title: Up-Regulation of S100A11 in Lung Adenocarcinoma - Its Potential Relationship with Cancer Progression.
abstract: We previously reported that patients with lung adenocarcinomas with KRAS gene mutations and strong proliferating activity had poorer outcomes, even in the early stage of the disease. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the potential molecular basis of these highly malignant lung tumors by focusing on S100 proteins (S100A2, S100A7, and S100A11), which are downstream targets of oncogenic KRAS and promoters of tumor progression. The immunohistochemical expression of S100 proteins was examined in 179 primary lung adenocarcinomas, and the potential relationships between their levels and clinicopathologic factors were analyzed. Among the three subtypes, S100A11 levels were significantly higher in adenocarcinomas with KRAS mutations and strong proliferating activity. They were also higher in adenocarcinomas with poorly differentiated tumors. Furthermore, higher levels of S100A11 were associated with shorter disease-free survival. These results suggest that the up-regulation of S100A11 plays a role in tumor progression, particularly in KRAS-mutated lung adenocarcinomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.|Department of Thoracic Surgery, Saiseikai Yokohama City South Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsukan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okudela
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mitsui
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Michihiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tajiri
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rino
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Munetaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masuda
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D000077192:Adenocarcinoma of Lung; D000368:Aged; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D018450:Disease Progression; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras) / Q000235:genetics; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: C117307:KRAS protein, human; D009418:S100 Proteins; C072337:S100A11 protein, human; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)