The PLAGL1 gene is down-regulated in human extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma tumors.
In approximately 70% of human extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) tumors, a t(9;22) chromosome translocation gives rise to a fusion protein, named EWS/NOR1, containing the amino-terminal domain of EWS fused to the complete amino acid sequence of the nuclear receptor NOR1. Several observations suggest that one role of EWS/NOR1 in EMC may be to deregulate the expression of specific genes involved in the tumoral process. In order to identify these genes, we have used a CFK2 chondrogenic cell line over-expressing EWS/NOR1. A differential display analysis has identified the PLAGL1 gene as being down-regulated in the CFK2(EWS/NOR1) cell line compared to native CFK2 cells. RT-PCR analyses show that whereas the PLAGL1 mRNAs encoding the two isoforms of the protein are highly expressed in four human chondrocyte immortalized cell lines and two human chondrocyte primary cultures, they are strongly down-regulated in six EMC tumors. We conclude that down-regulation of PLAGL1 may be a significant contributing factor in the development of EMC tumors.
Poulin
Hugo
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Unité de recherche en génétique humaine et moléculaire, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise, CHUQ, Que., Canada G1L 3L5.
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Yves
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D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015536:Down-Regulation; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D034802:RNA-Binding Protein EWS / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; C479458:OSCP1 protein, human; C106464:PLAGL1 protein, human; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D034802:RNA-Binding Protein EWS; D014157:Transcription Factors; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins