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Two members of the human MAGEB gene family located in Xp21.3 are expressed in tumors of various histological origins.

Genomics. 1997 Dec 15;46(3):397-408
C Lurquin 1 , C De Smet , F Brasseur , F Muscatelli , V Martelange , E De Plaen , R Brasseur , A P Monaco , T Boon
C Lurquin 1 , C De Smet , F Brasseur , F Muscatelli , V Martelange , E De Plaen , R Brasseur , A P Monaco , T Boon
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  • 1 Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Brussels Branch, Belgium. lurquin@licr.ucl.ac.be

摘要


Genes of the MAGE family direct the expression of tumor antigens recognized on a human melanoma by autologous cytolytic T lymphocytes. Twelve closely related MAGE genes are located in the Xq28 region. These genes share 60-98% nucleotide identity in their coding region. The presence of homologous genes in a region of Xp21.3 has been reported previously. We obtained the complete sequence of a 42-kb stretch of this region. It contains four MAGE-related genes, which we propose to name MAGE-B1, B2, B3, and B4 (HGMW-approved symbols MAGEB1, MAGEB2, MAGEB3, and MAGEB4). The coding regions of these genes share 66-81% nucleotide identity and show 45-63% identity with those of the MAGE genes located in Xq28. Like the MAGE genes located in Xq28, the MAGE-B genes are silent in normal tissues with the exception of testis. Like MAGE-1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12 (HGMW-approved symbols MAGEA1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12), genes MAGE-B1 and MAGE-B2 are expressed in a significant fraction of tumors of various histological types. The transcription of MAGE-B1 and MAGE-B2 can be induced by 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, suggesting that the activation of these genes in tumors results from a demethylation process.