title: Expression of sex hormone-binding globulin exon VII splicing variant messenger RNA in human uterine endometrial cancers.
abstract: We have demonstrated the intracellular expression of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) exon VII splicing variant mRNA in human uterine endometrial cancer using the reverse transcription-PCR-Southern blot and DNA sequencing analyses. Analysis of the missing base pairs proved that they corresponded to the entire exon VII, which is considered to encode a portion of the steroid-binding site, suggesting that the steroid-binding affinity of this variant might be different from that of the SHBG wild type. In uterine endometrial cancers, the wild-type mRNA levels significantly (P < 0.01) decreased, and the ratio of the SHBG variant to wild-type mRNA levels (P < 0.01) increased with the advance of histological dedifferentiation. These results suggest that dedifferentiation of endometrial cancers might induce a reduction in their estrogen-dependent properties via intracellular SHBG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Misao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000502:physiology; D005091:Exons; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009376:Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012738:Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012738:Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin; D004247:DNA