AKT2, A PUTATIVE ONCOGENE ENCODING A MEMBER OF A SUBFAMILY OF PROTEIN-SERINE THREONINE KINASES, IS AMPLIFIED IN HUMAN OVARIAN CARCINOMAS

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作者
CHENG, JQ [1 ]
GODWIN, AK [1 ]
BELLACOSA, A [1 ]
TAGUCHI, T [1 ]
FRANKE, TF [1 ]
HAMILTON, TC [1 ]
TSICHLIS, PN [1 ]
TESTA, JR [1 ]
机构
[1] FOX CHASE CANC CTR,DEPT MED ONCOL,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19111
关键词
SRC HOMOLOGY 2-LIKE DOMAIN; GENE AMPLIFICATION; CHROMOSOME ALTERATIONS;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.89.19.9267
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We isolated cDNA clones containing the entire coding region of the putative oncogene AKT2. Sequence analysis and in vitro translation demonstrated that AKT2 encodes a 56-kDa protein with homology to serine/threonine kinases; moreover, this protein contains a Src homology 2-like domain. AKT2 was shown to be amplified and overexpressed in 2 of 8 ovarian carcinoma cell lines and 2 of 15 primary ovarian tumors. AKT2 was mapped to chromosome region 19q13.1-q13.2 by fluorescence in situ hybridization. In the two ovarian carcinoma cell lines exhibiting amplification of AKT2, the amplified sequences were localized within homogeneously staining regions. We conclude that AKT2 belongs to a distinct subfamily of protein-serine/threonine kinases containing Src homology 2-like domains and that alterations of AKT2 may contribute to the pathogenesis of ovarian carcinomas.
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