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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-15
pubmed:abstractText
Modifications in the control sequences of tumor suppressor genes have been found to play a role in the activation or inactivation of these genes and may play an important role in tumorigenesis. For example, hypermethylation of CpG islands and promoter polymorphisms have been found to be involved in transcriptional repression. A decrease in the levels of expression of one such tumor suppressor gene, the TGFbeta type II receptor (TbetaR-II), has been associated with increased tumorigenicity in a number of human tumors. Genetic alterations have been described in several tumor types in the coding region of this gene. However, no comprehensive search for genetic alterations in the TbetaR-II promoter has been reported. Genetic alterations in the promoter of the TbetaR-II gene could inhibit binding of putative regulatory factors. For example, we have reported a A-364-G alteration in the TbetaR-II promoter, which results in decreased transcriptional activity. In this study, we analyzed the 1.0kb region upstream of the TbetaR-II transcriptional start site and found genetic alterations in 46% of the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC) samples examined. The most frequent alteration was a G-875-A alteration, present in 41.6% of the samples. Analysis of normal healthy individuals showed a similar frequency of this alteration, suggesting that alterations within the TbetaR-II promoter are unlikely to account for the decreased expression of TbetaR-II in head and neck SqCC.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0027-5107
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
483
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
19-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Genes, Tumor Suppressor, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Head and Neck Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta, pubmed-meshheading:11600128-Transfection
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of genetic alterations in the TGFbeta type II receptor gene promoter.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't