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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-7-8
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
A recurrent t(9;22) (q22;q12) chromosome translocation has been described in extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC). Fluorescent in situ hybridization experiments performed on one EMC tumour indicated that the chromosome 22 breakpoint occurred in the EWS gene. Northern blot analysis revealed an aberrant EWS transcript which is cloned by a modified RT-PCR procedure. This transcript consists of an in-frame fusion of the 5' end of EWS to a previously unidentified gene, which was named TEC. This fusion transcript was detected in six of eight EMC studied, and three different junction types between the two genes were found. In all junction types, the putative translation product contained the amino-terminal transactivation domain of EWS linked to the entire TEC protein. Homology analysis showed that the predicted TEC protein contains a DNA-binding domain characteristic of nuclear receptors. The highest identity scores were observed with the NURR1 family of orphan nuclear receptors. These receptors are involved in the control of cell proliferation and differentiation by modulating the response to growth factors and retinoic acid. This work provides, after the PML/RAR alpha gene fusion, the second example of the oncogenic conversion of a nuclear receptor and the first example involving the orphan subfamily. Analysis of the disturbance induced by the EWS/TEc protein in the nuclear receptor network and their target genes may lead to new approaches for EMC treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA, Complementary, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Heterogeneous-Nuclear..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NR4A3 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neoplasm Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nerve Tissue Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nuclear Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA-Binding Protein EWS, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Steroid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Thyroid Hormone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ribonucleoproteins
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0964-6906
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
2219-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Chondrosarcoma, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Oncogenes, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-RNA-Binding Protein EWS, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Receptors, Steroid, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Receptors, Thyroid Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Ribonucleoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Soft Tissue Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:8634690-Translocation, Genetic
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Oncogenic conversion of a novel orphan nuclear receptor by chromosome translocation.
pubmed:affiliation
Génétique des Tumeurs, Institut Curie, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't