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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-10
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The isolation of genes involved in cancer development is critical for uncovering the molecular basis of cancer. We report here the isolation of the full-length cDNA and chromosomal localization of a new gene frequently deleted in liver cancer (DLC-1) that was identified by representational difference analysis. Loss of heterozygosity was detected for DLC-1 in 7 of 16 primary hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) and in 10 of 11 HCC cell lines. Although mRNA for DLC-1 was expressed in all normal human tissues, it was not expressed in 4 of 14 HCC cell lines. Full-length cDNA for DLC-1 of 3800 bp encodes a protein of 1091 amino acids, has 86% homology with rat p122 RhoGAP gene, and was localized by fluorescence in situ hybridization on chromosome 8 at bands p21.3-22. Deletions on the short arm of chromosome 8 are recurrent in liver, breast, lung, and prostate cancers, suggesting the presence of tumor suppressor genes. DLC-1 may be a tumor suppressor gene in liver cancer as well as in other cancers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2196-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning, characterization, and chromosomal localization of a gene frequently deleted in human liver cancer (DLC-1) homologous to rat RhoGAP.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis, Division of Basic Sciences, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4255, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article