title: Analysis of Bcl-2, Bax and Survivin genes in uterine cancer.
abstract: To investigate the role of the apoptosis-related genes, Bcl-2, Bax and Survivin genes were analyzed. For the Bax gene, abnormality was detected in 1 of 7 cervical and 1 of 6 endometrial cancer cell lines, 1 of 25 cervical cancer tissues and none of 17 endometrial cancer tissues using PCR-SSCP. In 4 cervical and 2 endometrial cancer cell lines, the ratio of Bcl-2 to Bax expression was higher than the control ratio using Western blotting. Survivin mRNA was detectable in all cell lines and all cancer tissues. The data suggested that these apoptosis-related genes may play important roles in the pathway of carcinogenesis of human uterine cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa 078-8307, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yaginuma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics*; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D019254:Genes, bcl-2; D006801:Humans; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000077022:Survivin; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein
chemical_list: C494826:BAX protein, human; C107489:BIRC5 protein, human; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D000077022:Survivin; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein