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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Shinmura, Kazuya
• Tao, Hong
• Yamada, Hidetaka
• Kataoka, Hideki
• Sanjar, Ravshanov
• Wang, Jiandong
• Yoshimura, Kimio
• Sugimura, Haruhiko

Titel

Splice-site genetic polymorphism of the human kallikrein 12 (KLK12) gene correlates with no substantial expression of KLK12 protein having serine protease activity

Ist Teil von

• Human mutation, 2004-09, Vol.24 (3), p.273-274

Ort / Verlag

Hoboken: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company

Erscheinungsjahr

2004

Quelle

Wiley Online Library All Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The human kallikrein 12 (KLK12) gene is a new member of the KLK gene family, some members of which are implicated in the initiation and progression of cancer. In this study, we examined 50 non‐cancerous tissues from Japanese patients with primary gastric cancer to determine the presence of genetic polymorphisms in the KLK12 gene using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)‐single‐strand conformation polymorphism and sequencing. Four different types of genetic polymorphisms were identified: one at a splice‐donor site of intron 4 (c.457+2T>C), two in exon 6 (c.618_619delTG:p.Cys206fsX72 and c.735G>A:p.Met245Ile), and one in intron 3. The c.457+2T>C polymorphism was observed at a high frequency (allele frequency:0.63), compared to the frequencies of the two polymorphisms in exon 6 (allele frequency:0.01). Reverse transcriptase (RT)‐PCR and Western blot analyses revealed that the c.457+2T>C polymorphism was associated with a splicing abnormality and that the expression of the human KLK12 protein (hK12), corresponding to the putative serine protease, was absent in individuals with a c.457+2C/C genotype but not in individuals with the T/T or T/C genotypes. We also found that recombinant His6‐tagged hK12 has activity that cleaves chromogenic substrate (H‐D‐Pro‐L‐Phe‐L‐Arg‐p‐nitroaniline dihydrochloride), that is, serine protease activity. These results indicate that individuals with the c.457+2C/C genotype have no substantial expression of hK12 serine protease. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.