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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-8
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The specific chromosomal translocation t(X;1)(p11.2;q21.2) has been observed in human papillary renal cell carcinomas. In this study we demonstrated that this translocation results in the fusion of a novel gene designated PRCC at 1q21.2 to the TFE3 gene at Xp11.2. TFE3 encodes a member of the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) family of transcription factors originally identified by its ability to bind to microE3 elements in the immunoglobin heavy chain intronic enhancer. The translocation is predicted to result in the fusion of the N-terminal region of the PRCC protein, which includes a proline-rich domain, to the entire TFE3 protein. Notably the generation of the chimaeric PRCC-TFE3 gene appears to be accompanied by complete loss of normal TFE3 transcripts. This work establishes that the disruption of transcriptional control by chromosomal translocation is important in the development of kidney carcinoma in addition to its previously established role in the aetiology of sarcomas and leukaemias.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0964-6906
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1333-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-9-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
The t(X;1)(p11.2;q21.2) translocation in papillary renal cell carcinoma fuses a novel gene PRCC to the TFE3 transcription factor gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Molecular Carcinogenesis Section, Institute of Cancer Research, Haddow Laboratories, Belmont, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article