| Identity |
| HGNC | CASC3 |
| Location | 17q11-17q21.3 |
| Local_order | from centromere to telomere are: TRAF4 (alias MLN62/CART1), Lasp1 (alias MLN50), MLN64, c-erbB2, and MLN51 |
| DNA/RNA |
| Description | composed of 14 exons, gene size: approximately 16 kb |
| Transcription | cDNA:4.1kb; coding sequence: 2111 bp |
| Protein |
| Description | 703 amino acids; theorical molecular weigth 76kDa, observed molecular weigth 115kDa; contains a functional coiled-coil domain and two functional NLS at its N-terminal part; possesses a proline-rich region with four potential SH3 domain binding sites at its C-terminal part |
| Expression | ubiquitous |
| Localisation | cytoplasmic with a perinuclear accumulation |
| Function | unknown |
| Homology | counterparts can be deduced from mouse, zebrafish, worm and drosophila genomes |
| Implicated in |
| Entity | breast carcinomas |
| Note | overexpression is found in 12 to 30% of primary breast carcinomas |
| External links |
| Bibliography |
| Identification of four novel human genes amplified and overexpressed in breast carcinoma and localized to the q11-q21.3 region of chromosome 17. |
| Tomasetto C, Rˆ©gnier C, Moog-Lutz C, Mattei MG, Chenard MP, Lidereau R, Basset P, Rio MC |
| Genomics. 1995 ; 28 (3) : 367-376. |
| PMID 7490069 |
| Two distinct amplified regions at 17q11-q21 involved in human primary breast cancer. |
| Biˆ®che I, Tomasetto C, Rˆ©gnier CH, Moog-Lutz C, Rio MC, Lidereau R |
| Cancer research. 1996 ; 56 (17) : 3886-3890. |
| PMID 8752152 |
| Metastatic Lymph Node 51, a novel nucleo-cytoplasmic protein overexpressed in breast cancer. |
| Degot S, Rˆ©gnier CH, Wendling C, Chenard MP, Rio MC, Tomasetto C |
| Oncogene. 2002 ; 21 (28) : 4422-4434. |
| PMID 12080473 |
| REVIEW articles | automatic search in PubMed |
| Last year publications | automatic search in PubMed |
| Contributor(s) |
| Written | 03-2002 | Sébastien Degot |
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| Citation |
| This paper should be referenced as such : |
| Degot S . MLN51. Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. March 2002 . URL : http://AtlasGeneticsOncology.org/Genes/MLN51ID241.html |
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