Protein kinase A regulatory subunit distribution in medulloblastoma.
BACKGROUND
Previous studies showed a differential distribution of the four regulatory subunits of cAMP-dependent protein kinases inside the brain, that changed in rodent gliomas: therefore, the distribution of these proteins inside the brain can give information on the functional state of the cells. Our goal was to examine human brain tumors to provide evidence for a differential distribution of protein kinase A in different tumors.


METHODS
The distribution of detergent insoluble regulatory (R1 and R2) and catalytic subunits of cAMP dependent kinases was examined in pediatric brain tumors by immunohistochemistry and fluorescent cAMP analogues binding.


RESULTS
R2 is organized in large single dots in medulloblastomas, while it has a different appearance in other tumors. Fluorescent cAMP labelling was observed only in medulloblastoma.


CONCLUSIONS
A different distribution of cAMP dependent protein kinases has been observed in medulloblastoma.
Mucignat-Caretta
Carla
C
Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy. carla.mucignat@unipd.it
Denaro
Luca
L
Redaelli
Marco
M
D'Avella
Domenico
D
Caretta
Antonio
A
D000293:Adolescent; D002384:Catalysis; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000201:enzymology*; D021122:Protein Subunits; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
D021122:Protein Subunits; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases
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