Kidney: Renal cell carcinoma with t(X;17)(p11;q25) ASPSCR1/TFE3

2001-08-01   Jean-Loup Huret  

1.Genetics, Dept Medical Information, University of Poitiers, CHU Poitiers Hospital, F-86021 Poitiers, France
2.Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD (PA) [email protected].

Abstract

Review on Renal cell carcinoma with t(X;17)(p11;q25) ASPSCR1/TFE3, with data on clinics, and the genes involved.

Classification

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Low power image of t(X;17) renal carcinoma section showing characteristic alveolar pseudopapillary architecture with dark staining psammomatous calcifications - Courtesy Matt Burtelow and Charles D. Bangs

Clinics and Pathology

Epidemiology

Median age is 13 years (1.5 yr to 75 years). Male: Female ratio is 16:25. A subset of cases are associated with prior exposure to cytotoxic chemotherapy.
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High-power image showing typical clear cells with voluminous cytoplasm and a large psammoma body - Courtesy Matt Burtelow and Charles D. Bangs

Pathology

These tumors typically demonstrate papillary to alveolar architecture, voluminous clear cytoplasm, and abundant psammoma bodies.
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Hilar lymph node section showing replacement of normal nodal structure by nests of metastatic renal cell carcinoma - Courtesy Matt Burtelow and Charles D. Bangs

Treatment

Surgery.

Prognosis

Regional lymph nodes are involved in 75% of cases; however, young patients with regional node metastasis have a relatively indolent clinical course. Patients who present with distant metastases do poorly.

Cytogenetics

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t(X;17)(p11;q25) G- banding: - Courtesy Charles D. Bangs

Cytogenetics morphological

Balanced t(X;17)(p11.2;q25). This is in contrast with what is found in the alveolar soft part sarcoma where the tranlocation t(X;17)(p11.2;q25) involves the same breakpoints and the same genes, but is found unbalanced in most cases.

Genes Involved and Proteins

Gene name

TFE3 (transcription factor E3)

Location

Xp11.23

Dna rna description

8 exons.

Protein description

Transcription factor; member of the basic helix-loop-helix family (b-HLH) of transcription factors primarily found to bind to the immunoglobulin enchancer muE3 motif.

Gene name

ASPSCR1 (Alveolar soft part sarcoma critical region 1)

Location

17q25.3

Protein description

476 amino acids; contains an UBX domain.

Result of the chromosomal anomaly

Description

5 ASPSCR1-3 TFE3;. ASPSCR1 is fused in frame to TFE3 exon 3 or 4 the reciprocal 5 TFE3 - 3 ASPSCR1 may or may not be transcribed

Description

NH2 term from ASPSCR1, fused to the C term of TFE3, including the activation domain, the helix-loop-helix, and the leucine zipper from TFE3.

Highly cited references

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376264472023Advances in treatment of alveolar soft part sarcoma: an updated review.93
383864152024Comparative genomics incorporating translocation renal cell carcinoma mouse model reveals molecular mechanisms of tumorigenesis.77
383263112024ASPSCR1-TFE3 reprograms transcription by organizing enhancer loops around hexameric VCP/p97.74
370291092023ASPSCR1::TFE3 orchestrates the angiogenic program of alveolar soft part sarcoma.68
386571182024ASPSCR1::TFE3 Drives Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma by Inducing Targetable Transcriptional Programs.65
356284992022Correlation of Immunological and Molecular Profiles with Response to Crizotinib in Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma: An Exploratory Study Related to the EORTC 90101 "CREATE" Trial.64
254539022014Modeling alveolar soft part sarcomagenesis in the mouse: a role for lactate in the tumor microenvironment.63
344894562021Integrated exome and RNA sequencing of TFE3-translocation renal cell carcinoma.52
232887012013Combining integrated genomics and functional genomics to dissect the biology of a cancer-associated, aberrant transcription factor, the ASPSCR1-TFE3 fusion oncoprotein.51
314335282020Genetic diversity in alveolar soft part sarcoma: A subset contain variant fusion genes, highlighting broader molecular kinship with other MiT family tumors.47
395024032024Exploratory analysis of immunomodulatory factors identifies L1CAM as a prognostic marker in alveolar soft-part sarcoma.47
356031472022Case Report: Two Cases of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas: High TMB as a Potential Predictive Biomarker for Anlotinib Combined With Toripalimab Therapy.43
376217772023Detection of various fusion genes by one-step RT-PCR and the association with clinicopathological features in 242 cases of soft tissue tumor.38
306222872019NEAT1-TFE3 and KAT6A-TFE3 renal cell carcinomas, new members of MiT family translocation renal cell carcinoma.37
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394193452024ASPSCR1::TFE3-mediated upregulation of insulin receptor substrate 2 (IRS-2) activates PI3K/AKT signaling and promotes malignant phenotype.0
218354262012Technique for differentiating alveolar soft part sarcoma from other tumors in paraffin-embedded tissue: comparison of immunohistochemistry for TFE3 and CD147 and of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for ASPSCR1-TFE3 fusion transcript.0
312292642019Future directions in soft tissue sarcoma treatment.0
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279798412017Modeling Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma Unveils Novel Mechanisms of Metastasis.0
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Article Bibliography

Pubmed IDLast YearTitleAuthors
114384652001Primary renal neoplasms with the ASPL-TFE3 gene fusion of alveolar soft part sarcoma: a distinctive tumor entity previously included among renal cell carcinomas of children and adolescents.Argani P et al
165750032006Translocation carcinomas of the kidney after chemotherapy in childhood.Argani P et al
243093272014Clinical heterogeneity of Xp11 translocation renal cell carcinoma: impact of fusion subtype, age, and stage.Ellis CL et al
76562111995Renal adenocarcinoma in an 8-year-old child, with a t(X;17)(p11.2;q25).Hernandez-Martí MJ et al
16845321991Cytogenetics of a renal cell carcinoma in a 17-month-old child. Evidence for Xp11.2 as a recurring breakpoint.Tomlinson GE et al

Citation

Jean-Loup Huret

Kidney: Renal cell carcinoma with t(X;17)(p11;q25) ASPSCR1/TFE3

Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2001-08-01

Online version: http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/solid-tumor/5126/kidney-renal-cell-carcinoma-with-t(x;17)(p11;q25)-aspscr1-tfe3

Historical Card

0000-00-00 Kidney: Renal cell carcinoma with t(X;17)(p11;q25) ASPSCR1/TFE3 by  Pedram Argani 

Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD (PA) [email protected].