A methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) fusion transcript identifies a new gene on chromosome 9p21 that is frequently deleted in cancer
- 23 November 2000
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Oncogene
- Vol. 19 (50) , 5747-5754
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1203942
Abstract
Homozygous deletions of human chromosome 9p21 occur frequently in malignant cell lines, and are also common in primary gliomas, lung cancers, and leukemias. Moving from the centromere to the telomere, this complex region encodes the tumor suppressor genes p15INK4B (CDKN2B), p14ARF, p16INK4A (CDKN2A), and the housekeeping gene methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP). However, not all chromosome 9p21 deletions in tumors include these tumor suppressor genes. Here we describe the partial sequence and the exact localization of a new gene on chromosome 9p21 centromeric of p15INK4B, that formed an in frame fusion transcript with MTAP in a glioma xenograft, and that is homozygously deleted in various malignant cell lines. Northern blot revealed corresponding 1.5 kb transcript in non-deleted cell lines as well as in normal lymphocytes. Using a RNA master blot membrane including 50 different tissues, we could show that this new transcript is expressed in all tissues of the adult but not or only at very low levels in most of the fetal tissues tested. The expression pattern is similar to that of p16INK4A. The localization as well as the deletion pattern makes this transcript a candidate for a new tumor suppressor gene.Keywords
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