title: Molecular analysis of the mitotic checkpoint genes BUB1, BUBR1 and BUB3 in human lung cancers.
abstract: Our previous studies showed that mitotic checkpoint impairment is present in about 40% of human lung cancer cell lines but that mutations in the MAD mitotic checkpoint genes are infrequent. In the present study, we examined 44 lung cancer cases for the potential involvement of the other gene family involved in the mitotic checkpoint, i.e. BUB. We found that the BUB gene family members including BUB1, BUBR1 and BUB3 are not frequent targets for mitotic checkpoint defects in lung cancers, if present at all. Further studies are thus warranted to elucidate the molecular basis for the acquisition of mitotic checkpoint defects in order to better understand the molecular pathogenesis of lung cancers.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Ultrastructure Research, Pathophysiology Unit, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, 464-8681, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haruki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nomoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008938:Mitosis / Q000235:genetics*; D000075223:Poly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteins; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: C489444:BUB3 protein, human; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D000075223:Poly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D011494:Protein Kinases; C584277:BUB1 protein, human; C090464:Bub1 spindle checkpoint protein; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases