title: Gene amplification at chromosome 1pter-p33 including the genes PAX7 and ENO1 in squamous cell lung carcinoma.
abstract: Gene amplification is a frequent event in lung cancer, specifically in squamous cell lung carcinoma. Recently, we reported amplifications on chromosomal bands 3q26.1-q26.3 with the genes BCHE and SLC2A2 amplified in 40% of squamous cell lung carcinomas. Here, we identified an amplified domain within chromosomal bands 1pter-p33 in squamous cell lung carcinoma using reverse chromosome painting. A panel of nine genes which have previously been assigned to region 1pter-p33 was tested for amplification using comparative PCR. The ENO1 gene that encodes enolase and the PAX7 gene that encodes a transcription factor were most frequently amplified. Specifically, the gene ENO1 was amplified in six and the gene PAX7 in five out of 37 cases which included both biopsies and paraffin-embedded tissues of squamous cell lung carcinomas. In total, we identified amplifications of at least one gene at bands 1pter-p33 in 10 out of 37 tumors (27%). Together, our data indicate that a novel and frequent amplification unit is present in squamous cell lung carcinoma with the center of the amplified domain in the vicinity of the genes PAX7 and ENO1.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Humangenetik, Universitat des Saarlandes, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rácz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brass
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Höfer
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Sybrecht
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Remberger
authors.forename: E U
authors.initials: EU
authors.lastname: Meese
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D020223:Chromosome Painting; D002878:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D005784:Gene Amplification; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D051763:PAX7 Transcription Factor; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D051763:PAX7 Transcription Factor; C497321:PAX7 protein, human; D014157:Transcription Factors; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase