PRAD1 (Cyclin D1): A Parathyroid Neoplasia Gene on 11q13

Authors

Andrew Arnold
Toru Motokura
Theodora Bloom
Carol Rosenberg
Allen Bale
Henry Kronenberg
Joan Ruderman
Milton Brown
Hyung Goo Kim

Abstract

Hyperparathyroidism is a central component of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1), and both sporadic and familial forms of parathyroid disease may share certain pathogenetic features. We recently identified a gene that is clonally rearranged with the PTH locus in a subset of sporadic parathyroid adenomas. This candidate oncogene, PRAD1 (previously D11S287), appears to contribute to parathyroid tumorigenesis in a fashion analogous to activation of C-MYC or BCL-2 by rearrangement with tissue-specific enhancers of the immunoglobulin genes in B-lymphoid neoplasia. The PRAD1 gene maps to 11q13 and has been linked to the BCL-1 breakpoint locus, although not to the most tightly linked MEN 1 markers, by pulsed field gel electrophoresis. PRAD1 may, in fact, be the long-sought BCL-1 lymphoma oncogene. PRAD1 encodes a novel type of cyclin protein and thus may normally function in controlling the cell cycle, perhaps through direct interaction with cdc2 or a related kinase. PRAD1's possible primary, or more likely secondary, involvement in the pathogenesis of MEN 1-related tumors is unknown and under investigation.

Recommended Citation

Arnold, Andrew; Motokura, Toru; Bloom, Theodora; Rosenberg, Carol; Bale, Allen; Kronenberg, Henry; Ruderman, Joan; Brown, Milton; and Kim, Hyung Goo (1992) "PRAD1 (Cyclin D1): A Parathyroid Neoplasia Gene on 11q13," Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal : Vol. 40 : No. 3 , 177-180.
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/hfhmedjournal/vol40/iss3/8