The emerging role of pituitary tumour transforming gene (PTTG) in endocrine tumourigenesis

Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2007 Nov 15;278(1-2):1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2007.08.006. Epub 2007 Aug 28.

Abstract

It is now 10 years since PTTG was first cloned and isolated. Perhaps the major story of the intervening decade of work performed by numerous groups around the world is the sheer multifunctionality ascribed to this gene. PTTG has been implicated in mechanisms of gene transactivation, cell transformation, angiogenesis, metabolism, apoptosis, DNA repair, genetic instability and mitotic control, both in endocrine and non-endocrine settings. In the current review, we cast a critical eye over a decade of PTTG research within the field of endocrine neoplasia.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Neoplasm Proteins / genetics
  • Neoplasm Proteins / physiology*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Rats
  • Securin

Substances

  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Securin
  • pituitary tumor-transforming protein 1, human