TY  - CHAP
A1  - Altschmied, Joachim
A1  - Schartl, Manfred
T1  - Genetics and molecular biology of tumour formation in Xiphophorus
N2  - No abstract available.
KW  - Schwertkärpfling
KW  - Tumor
KW  - Entstehung
KW  - Molekularbiologie
KW  - Genetik
Y1  - 1994
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-69752
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Argos, P.
A1  - Dandekar, Thomas
T1  - Delineating the main chain topology of four-helix bundle proteins using the genetic algorithm and knowledge based on the amino acid sequence alone
N2  - No abstract available
KW  - Proteine
KW  - Strukturanalyse
KW  - Abstandsmessung
Y1  - 1994
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-33807
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Fiala, Brigitte
A1  - Rabenstein, R.
A1  - Maschwitz, Ulrich
T1  - Ant-attracting plant-structures: Food bodies of SE Asian Vitaceae
N2  - No abstract available
KW  - Pflanzen
Y1  - 1994
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-55177
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Winkler, Christoph
A1  - Wittbrodt, Joachim
A1  - Lammers, Reiner
A1  - Ullrich, Axel
A1  - Schartl, Manfred
T1  - Ligand-dependent tumor induction in medakafish embryos by a Xmrk receptor tyrosine kinase transgene
N2  - Xmrk encodes a subclass 1 receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) which has been cloned from the melanomainducing locus Tu of the poeciliid fish Xiphophorus. To demonstrate a high oncogenic potential in vivo we transferred the gene into early embryos of the closely related medakafish. Ectopic expression of the Xmrk oncogene under the control of a strong, constitutive promoter (CMVTk) led to the induction of embryonic tumors with high incidence, after short latency periods, and with a specific pattern of affected tissues. We demonstrate ligand-dependent transformation in vivo using a chimeric receptor consisting of the extracellular and transmembrane domains of the human EGF receptor (HER) and the cytoplasmatic domain of Xmrk. Expression of the chimeric receptor alone does not lead to ldnase activation or induction of tumors. Coexpression of the chimera with its corresponding ligand, human transforming growth factor alpha (bTGF(X), however, results in the activation of the chimeric RTK. In injected fish embryos the induction of the neoplastic growth is observed with similar incidence and tissue distribution as in embryos carrying the native Xmrk oncogene suggesting that the ligand as well as factors downstream of tbe RTK are required for tumor formation. In this study we show single-step induction of tumors by ectopic expression of RTKs in vivo substantiating tbe significance of autocrine stimulation in RTK induced tumors in vertebrales.
KW  - Japankärpfling
KW  - Ligand <Biochemie>
KW  - Tumor
Y1  - 1994
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-87107
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Gessler, Manfred
A1  - König, A.
A1  - Arden, K.
A1  - Grundy, P.
A1  - Orkin, S. H.
A1  - Sallan, S.
A1  - Peters, C.
A1  - Ruyle, S.
A1  - Mandell, J.
A1  - Li, F.
A1  - Cavenee, W.
A1  - Bruns, G. A.
T1  - Infrequent mutation of the WT1 gene in 77 Wilms' Tumors
N2  - Homozygous deletions in Wilms' tumor DNA have been a key step in the identification and isolation of the WTI gene. Several additional loci are also postulated to contribute to Wilms' tumor formation. To assess the frequency of WTI alterations we have analyzed the WTI locus in a panel of 77 Wilms' tumors. Eight tumors showed evidence for large deletions of several hundred or thousand kilobasepairs of DNA, some of which were also cytogenetically detected. Additional intragenic mutations were detected using more sensitive SSCP analyses to scan all 10 WTI exons. Most of these result in premature stop codons or missense mutations that inactivate the remaining WTI allele. The overall frequency of WTI alterations detected with these methods is less than 15%. While some mutations may not be detectable with the methods employed, our results suggest that direct alterations of the WTI gene are present in only a small fraction of Wilms' tumors. Thus, mutations at other Wilms' tumor loci or disturbance of interactions between these genes likely play an important role in Wilms' tumor development.
KW  - Wilms' tumor
KW  - WTI
KW  - Zinc finger gene
KW  - Tumor suppressor gene
KW  - Nephroblastoma
KW  - Deletion analysis
KW  - SSCP analysis
KW  - Mutation screening
Y1  - 1994
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-34308
ER  -