Article
Mutation of the MXI1 gene in prostate cancer.
Nature genetics - 1 Mar 1995
Eagle L R, Yin X, Brothman A R, Williams B J, Atkin N B, Prochownik E V
Abstract excerpt
The Mxi1 protein negatively regulates Myc oncoprotein activity and thus potentially serves a tumour suppressor function. MXI1 maps to chromosome 10q24-q25, a region that is deleted in some cases of prostate cancer. We have detected mutations in the retained MXI1 alleles in four primary prostate tumours with 10q24-q25 deletions. Two tumours contained inactivating mutations, whereas two others contained the...
Topics
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Neoplasm
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Humans
