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[Flow cytometric analysis of oncogene products]. 1989

H Tsuchiya

Dept. of Pediatrics, Kumamoto University Medical School.

Flow cytometry (FCM) of oncogene products which opens new avenues of cell biological investigation of human neoplasia is being reviewed. Using H-ras p21/DNA dual FCM, patients with DNA-aneuploid multiple myeloma (MM) were examined. The patients whose MM cells expressed high level of H-ras p21 had poor prognosis. Specificity of this assay was appraised extensively. It is not likely that H-ras p21 expressed in MM is of oncogenic form since point mutation of H-ras gene was not reported in B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia which is closely located to MM in B lymphocyte differentiation lineage. High expression of H-ras p21 in MM seems to be related to cell proliferation and/or differentiation. H-ras p21/DNA dual FCM is applicable to analyse the pathophysiology of tumor cells. FCM analyses of other oncogene products and proteins related to cell proliferation, c-myc, p53 and Ki-67, were also described. Multiparameter FCM analysis is quite suited to examine expression of these proteins in situ.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009101	Multiple Myeloma	A malignancy of mature PLASMA CELLS engaging in monoclonal immunoglobulin production. It is characterized by hyperglobulinemia, excess Bence-Jones proteins (free monoclonal IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS) in the urine, skeletal destruction, bone pain, and fractures. Other features include ANEMIA; HYPERCALCEMIA; and RENAL INSUFFICIENCY.	Myeloma, Plasma-Cell,Kahler Disease,Myeloma, Multiple,Myeloma-Multiple,Myelomatosis,Plasma Cell Myeloma,Cell Myeloma, Plasma,Cell Myelomas, Plasma,Disease, Kahler,Multiple Myelomas,Myeloma Multiple,Myeloma, Plasma Cell,Myeloma-Multiples,Myelomas, Multiple,Myelomas, Plasma Cell,Myelomas, Plasma-Cell,Myelomatoses,Plasma Cell Myelomas,Plasma-Cell Myeloma,Plasma-Cell Myelomas
D009369	Neoplasms	New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms.	Benign Neoplasm,Cancer,Malignant Neoplasm,Tumor,Tumors,Benign Neoplasms,Malignancy,Malignant Neoplasms,Neoplasia,Neoplasm,Neoplasms, Benign,Cancers,Malignancies,Neoplasias,Neoplasm, Benign,Neoplasm, Malignant,Neoplasms, Malignant
D009856	Oncogene Proteins, Viral	Products of viral oncogenes, most commonly retroviral oncogenes. They usually have transforming and often protein kinase activities.	Viral Oncogene Proteins,Viral Transforming Proteins,v-onc Proteins,Transforming Proteins, Viral,v onc Proteins
D011518	Proto-Oncogene Proteins	Products of proto-oncogenes. Normally they do not have oncogenic or transforming properties, but are involved in the regulation or differentiation of cell growth. They often have protein kinase activity.	Cellular Proto-Oncogene Proteins,c-onc Proteins,Proto Oncogene Proteins, Cellular,Proto-Oncogene Products, Cellular,Cellular Proto Oncogene Proteins,Cellular Proto-Oncogene Products,Proto Oncogene Products, Cellular,Proto Oncogene Proteins,Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Cellular,c onc Proteins
D004273	DNA, Neoplasm	DNA present in neoplastic tissue.	Neoplasm DNA
D005434	Flow Cytometry	Technique using an instrument system for making, processing, and displaying one or more measurements on individual cells obtained from a cell suspension. Cells are usually stained with one or more fluorescent dyes specific to cell components of interest, e.g., DNA, and fluorescence of each cell is measured as it rapidly transverses the excitation beam (laser or mercury arc lamp). Fluorescence provides a quantitative measure of various biochemical and biophysical properties of the cell, as well as a basis for cell sorting. Other measurable optical parameters include light absorption and light scattering, the latter being applicable to the measurement of cell size, shape, density, granularity, and stain uptake.	Cytofluorometry, Flow,Cytometry, Flow,Flow Microfluorimetry,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting,Microfluorometry, Flow,Cell Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated,Cell Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated,Cytofluorometries, Flow,Cytometries, Flow,Flow Cytofluorometries,Flow Cytofluorometry,Flow Cytometries,Flow Microfluorometries,Flow Microfluorometry,Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sortings,Microfluorimetry, Flow,Microfluorometries, Flow,Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated Cell,Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated Cell
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012191	Retroviridae Proteins	Proteins from the family Retroviridae. The most frequently encountered member of this family is the Rous sarcoma virus protein.	Leukovirus Proteins,Retrovirus Proteins,Proteins, Leukovirus,Proteins, Retroviridae,Proteins, Retrovirus
D015689	Oncogene Protein p21(ras)	Transforming protein encoded by ras oncogenes. Point mutations in the cellular ras gene (c-ras) can also result in a mutant p21 protein that can transform mammalian cells. Oncogene protein p21(ras) has been directly implicated in human neoplasms, perhaps accounting for as much as 15-20% of all human tumors. This enzyme was formerly listed as EC 3.6.1.47.	p21(v-Ha-ras),p21(v-Ki-ras),ras Oncogene Protein p21,p21 Transforming Viral Protein,p21 v-H-ras,p21 v-Ha-ras,p21 v-Ki-ras,p21 v-ras,p21(v-H-ras),p21(v-K-ras),ras Oncogene Product p21,ras Oncogene p21 Product,p21 v H ras,p21 v Ha ras,p21 v Ki ras,p21 v ras,v-H-ras, p21,v-Ha-ras, p21,v-Ki-ras, p21,v-ras, p21
D016274	Oncogene Protein p55(v-myc)	Transforming protein coded by myc oncogenes. The v-myc protein has been found in several replication-defective avian retrovirus isolates which induce a broad spectrum of malignancies.	myc Oncogene Protein p55,p55(v-myc),v-myc Protein p55,Oncogene Product p55(v-myc),myc Oncogene Product p55,p55 v-myc,Protein p55, v-myc,p55 v myc,v myc Protein p55