title: Loss of growth arrest DNA damage genes expression in oral melanomas.
abstract: 29 oral melanomas were stained immunohistochemically for the GADD34, GADD45 and GADD153. GADD34 was found in 5/29 melanomas and its expression did not exceed 21%, averaging 4.1% of melanoma cells. GADD45 was observed in 8/29 oral melanomas and cell positivity averaged 2.8%. GADD153 was found in 2/29 melanomas and the percentage of positive cells ranged between 0 and 31%, averaging 1.2%. Not one significant correlation between GADD genes in oral melanomas was found. Loss of GADD gene expression and lack of correlation between them show advanced disturbances in their cooperation, leading to a high genetic instability of oral melanoma cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytopathology, Georg August University Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korabiowska
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Betke
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brinck
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Grohmann
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hönig
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Droese
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002467:Cell Nucleus; D004249:DNA Damage; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D051742:Transcription Factor CHOP; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics; D000097642:GADD45 Proteins
chemical_list: D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1; D011506:Proteins; D051742:Transcription Factor CHOP; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000097642:GADD45 Proteins; C497249:DDIT3 protein, human; C087519:PPP1R15A protein, human