ISSN:
1432-069X
Keywords:
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)
;
Melanocyte culture
;
NF1 Gene
;
Café-au-lait macules
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is characterized by clinical features that primarily affect tissues derived from the neural crest (neurofibromas, café-au-lait macules). Because aberrant regulation of alternative splicing in the NF1 gene transcript may be of functional significance, cultured melanocytes from café-au-lait macules (CALM), as an example of benign NF1 lesions, were examined for the expression of the different alternative splice products of this gene. Both kinds of NF1 messengers (type 1 and 2) were found not only in CALM melanocytes but also in keratinocytes, fibroblasts and blood cells. Except in blood cells, there was a predominance of the type 2 transcript. Melanocytes from NF1 patients and healthy donors showed similar expression patterns under several culture conditions. Our results suggest that the development of CALM does not correlate with a switch in the ratio of type 1 to type 2 NF1 messenger RNA.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00373420
