Scientific background: |
HSPBAP1(HEAT-SHOCK 27-KD PROTEIN-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1)?the other entities represented in this entry is DIRC3 FUSION GENE. HSPBAP1 shares 80% identity with the rat homolog, PASS1. The HSPBAP1 gene is mapped to chromosome 3q21.1. RT-PCR detected expression of HSPABAP1 in all tissues examined except brain. Highest expression was detected in thymus, ovary, and pancreas. The HSPBAP1 gene contains 8 exons. The putative 451-amino acid truncated HSPBAP1 protein retained its JmjC and HSP27 -interacting domains, which are associated with chromatin remodeling and stress response, respectively. |
References: |
1.Bodmer, D., Schepens, M., Eleveld, M. J., Schoenmakers, E. F. P. M., van Kessel, A. G. Disruption of a novel gene, DIRC3, and expression of DIRC3-HSPBAPI fusion transcripts in a case of familial renal cell cancer and t(2;3)(q35;q21). Genes Chromosomes Cancer 38: 107-116, 2003.
2.Jiang, M., Ma, Y., Cheng, H., Ni, X., Guo, L., Xie, Y., Mao, Y. Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel human gene (HSPBAP1) from human fetal brain. Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 95: 48-51, 2001.
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