Expression of homologues for p53 and p73 in the softshell clam (Mya arenaria), a naturally-occurring model for human cancer.
Oncogene
; 20(6): 748-58, 2001 Feb 08.
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Homologues for human p53 (Hsp53) and p73 (Hsp73) genes were cloned and expression patterns for their corresponding proteins analysed in tissues from normal and leukemic softshell clams (Mya arenaria). These are the first structural and functional data for p53 and p73 cDNAs and gene products in a naturally occurring, non-mammalian disease model. Core sequence of the predicted clam p53 (Map53) and p73 (Map73) proteins is virtually identical and includes the following highly conserved regions: the transcriptional activation domain (TAD), MDM2 binding site, ATM phosphorylation site, proline rich domain, DNA binding domains (DBDs) II-V, nuclear import and export signals and the tetramerization domain. The core sequence is a structural mosaic of the corresponding human proteins, with the TAD and DBDs resembling Hsp53 and Hsp73, respectively. This suggests that Map53 and Map73 proteins may function similarly to human proteins. Clam proteins have either a short (Map53) or long (Map73) C-terminal extension. These features suggest that Map53 and Map73 may be alternate splice variants of a p63/p73-like ancestral gene. Map73 is significantly upregulated in hemocytes and adductor muscle from leukemic clams. In leukemic hemocytes, both proteins are absent from the nucleus and sequestered in the cytoplasm. This observation suggests that a non-mutational p53/p73-dependent mechanism may be involved in the clam disease. Further studies of these gene products in clams may reveal p53/p73-related molecular mechanisms that are held in common with Burkitt's lymphoma or other human cancers.
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01-internacional
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Assunto principal:
Fatores de Transcrição
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Proteínas Nucleares
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Genes Supressores de Tumor
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Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53
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Bivalves
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Proteínas de Ligação a DNA
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2001
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Article