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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-18
pubmed:abstractText
In order to identify genes relevant for melanoma development, we carried out cDNA array experiments employing an in vitro model of human melanoma progression, consisting of two cell lines: one, LP, derived from a primary melanoma and the other, LM, from its metastatic supraclavicular lymph node. Basic cDNA array data identified 26 genes as down-regulated in the LM cell line. Northern blot analysis confirmed an effective transcriptional down-regulation for five out of 13 genes analyzed. The products of these five genes belong to different functional protein types, such as transcription and translation regulators (Edg-2, eIF-3 p110, and RNPL/RBM3), extracellular communicators (PRSS11) and members of the major histocompatibility complex (beta2-microglobulin). Some previously described differences in expression patterns, such as loss of HLA I, were confirmed by our array data. In addition, we identified and validated for the first time the reduced expression level of several genes during melanoma progression. In particular, reduced Edg-2 gene product expression was also confirmed in a group of 50 primary melanomas and unrelated metastases. In conclusion, comparative hybridization by means of cDNA arrays assisted in identifying a series of novel progression-associated changes in gene expression, confirming, at the same time, a number of previously described results.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0906-6705
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of genes down-regulated during melanoma progression: a cDNA array study.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory C, Department for the Development of Therapeutic Programs, Center for Experimental Research, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't