Characterization and chromosome assignment of the human homolog of int-2, a potential proto-oncogene.

Mol Cell Biol. 1986 February; 6(2): 502–510.

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G Casey, R Smith, D McGillivray, G Peters, and C Dickson

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Abstract

int-2 is one of two cellular genes (int-1 and int-2) currently implicated in the genesis of mammary carcinomas by mouse mammary tumor virus and may constitute a novel cellular proto-oncogene. Using low-stringency hybridization with mouse int-2 probes, we established that homologous genes exist in a variety of mammalian species, including humans, but failed to detect related sequences in other classes and phyla. Recombinant bacteriophage clones and a single cosmid encompassing the human int-2 gene were isolated and characterized by restriction enzyme mapping. A survey of nine primary human breast tumors, three breast tumor cell lines, and three normal individuals revealed no evidence for gross amplification or rearrangement of the int-2 locus. Three distinct restriction fragment length polymorphisms were observed which could prove useful in future linkage studies. By a combination of in situ hybridization of metaphase chromosomes and somatic cell genetics, the human int-2 gene was mapped to chromosome 11, band q13.

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