title: Cloning, mapping, and characterization of a human homologue of the yeast longevity assurance gene LAG1.
abstract: We have identified LASS2, a previously unknown human homologue of the yeast longevity assurance gene LAG1. The LASS2 transcript is highly expressed in liver and kidney, which is very different from the expression of the previously identified human LAG1 homologue LAG1Hs-1. Radiation hybrid mapping studies indicated that LASS2 is located on chromosome 1q11. Yeast two-hybrid screening and glutathione S-transferase pull-down assays showed that the LASS2 protein interacts with several membrane-associated receptors or transporters. Furthermore, LASS2 protein was able to inhibit the colony formation of human hepatoma cells in vitro, which suggests that this gene may be involved in the regulation of cell growth.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: W X
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Z G
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Q D
authors.initials: QD
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: X M
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: H Q
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Y Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002878:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005091:Exons; D005260:Female; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics*; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D021101:Radiation Hybrid Mapping; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D051049:Sphingosine N-Acyltransferase; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014410:Tumor Stem Cell Assay; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C087436:LAG1 protein, S cerevisiae; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; C438311:CERS2 protein, human; D051049:Sphingosine N-Acyltransferase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase