Overexpression of glutathione S-transferase pi messenger RNA and its relationship to gene amplification in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

  • Z. P. Pavelic
  • X. Wang
  • Y. Li
  • L. Gleich
  • J. L. Gluckman
  • P. J. Stambrook
Oncology
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Abstract

Human glutathione S-transferase pi has been known to be a good marker for several tumor types because of the high frequency with which it is overexpressed. In order to determine whether GST pi is useful as an indicator for head and neck cancers, expression of GST pi was investigated by Northern analysis. Overexpression of mRNA was detected in 9 of 36 primary head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. To examine the relationship between overexpression and amplification of GST pi gene, Southern analysis was performed on all samples. Only 3 of the 36 tumors showed amplification GST pi genes, indicating that gene amplification may not play a key role in GST pi mRNA overexpression in these cancers.

Key words

Glutathione S-transferase Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma mRNA overexpression Gene amplification 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Z. P. Pavelic
    • 1
    • 2
  • X. Wang
    • 3
  • Y. Li
    • 1
  • L. Gleich
    • 1
  • J. L. Gluckman
    • 1
  • P. J. Stambrook
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of MedicineUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnatiUSA
  2. 2.Division of Molecular Oncology, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck SurgeryUniversity of Cincinnati, College of MedicineCincinnatiUSA
  3. 3.Department of Cell Biology, College of MedicineUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnatiUSA

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