2002
MEN1 tumor‐suppressor protein localizes to telomeres during meiosis
Suphapeetiporn K, Greally JM, Walpita D, Ashley T, Bale AE. MEN1 tumor‐suppressor protein localizes to telomeres during meiosis. Genes Chromosomes And Cancer 2002, 35: 81-85. PMID: 12203793, DOI: 10.1002/gcc.10113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomatic cellsTelomerase activityAbsence of meninTumor suppressor gene MEN1Normal cell physiologyTelomeric protein TRF2Normal telomerase activityTumor suppressor proteinRole of meninMeiotic telomeresTelomere functionProtein TRF2Meiotic cellsTranscriptional activationNuclear proteinsCell physiologyFunctional motifsDifferent proteinsTumor suppressorTelomeresMeninElevated telomerase activityDifferent tissuesJunDCancer predisposition syndrome
1997
Developmental Genes and Cancer: Role of Patched in Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin
Gailani M, Bale A. Developmental Genes and Cancer: Role of Patched in Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1997, 89: 1103-1109. PMID: 9262247, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/89.15.1103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary basal cell carcinomasDrosophila genesEmbryonic patterningDevelopmental genesCell fateEmbryonic developmentHuman homologueSporadic basal cell carcinomasBiochemical pathwaysDevelopmental defectsRational medical therapyTumor suppressorGenetic studiesGenesLoss of heterozygosityCell growthChromosome 9q22.3Rare genetic disorderNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeBCC formationGenetic disordersBasal cell carcinomaPathwayDrosophilaPatchedThe Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome: Genetics and Mechanism of Carcinogenesis
Bale A. The Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome: Genetics and Mechanism of Carcinogenesis. Cancer Investigation 1997, 15: 180-186. PMID: 9095215, DOI: 10.3109/07357909709115772.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
The role of the human homologue of Drosophila patched in sporadic basal cell carcinomas
Gailani M, Ståhle-Bäckdahl M, Leffell D, Glyn M, Zaphiropoulos P, Undén A, Dean M, Brash D, Bale A, Toftgård R. The role of the human homologue of Drosophila patched in sporadic basal cell carcinomas. Nature Genetics 1996, 14: 78-81. PMID: 8782823, DOI: 10.1038/ng0996-78.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSporadic basal cell carcinomasSingle-strand conformational polymorphismTumor suppressorDrosophila segment polarity geneSegment polarity genesHedgehog target genesPolarity genesDrosophila mutantsStrong homologyHuman homologueTarget genesMutational inactivationMutant transcriptsStrand conformational polymorphismNorthern blotSSCP variantsGenesNegative feedback mechanismSitu hybridizationConformational polymorphismNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeSuppressorAllelic lossInactivationMutationsMutations of the Human Homolog of Drosophila patched in the Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome
Hahn H, Wicking C, Zaphiropoulos P, Gailani M, Shanley S, Chidambaram A, Vorechovsky I, Holmberg E, Unden A, Gillies S, Negus K, Smyth I, Pressman C, Leffell D, Gerrard B, Goldstein A, Dean M, Toftgard R, Chenevix-Trench G, Wainwright B, Bale A. Mutations of the Human Homolog of Drosophila patched in the Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome. Cell 1996, 85: 841-851. PMID: 8681379, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81268-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsBasal Cell Nevus SyndromeBase SequenceChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 9Cloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsExonsFemaleGene DeletionGene ExpressionGenes, Tumor SuppressorHumansIn Vitro TechniquesInsect HormonesIntronsMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreeReceptors, Cell SurfaceSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidConceptsDrosophila segment polarity geneSegment polarity genesCertain cell typesDevelopmental abnormalitiesPolarity genesHuman homologStrong homologySporadic basal cell carcinomasHuman sequenceCosmid contigTumor suppressorLoss of heterozygosityCell typesGenesPatched geneChromosome 9q22.3Complete lossFunction contributesNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeMutation analysisBasal cell carcinoma syndromeAutosomal dominant disorderNBCCS patientsDrosophilaDominant disorder