Multiple immunofluorescence assay identifies upregulation of Active β-catenin in prostate cancer

To apply a systems pathology-based approach to the quantification of nuclear Active β-catenin and human leukocyte antigen class I, and assess the biomarker involvement in a cohort of prostate tumor patients. The systems pathology approach applied allows a precise quantification of the marker express...

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Autores: Puig Rosell, Pere, Erill, Nadina|||0000-0003-3530-2669, Terricabras, Marta, Subirana, Isaac|||0000-0003-1676-0197, González-García, Judit, Asensi-Puig, Adrià, Donovan, Michael J., Mengual, Lourdes, Agulló-Ortuño, M. Teresa, Olivan, Mireia|||0000-0002-8464-0827, Alcaraz, Antonio|||0000-0003-2612-5250, Lopez-Martin, Jose A.|||0000-0001-7530-3207, de Torres, Inés|||0000-0002-5495-9140, Rodríguez-Peralto, José Luis, Rodríguez Antolín, Alfredo, Morote Robles, Juan|||0000-0002-2168-323X, González-Rumayor, Víctor|||0000-0002-3205-1502
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:226330
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/226330
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1186/s13104-019-4100-z
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Active β-catenin
HLA class1
Wnt/β-catenin pathway
Prostate cancer
Systems pathology
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Sumario:To apply a systems pathology-based approach to the quantification of nuclear Active β-catenin and human leukocyte antigen class I, and assess the biomarker involvement in a cohort of prostate tumor patients. The systems pathology approach applied allows a precise quantification of the marker expression in the different cell compartments as well as the determination of the areas that coexpress two markers. Our data shows that the accumulation of β-catenin in the nuclear compartment is significantly decreased in the adjacent normal areas when compared to tumor of the same patients (p < 0.001). In conclusion, the application of this novel multiple immunofluorescence assay demonstrates that the upregulation of Active β-catenin is a relatively common feature of prostate tumor development, and further supports the activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in prostate cancer progression. The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-019-4100-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.