PARK2 and PACRG are commonly downregulated in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma and are associated with aggressive disease and poor clinical outcome

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Contributors

  • Marieta I. Toma - , University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Institute of Pathology (Author)
  • Daniela Wuttig - , University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Department of Urology (Author)
  • Sandy Kaiser - , University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Department of Urology (Author)
  • Alexander Herr - , Biotype GmbH (Author)
  • Thomas Weber - , University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Department of Urology (Author)
  • Stefan Zastrow - , University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Department of Urology (Author)
  • Rainer Koch - , Institute for Medical Informatics and Biometry (Author)
  • Matthias Meinhardt - , Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)
  • Gustavo B. Baretton - , Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)
  • Manfred P. Wirth - , University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Department of Urology (Author)
  • Susanne Fuessel - , Department of Urology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)

Abstract

PARK2 is an E3 ligase, known to be involved in ubiquitination of several proteins and to play a role in neuronal protection. The gene PARK2 and its potentially co-regulated gene PACRG have been previously found to be deleted in clear-cell renal cell carcinomas (ccRCCs). The aim of our study was to evaluate the mRNA and protein expression of PARK2 and PACRG in a large cohort of ccRCC, and to investigate their association with outcome. The expression of both genes was measured by quantitative PCR in 94 primary ccRCCs and autologous nonmalignant kidney tissues. PACRG and PARK2 protein expression was determined immunohistochemically using tissue microarrays comprising 133 ccRCCs. The mRNA and protein expression of PARK2 and PACRG was significantly downregulated in ccRCCs compared with nonmalignant tissues. Low levels of PARK2 mRNA were associated with high-grade ccRCC and lymph node metastasis. Patients with low PARK2 mRNA levels showed a higher tumor-specific mortality rate and a shorter overall survival (OS) than those with high PARK2 expression. Patients without PACRG mRNA expression in the tumor had a shorter disease-free survival and OS than those with tumors expressing PACRG. In multivariate analyses, neither PARK2 nor PACRG expression were independent prognostic factors. The protein expression of PARK2 and PACRG was significantly downregulated in ccRCCs (82.8, and 96.9%, respectively), but no association with clinical outcome was noticed.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)265-273
Number of pages9
JournalGenes Chromosomes and Cancer
Volume52
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2013
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 23125027

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

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