Ring finger protein 139
RNF139 gene encodes a membrane protein located in the endoplasmatic reticulum. It is involved in regulation of tumor suppressor genes. Therefore translocations that interrupt the gene may cause renal and non-medullary thyroid cancer.
Genetests:
Research |
Method |
Carrier testing |
Turnaround |
5 days |
Specimen type |
genomic DNA |
Related Diseases:
References:
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Cohen AJ et al. (1979) Hereditary renal-cell carcinoma associated with a chromosomal translocation.
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Ohta M et al. (1996) The FHIT gene, spanning the chromosome 3p14.2 fragile site and renal carcinoma-associated t(3;8) breakpoint, is abnormal in digestive tract cancers.
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Gemmill RM et al. (1998) The hereditary renal cell carcinoma 3;8 translocation fuses FHIT to a patched-related gene, TRC8.
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Gemmill RM et al. (2002) The TRC8 hereditary kidney cancer gene suppresses growth and functions with VHL in a common pathway.
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Meléndez B et al. (2003) Molecular study of a new family with hereditary renal cell carcinoma and a translocation t(3;8)(p13;q24.1).
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Brauweiler A et al. (2007) RING-dependent tumor suppression and G2/M arrest induced by the TRC8 hereditary kidney cancer gene.
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Irisawa M et al. (2009) The sterol-sensing endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane protein TRC8 hampers ER to Golgi transport of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 (SREBP-2)/SREBP cleavage-activated protein and reduces SREBP-2 cleavage.
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Stagg HR et al. (2009) The TRC8 E3 ligase ubiquitinates MHC class I molecules before dislocation from the ER.
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Orphanet article
Orphanet ID 118347
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NCBI article
NCBI 11236
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OMIM.ORG article
Omim 603046
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Wikipedia article
Wikipedia EN (RNF139)
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Update: Aug. 14, 2020