title: DNA sequences in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells that specify susceptibility to tumor promoter-induced neoplastic transformation.
abstract: Homologs of the recently described mouse pro genes, that transfer sensitivity to promotion of neoplastic transformation by tumor promoters, have been cloned from a genomic library of the human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cell line CNE2. Both pro-1 and pro-2 homologs were identified by screening this library with mouse probes, but only the pro-1 homologs were able to confer sensitivity to TPA-induced transformation when transferred to promotion-insensitive mouse JB6 cells. This suggests a possible role for the putative pro-1 gene in the etiology of human NPC.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D004247:DNA; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate