PMID: 7539411May 29, 1995Paper

Differential expression of the H-ras mutated and normal alleles in rabbit DMBA-induced keratoacanthomas

International Journal of Cancer. Journal International Du Cancer
F MatesanzA Pellicer

Abstract

Keratoacanthomas (KAs) are benign and self-regressing tumors in which a high incidence of the mutated H-ras oncogene has been observed both in humans and in experimental models. To determine the level of expression of the mutated H-ras allele with respect to its normal counterpart in 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA)-induced KAs in rabbit skin, we have utilized a quantitative technique based on reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and selective cleavage of the mutated molecules of the H-ras gene. Analysis of 16 KAs showed that the mutated H-ras transcripts were up to 3-fold more abundant than the non-mutated H-ras transcript in the different tumors. This higher expression of the mutated allele appears to correlate with increased differentiation in the KAs and in turn may contribute to tumor regression.

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