Use Of Microgenomic Technology For Analysis Of Alterations In DNA Copy Number And Gene Expression In Malignant Melanoma.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1997
Abstract
Chromosome abnormalities in human malignancies have identified the genomic location of several important growth-regulatory genes, including cellular oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes. Melanomas are characterized by recurring chromosome alterations, and it is important to identify those genes whose altered expression may be causally related to melanocytic transformation. This short report presents an overview of strategies used which combine the materials and technologies of the Human Genome Project with clinically directed studies of melanoma biology. The Human Genome Project combines various technologies, including cytogenetic, physical mapping, genetic mapping and DNA sequencing, in order to identify all of the human genes, but especially the 4000 estimated to contribute to human disease. This report focuses first on advances in genome technology that provide information on chromosome rearrangements and DNA copy number changes. This includes a discussion of chromosome microdissection as well as the microexcision of tissue specimens to gain insights into chromosome regions altered in association with melanocyte transformation. Next, there is a brief discussion of the generation and characterization of subtracted cDNA sublibraries which allow the identification of genes uniquely expressed in association with the transformed phenotype of human melanoma cells. Finally, we briefly discuss the feasibility of using a recently developed system for parallel examination of multiple genes based upon robotic printing of cDNAs on glass slides, and simultaneous two-colour fluorescence hybridization to study the expression patterns of cDNAs for their association with melanoma tumour suppression. The combination of these varied molecular technologies may provide insights into previously unrecognized genes involved causally in the pathobiology of this important neoplasm, and may provide new targets for clinical intervention.
Volume
107 Suppl 1
First Page
33
Last Page
40
ISSN
0009-9104
Published In/Presented At
Trent, J. M., Bittner, M., Zhang, J., Wiltshire, R., Ray, M., Su, Y., Gracia, E., Meltzer, P., De Risi, J., Penland, L., and Brown, P. (1997). Use of microgenomic technology for analysis of alterations in DNA copy number and gene expression in malignant melanoma. Clinical And Experimental Immunology, 107 Suppl 133-40.
Disciplines
Medical Pathology | Pathology
PubMedID
9020934
Department(s)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Laboratory Medicine Faculty
Document Type
Article