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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
Deleted in malignant brain tumors 1 (DMBT1) at 10q25.3-q26.1 has been proposed as a candidate tumor-suppressor gene for brain and epithelial cancer. DMBT1 encodes a multifunctional mucin-like protein presumably involved in epithelial differentiation and protection. The gene consists of highly homologous and repeating exon and intron sequences. This specifically applies to the region coding for the repetitive scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) domains and SRCR-interspersed domains (SIDs) that constitutes the major part of the gene. This particular structure may previously have interfered with the delineation of DMBT1 alterations in cancer. Uncovering these, however, is of mechanistic importance. By a combined approach, we conducted a detailed mutational analysis, starting from a panel of 51 tumors, including 46 tumor cell lines and five primary tumors. Alterations in the repetitive region were present in 22/31 (71%) tumors that were investigated in detail. Six tumors showed presumably de novo mutations, among these three with point mutations in combination with a loss of heterozygosity. However, none of the alterations unambiguously would be predicted to lead to an inactivation of DMBT1. We define seven distinct DMBT1 alleles based on variable numbers of tandem repeats (VNTRs). At least 11 tumors exclusively harbored these VNTRs. The data suggest that the SRCR/SID region defines a complex multi-allele system that has escaped previous analyses and that represents the major basis for the variability of DMBT1 in cancer. DMBT1 thus compares to mucins rather than to conventional tumor suppressors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1045-2257
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
242-55
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Brain Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-DNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Endometrial Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Loss of Heterozygosity, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Lung Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Minisatellite Repeats, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Pancreatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Prostatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Receptors, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Receptors, Lipoprotein, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Receptors, Scavenger, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Scavenger Receptors, Class B, pubmed-meshheading:12353266-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
The SRCR/SID region of DMBT1 defines a complex multi-allele system representing the major basis for its variability in cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Genome Analysis, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany. j.mollenhauer@dkfz.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't