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. 1996 Aug 20;93(17):9039–9042. doi: 10.1073/pnas.93.17.9039

Activation of the human homologue of the Drosophila sina gene in apoptosis and tumor suppression.

M Nemani 1, G Linares-Cruz 1, H Bruzzoni-Giovanelli 1, J P Roperch 1, M Tuynder 1, L Bougueleret 1, D Cherif 1, M Medhioub 1, P Pasturaud 1, V Alvaro 1, H der Sarkissan 1, L Cazes 1, D Le Paslier 1, I Le Gall 1, D Israeli 1, J Dausset 1, F Sigaux 1, I Chumakov 1, M Oren 1, F Calvo 1, R B Amson 1, D Cohen 1, A Telerman 1
PMCID: PMC38591  PMID: 8799150

Abstract

Developmentally regulated genes in Drosophila, which are conserved through evolution, are potential candidates for key functions in biological processes such as cell cycle, programmed cell death, and cancer. We report cloning and characterization of the human homologue of the Drosophila seven in absentia gene (HUMSIAH), which codes for a 282 amino acids putative zinc finger protein. HUMSIAH is localized on human chromosome 16q12-q13. This gene is activated during the physiological program of cell death in the intestinal epithelium. Moreover, human cancer-derived cells selected for suppression of their tumorigenic phenotype exhibit constitutively elevated levels of HUMSIAH mRNA. A similar pattern of expression is also displayed by the p21waf1. These results suggest that mammalian seven in absentia gene, which is a target for activation by p53, may play a role in apoptosis and tumor suppression.

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