title: Expression of p19INK4d, CDK4, CDK6 in glioblastoma multiforme.
abstract: Deregulation of the G1/S checkpoint is a frequent event in the development of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Previous studies have shown more than 50% of primary GBM tumours contain either complete loss of the p16INK4a locus or amplification of the CDK4 gene. Moreover, many heterozygosity studies have shown deletion on human chromosome 19p13.2, where the p19INK4d gene has been localized. We examined the expression of p19INK4d and its two CDK substrates in a series of glioma-derived cell lines and tumours. No gene rearrangement or deletion was observed in the p19INK4d gene in these cell lines; however, expression of CDK4 and CDK6 was elevated relative to matched normal brain tissue in eight of 18 GBM tumours (44%). Furthermore, CDK6 expression level was increased in 12/14 glioblastomas, but undetectable in tumour samples of a previous lower grade tumour from the same patient. These data attest to the functional importance of both CDK4 and CDK6 in astrocytic tumourigenesis, particularly during the later stages of tumour progression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Tomaso
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Roussel
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Hjelm
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051361:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6; D019941:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D050764:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p19; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases; D017353:Gene Deletion; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: C493974:CDKN2D protein, human; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D019941:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16; D050764:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p19; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C495911:CDK6 protein, human; D051361:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases