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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-26
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The Additional sex combs (Asx) gene of Drosophila is an Enhancer of trithorax and Polycomb (ETP), and is required to maintain activation and silencing of homeotic loci. The molecular basis of this dual function is not understood. Here, we identify a human homolog of Asx, termed ADDITIONAL SEX COMBS-LIKE 1 (ASXL1). Overall, the amino acid sequence of ASXL1 has 21% identity and 41% similarity to Drosophila ASX. The ASXL1 protein contains a 118 amino acid conserved amino terminal region of unknown function that we term the ASX homology domain (ASXH) that contains two LXXLL consensus sequences for nuclear receptor binding. ASXL1 also contains a conserved C-terminal cysteine cluster that is a variant of the PHD domain. Three ASXL1 transcripts of differing size are detected, which are widely expressed in adult tissues. ASXL1 maps to chromosome 20q11, a region frequently amplified in human tumors. Interestingly, ASXL1 is overexpressed in cell lines derived from carcinomas.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0378-1119
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
306
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
115-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 20, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Genes, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-HL-60 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-HeLa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Introns, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-K562 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Repressor Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:12657473-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
A human homolog of Additional sex combs, ADDITIONAL SEX COMBS-LIKE 1, maps to chromosome 20q11.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't