The human homologue of the murine Llglh gene (LLGL) maps within the Smith-Magenis syndrome region in 17p11.2

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作者
Koyama, K
Fukushima, Y
Inazawa, J
Tomotsune, D
Takahashi, N
Nakamura, Y
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO, INST MED SCI, MOLEC MED LAB, MINATO KU, TOKYO 108, JAPAN
[2] INST CANC RES, DEPT BIOCHEM, TOKYO, JAPAN
[3] SAITAMA CHILDRENS MED CTR, DIV MED GENET, IWATSUKI, SAITAMA, JAPAN
[4] KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIV MED, DEPT HYG, KYOTO 602, JAPAN
[5] OSAKA UNIV, INST MOLEC & CELLULAR BIOL, SUITA, OSAKA 565, JAPAN
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CYTOGENETICS AND CELL GENETICS | 1996年 / 72卷 / 01期
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10.1159/000134167
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
We have isolated and characterized the human homologue of the murine Llglh gene, which was originally isolated as a homologue of a Drosophila tumor suppressor gene 1(2)gl (lethal(2) giant larvae). In the mouse, Llglh is thought to play an important role during brain development as a regulatory target of Hoxc8. The human homologue of Llglh (LLGL) encodes a protein consisting of 1,033 amino acids. This gene was mapped by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to human chromosome 17p11.2, a region that is typically deleted in patients with Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS). In our FISH analysis of metaphase chromosomes of four SMS patients, a probe representing LLGL failed in each case to hybridize to one of the two chromosome 17 homologues, indicating that this gene may play a role in the pathogenesis of SMS.
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