The expression of truncated MK in human tumors

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作者
Kaname, T
Kadomatsu, K
Aridome, K
Yamashita, S
Sakamoto, K
Ogawa, H
Muramatsu, T
Yamamura, K
机构
[1] KUMAMOTO UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT SURG,KUMAMOTO 862,JAPAN
[2] NAGOYA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT BIOCHEM,SHOUWA KU,NAGOYA,AICHI 466,JAPAN
[3] KAGOSHIMA UNIV,FAC MED,DEPT SURG,KAGOSHIMA 890,JAPAN
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10.1006/bbrc.1996.0214
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Midkine (MK) is a heparin binding growth/differentiation factor different from fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), and is largely composed of two domains which are formed by a folded polypeptide chain interconnected by disulfide bridges. Polymerase chain reaction revealed the presence of a short MK mRNA in 7 among 12 human tumor cells which expressed MK mRNA. All of 4 pancreatic carcinoma cell lines expressed the short species in addition to the full size mRNA. The short mRNA lacked an exon and resulted in the lack of a more N-terminally located domain. The truncated form of MK was found also in sur surgically removed specimens of human tumors, but not in noncancerous tissue. (C) 1996 Academic Press, Inc.
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