TY - CHAP
T1 - The menin gene
AU - Libutti, Steven K.
AU - Shen, Hsin Chieh Jennifer
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Multiple endocrine neoplasia type I (MEN-1) is an autosomal dominant syndrome featuring tumors of endocrine origin. Heterozygous germline mutations in the MEN-1 tumor suppressor gene predispose MEN-1 patients to tumor development, mainly in parathyroid, pancreatic islet cells, and the anterior pituitary gland. Since the MEN-1-encoded protein, menin, is ubiquitously expressed, the endocrine-specific nature in MEN-1 patients remains unexplained. This chapter provides an overview of the MEN-1 gene, including patterns of mutations identified since its discovery in 1997. Different menin-interacting protein partners and menin's proposed molecular functions are also discussed. Lastly, various animal models of MEN-1 are described in detail. While analyses utilizing genetic, biochemical, and physiological techniques have led to a better understanding of menin's mechanisms of action, much is yet to be elucidated about menin's role in MEN-1 tumorigenesis.
AB - Multiple endocrine neoplasia type I (MEN-1) is an autosomal dominant syndrome featuring tumors of endocrine origin. Heterozygous germline mutations in the MEN-1 tumor suppressor gene predispose MEN-1 patients to tumor development, mainly in parathyroid, pancreatic islet cells, and the anterior pituitary gland. Since the MEN-1-encoded protein, menin, is ubiquitously expressed, the endocrine-specific nature in MEN-1 patients remains unexplained. This chapter provides an overview of the MEN-1 gene, including patterns of mutations identified since its discovery in 1997. Different menin-interacting protein partners and menin's proposed molecular functions are also discussed. Lastly, various animal models of MEN-1 are described in detail. While analyses utilizing genetic, biochemical, and physiological techniques have led to a better understanding of menin's mechanisms of action, much is yet to be elucidated about menin's role in MEN-1 tumorigenesis.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4419-0857-5_15
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4419-0857-5_15
M3 - Chapter
C2 - 19957230
AN - SCOPUS:77953655051
SN - 9781441908568
T3 - Cancer Treatment and Research
SP - 273
EP - 286
BT - Endocrine Neoplasia
A2 - Sturgeon, Cord
ER -