Selective loss of resistant alleles at p15INK4B and p16INK4A genes in chemically-induced rat tongue cancers
Selective loss of resistant alleles at p15INK4B and p16INK4A genes in chemically-induced rat tongue cancers
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DOI:
10.1016/j.oraloncology.2005.11.011
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发表时间:
2006-08-01
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4.8
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Kitano, Motoo
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作者:
Ogawa, Kotaro;Tanuma, Jun-ichi;Kitano, Motoo
We previously reported that susceptibility to 4-nitroquinotine 1-oxide (4NQO)-induced tongue cancer in Dark-Agouti (DA) and Wistar/Furth (WF) rats was determined by a number of quantitative trait loci. In this article, we further scrutinized one of the quantitative trait loci at a suggestive level on rat chromosome 5. Analyzing a DNA panel of 130 (DA x WF) F2 rats treated with 4NQO showed a quantitative trait loci, containing p15(INK4B) and p16(INK4A). To study the possible relevance of these genes in the development of tongue cancer, we examined 45 4NQO-induced tongue cancers in 100 (DA x WF) F1 rats for toss of heterozygosity. The incidence of toss of heterozygosity at p15(INK4B) and p16(INK4A) genes in large advanced tongue cancers was 37.8% and 40.0%, respectively, and the WF allele was selectively lost. Accumulation of toss of heterozygosity and methylation of the promoter regions in the tumour suppressor genes in advanced tumours suggests that they may play a role in tongue cancer progression. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.