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Query: UMLS:C0017636 (glioblastoma)
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Neoplastic transformation of glial cells alters inclusion of the alpha exon in human fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 (FGFR-1) mRNA transcripts. Although normal cells predominantly include the alpha exon, this exon is excluded in most glioblastoma cell transcripts, creating a high-affinity receptor form. In this study, we identified polypyrimidine tract-binding protein (PTB) as a regulator of FGFR-1 splicing. PTB interacted in a sequence-specific manner with the ISS-1 regulatory element in the intron upstream of the a exon. PTB expression was also strongly increased in seven malignant glioblastoma multiforme tumors relative to adjacent normal tissue, but not in a low-grade astrocytoma. These results suggest that increased expression of PTB may contribute to glial cell malignancy.
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PMID:Fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 alpha-exon exclusion and polypyrimidine tract-binding protein in glioblastoma multiforme tumors. 1072 79