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Korean J Transplant 2023; 37(Suppl 1): S29-S29

Published online November 15, 2023

https://doi.org/10.4285/ATW2023.F-5966

© The Korean Society for Transplantation

Expression of p53 and beta-catenin proteins in hepatocellular carcinoma

Nanzaddorj Taivan1, Enkhtuya Ariya2, Buyanbat Khurelsukh2, Ganbat Sondor2, Enkhbaatar Ankhbayar3, Baatarjav Gan-Erdene1, Davaakhuu Gantulga2, Tsendsuren Oyunsuren2

1Department of General Surgery, Second State Central Hospital, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Science, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
3Department of Neuro Surgery, Second State Central Hospital, Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

Correspondence to: Nanzaddorj Taivan
E-mail: taivann29@gmail.com

Abstract

The expression of p53 and beta-catenin proteins in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) samples with mutations in the tumor suppressor TP53 gene, which has a high frequency of mutations in liver cancer, and the CTNNB1 gene, which plays an important role in the Wnt signaling pathway, were identified. As a result, the beta-catenin protein was increased in 83.33% of liver tumor samples with CTNNB1 gene mutation, and p53 protein expression was increased in 50% of samples with TP53 gene mutation. According to this, it may be that liver tumors were caused by changes in p53 and beta-catenin protein expression. In the study, we selected 14 liver tumor samples and 14 adjacent nontumor samples with TP53 and CTNNB1 gene mutations and determined the protein concentration based on the bicinchoninic acid method. A standard calibration curve was established with bovine serum albumin.