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ArticleScientific reports2020

Decreased concentrations of intracellular signaling proteins in colon cancer patients with BRAF mutations.

Dorte Aa Olsen, Caroline E B Thomsen, Rikke F Andersen, Jonna S Madsen, Anders Jakobsen, Ivan Brandslund

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dorte Aa OlsenDepartment of Biochemistry and Immunology, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Beriderbakken 4, 7100, Vejle, Denmark. dorte.aalund.olsen@rsyd.dk.
Caroline E B ThomsenDepartment of Oncology, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark.
Rikke F AndersenDepartment of Biochemistry and Immunology, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Beriderbakken 4, 7100, Vejle, Denmark.
Jonna S MadsenDepartment of Biochemistry and Immunology, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Beriderbakken 4, 7100, Vejle, Denmark.
Anders JakobsenDepartment of Oncology, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark.
Ivan BrandslundDepartment of Biochemistry and Immunology, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Beriderbakken 4, 7100, Vejle, Denmark.
University of Southern Denmark · DKLillebaelt Hospital · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The activation of intracellular signaling pathways plays a critical role in cancer pathogenesis. The current study aims to quantify intracellular signaling proteins in localized colon cancer tissue to investigate the prognostic value of these biomarkers and elucidate their possible relations to mutation status. Colon cancer tissue and autologous reference tissue were collected from 176 patients who underwent colon cancer surgery. Assays were developed to quantify ERK, AKT and cyclin d using single-molecule array technology. KRAS/BRAF/PIK3CA mutation status was determined using droplet digital PCR. Patients with BRAF mutations had decreased concentrations of ERK (p = 0.0003), AKT (p = 0.0001) and cyclin d (p = 0.003), while no significant differences were found between patients with KRAS mutations and wild-type patients. None of the investigated proteins were associated with disease-free survival or overall survival when all patients were included. However, when patients were stratified according to mutation status, significant correlations with overall survival were seen for patients with BRAF mutations and AKT (p = 0.002) or ERK (p = 0.03) and for KRAS mutations and cyclin d (p = 0.01). Conclusions: A strong correlation exists between intracellular signaling protein concentrations and mutational BRAF status. Overall survival in colon cancer patients depends on both gene mutation status and signaling protein concentrations.

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AgedAged, 80 and overColonic NeoplasmsCyclin DDisease-Free SurvivalExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktBRAF protein, humanCyclin DExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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PMID33208845
PMCPMC7675974
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