PMID- 10595737 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20000104 LR - 20190513 IS - 0910-5050 (Print) IS - 1876-4673 (Electronic) IS - 0910-5050 (Linking) VI - 90 IP - 10 DP - 1999 Oct TI - Characterization of the MEN1 gene product, menin, by site-specific polyclonal antibodies. PG - 1088-95 AB - The gene associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1), designated MEN1, has recently been identified. This gene shows no homology to other known genes, and its expression is not restricted to endocrine organs as estimated by northern blotting. Expression of the MEN1 gene product, menin, has been studied only in a few tissues. In this report, expression of menin in various cells and mouse tissues was studied using two polyclonal antibodies against menin. Expression of menin as a 76 kDa single protein was observed in all cell lines examined, regardless of origin. Two nuclear localization signals of the menin have been reported, but through the study of mutant menin in lymphocytes from subjects with MEN 1, impaired nuclear localization of the mutant menin was observed even though the mutant retained one of the two nuclear localization signals (NLSs). Menin was stable in vitro with a half-life of over 24 h at 37 degrees C. In the cell, the half-life of wild-type menin was about 10 h, while that of the mutant was about 2 h. The mutant rapidly disappeared from the nucleus. FAU - Ikeo, Y AU - Ikeo Y AD - Department of Aging Medicine and Geriatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi, Matsumoto. FAU - Sakurai, A AU - Sakurai A FAU - Hashizume, K AU - Hashizume K LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Japan TA - Jpn J Cancer Res JT - Japanese journal of cancer research : Gann JID - 8509412 RN - 0 (MEN1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - COS Cells MH - Cell Line MH - *Genes, Tumor Suppressor MH - HL-60 Cells MH - Humans MH - Lymphocytes/pathology MH - Mice MH - Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1/blood/*genetics MH - Neoplasm Proteins/*analysis/*genetics MH - Organ Specificity MH - PC12 Cells MH - Protein Biosynthesis MH - *Proto-Oncogene Proteins MH - Rats MH - Recombinant Proteins/analysis/biosynthesis MH - Transfection MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured PMC - PMC5925994 EDAT- 1999/12/14 00:00 MHDA- 1999/12/14 00:01 PMCR- 1999/10/01 CRDT- 1999/12/14 00:00 PHST- 1999/12/14 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/12/14 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/12/14 00:00 [entrez] PHST- 1999/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0910505099801732 [pii] AID - CAE1088 [pii] AID - 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1999.tb00682.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Jpn J Cancer Res. 1999 Oct;90(10):1088-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1999.tb00682.x.