| Literature DB >> 8134123 |
S A Jankowski1, D S Mitchell, S H Smith, J M Trent, P S Meltzer.
Abstract
Amplification of 12q13-14 occurs in a subset of human sarcomas including malignant fibrous histiocytoma and liposarcoma. This chromosomal region has previously been found to include a number of growth-related genes including the GLI proto-oncogene and the p53-associated protein, MDM2. We now report the characterization of SAS (sarcoma amplified sequence), a novel transcript found in this region. Sequence analysis demonstrates that SAS is a novel member of a transmembrane protein family (transmembrane 4 superfamily or TM4SF) thought to be involved in growth-related cellular processes. This observation adds a TM4SF protein to the cluster of genes at 12q13-14 frequently amplified in human sarcomas.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8134123
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oncogene ISSN: 0950-9232 Impact factor: 9.867