+ cells were verifiable in only five aCP (7.8%) and in 39.1% of the respective surrounding cerebral tissue, pCP specimens appeared always negative. In contrast, Sox9 was detectable in all tumours with a significantly higher expression in aCP compared to pCP (protein, p < 0.0001; mRNA p = 0.0484) This was also true for the respective tumour adjacent CNS where 63 aCP (98.4%) and six pCP (66.7%) showed Sox9+ cells. We further confirmed absence of Sox9 expression in nuclear β-catenin accumulating cells of aCP. Our results point to the conclusion that Sox2 and Sox9, seem to play essential roles not only in the specific formation of aCP, but also in processes involving the cerebral tumour environment, which needs to be illuminated in the future.

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AdolescentAdultAgedbeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorBrainChildChild, PreschoolCraniopharyngiomaFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryInfantMaleMiddle Agedbeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCTNNB1 protein, humanRNA, MessengerSOX2 protein, humanSOX9 protein, humanSOX9 Transcription FactorSOXB1 Transcription Factors

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PMID29158570
PMCPMC5696533
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