TFEB

Molecular biology

 TFEB/MALAT1 fusion gene by t(6;11)(p21;q13) in

• TFEB-associated renal cell carcinoma (15644781, 12719541, 12837690)
• HMB45+ renal epithelial tumor (11395386)

See also

 Oncobase

References

 Argani P, Lae M, Hutchinson B, Reuter VE, Collins MH, Perentesis J, Tomaszewski JE, Brooks JS, Acs G, Bridge JA, Vargas SO, Davis IJ, Fisher DE, Ladanyi M. Renal carcinomas with the t(6;11)(p21;q12): clinicopathologic features and demonstration of the specific alpha-TFEB gene fusion by immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, and DNA PCR. Am J Surg Pathol. 2005 Feb;29(2):230-40. PMID: 15644781

 Argani, P.; Hawkins, A.; Griffin, C. A.; Goldstein, J. D.; Haas, M.; Beckwith, J. B.; Mankinen, C. B.; Perlman, E. J. : A distinctive pediatric renal neoplasm characterized by epithelioid morphology, basement membrane production, focal HMB45 immunoreactivity, and t(6;11)(p21.1;q12) chromosome translocation. Am. J. Path. 158: 2089-2096, 2001. PubMed ID : 11395386

 Davis, I. J.; Hsi, B.-L.; Arroyo, J. D.; Vargas, S. O.; Yeh, Y. A.; Motyckova, G.; Valencia, P.; Perez-Atayde, A. R.; Argani, P.; Ladanyi, M.; Fletcher, J. A.; Fisher, D. E. : Cloning of an alpha-TFEB fusion in renal tumors harboring the t(6;11)(p21;q13) chromosome translocation. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 100: 6051-6056, 2003. PubMed ID : 12719541

 Kuiper, R. P.; Schepens, M.; Thijssen, J.; van Asseldonk, M.; van den Berg, E.; Bridge, J.; Schuuring, E.; Schoenmakers, E. F. P. M.; van Kessel, A. G. : Upregulation of the transcription factor TFEB in t(6;11)(p21;q13)-positive renal cell carcinomas due to promoter substitution. Hum. Molec. Genet. 12: 1661-1669, 2003. PubMed ID : 12837690