title: Analysis of c-fos, c-jun, c-erbB1, c-erbB2 and c-myc in primary lung carcinomas and their lymph node metastases.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify possible alterations in proto-oncogenes (c-fos, c-jun, c-erbB1, c-erbB2 and c-myc) at the protein level in primary lung carcinomas and simultaneous metastatic lymph nodes of 21 patients. The analysis showed that proteins of c-jun and c-myc were expressed in a significantly higher frequency in metastases than in primary lung tumors. Gross differences were not found between primary tumors and metastatic tumors with regard to the expression of c-erbB1, c-erbB2 and c-fos. The finding of cases with a higher expression of c-jun and c-myc in lymph nodes suggests that metastatic capability may be higher in certain cell populations.
authors.affiliation: German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Volm
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: van Kaick
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mattern
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000378:metabolism; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun / Q000378:metabolism; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000378:metabolism; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases