Amplified genes in cancer in upper digestive tract.
Gene amplification in stomach and oesophageal cancers was reviewed. In stomach cancers, two receptor type tyrosine kinases, c-erbB-2 and K-sam, are frequently amplified and overexpressed. c-erbB-2 seems to be preferentially amplified in well-differentiated, and K-sam in poorly-differentiated, gastric adenocarcinomas. 11q13 genes are amplified in about 50% of the oesophageal cancers. These genes include hst-1, int-2 and cyclin D/prad1, all of which are mapped to chromosome 11 at band q13. Although hst-1 and int-2 are usually not expressed despite amplification, elevated transcription of the cyclin D gene is accompanied by its amplification, suggesting a role of a G1 cyclin in oesophageal carcinogenesis.
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Genetics Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
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D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000235:genetics; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D051518:Fibroblast Growth Factor 3; D051519:Fibroblast Growth Factor 4; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000235:genetics; D005784:Gene Amplification; D006801:Humans; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009857:Oncogenes; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
D066246:ErbB Receptors; D051518:Fibroblast Growth Factor 3; D051519:Fibroblast Growth Factor 4; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; C496444:FGF3 protein, human; C496445:FGF4 protein, human; C496353:FGFR2 protein, human