title: RAB GTPases expressed in human melanoma cells.
abstract: The expression of small GTP-binding protein genes of the ras superfamily was examined in pigmented human melanoma cells by a PCR-based strategy. Twenty six different partial cDNA sequences were isolated, including 17 members of the rab subfamily, of which 9 represented novel genes. Some rabs expressed in melanoma cells overlapped with those of platelets: this should prove relevant to the investigation of murine and human disorders characterized by the combination of pigment dilution and a platelet storage pool defect.
authors.affiliation: Section on Human Biochemical Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1830, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Gahl
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000737:chemistry; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins