Table 1.
Expression of the Sense (RU2S) and Antisense (RU2AS) Transcripts of Gene RU2
| Expression of transcript | No. of tumors expressing RU2AS/ No. of tumors tested | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal tissues | RU2S | RU2AS | Tumor samples | |
| Adrenals | + | − | Renal carcinomas | 10/10 |
| Breast | + | − | Colorectal carcinomas | 14/15 |
| Colon | + | − | Melanomas | 15/24 |
| Heart | ± | − | Sarcomas | 7/9 |
| Kidney | + | + | Leukemias | 12/18 |
| Liver | + | + | Brain tumors | 6/9 |
| Lung | + | − | Thyroid carcinomas | 4/5 |
| Ovary | + | − | Mammary carcinomas | 5/10 |
| Prostate | + | − | Prostatic carcinomas | 4/10 |
| Skin | + | − | Esophageal tumors | 3/9 |
| Stomach | + | − | Bladder tumors | 3/10 |
| Testis | + | + | Lung carcinomas | 4/20 |
| Urinary bladder | + | ± | Head and neck tumors | 1/10 |
| Uterus | + | − | Mesotheliomas | 0/4 |
Expression was measured by RT-PCR as indicated in Materials and Methods.