TNFAIP3 is the target gene of chromosome band 6q23.3-q24.1 loss in ocular adnexal marginal zone B cell lymphoma

Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2008 Jan;47(1):1-7. doi: 10.1002/gcc.20499.

Abstract

The genomic aberrations in extra nodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma vary according to their anatomical origin. This polarization is a reflection of the participation of different genes in the lymphomagenesis of marginal zone B cell lymphoma. We previously demonstrated by means of genome-wide array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) that the genomic profile of ocular adnexal marginal zone B cell lymphoma is distinct from that of pulmonary or nodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma. The novel finding was a recurrent deletion of a 2.9-Mb region at chromosome band 6q23.3-q24.1, including homozygous loss, in ocular adnexal marginal zone B cell lymphoma. For a more detailed examination of the deletions of 6q23.3-24.1, we used contig bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) array CGH, containing 24 BAC clones covering the 2.9-Mb region, to analyze nine cases with 6q23.3-q24.1 loss. We narrowed the minimal common region down to a length of 586 kb with two genes and four expressed sequence tags (ESTs). All of these genes and ESTs were subjected to RT-PCR and real-time quantitative RT-PCR. Correlation between genomic loss and expression level was found only for TNFAIP3, demonstrating that TNFAIP3 is a target gene of 6q deletion in ocular adnexal marginal zone B cell lymphoma. TNFAIP3 is an inhibitor of NF-kB signaling so that loss of this gene may play an important role in lymphomagenesis and suggests that TNFAIP3 may act as a tumor suppressor gene in ocular adnexal marginal zone B cell lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6 / genetics*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Eye Neoplasms / enzymology
  • Eye Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Female
  • Gene Deletion*
  • Gene Targeting
  • Genes, Tumor Suppressor / physiology
  • Humans
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / genetics*
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / physiology
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / enzymology
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / genetics*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nuclear Proteins / genetics*
  • Nuclear Proteins / physiology
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha-Induced Protein 3
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / genetics

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • TNFAIP3 protein, human
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha-Induced Protein 3