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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-6
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
We isolated a novel gene, termed MLZE, from a B16-BL6 cDNA library after subtraction of B16-F10 mRNA. Expression levels of mouse MLZE (mMLZE) increased in accordance with metastatic ability of B16 melanoma sublines. Human homolog of mMlze (hMlze) contained one leucine zipper structure and two potential nuclear localizing signals. Northern blot analysis of multiple human tissues showed that hMLZE was expressed primarily in trachea and spleen. We mapped the hMLZE gene (by fluorescence in situ hybridization) to 8q24.1 - 2, which contains the c-myc gene and is often amplified in malignant melanoma. Immunohistochemistry revealed that the number of hMlze-positive cases was significantly larger in Clark levels III, IV and V melanomas (6 / 11 = 55%) than in Clark levels I and II melanomas (2 / 15 = 13%). In two cases of hMlze-positive melanomas, the strength of hMlze staining increased substantially in the deep component of the tumor. Considering that melanomas above Clark level II are more metastatic than those below Clark level III, these findings suggested that MLZE is one of the genes whose expression is upregulated during the course of acquisition of metastatic potential in melanoma cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0910-5050
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
140-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-9-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Melanoma, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Neoplasm Metastasis, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Nuclear Localization Signals, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Skin Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Tissue Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Tumor Markers, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:11223543-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Structure, expression and chromosome mapping of MLZE, a novel gene which is preferentially expressed in metastatic melanoma cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Genetics, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article