Human gastrin-releasing peptide gene is located on chromosome 18

Somat Cell Mol Genet. 1987 Jan;13(1):87-91. doi: 10.1007/BF02422303.

Abstract

Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP), a bombesin-like peptide, increases plasma levels of gastrin, pancreatic polypeptide, glucagon, gastric inhibitory peptide, and insulin. GRP is produced in large quantities by small-cell lung cancer and acts as a growth factor for these cells. To determine if chromosomal changes in small-cell lung cancer are related to the expression of GRP, we chromosomally mapped the gene using human-mouse somatic cell hybrids. Twenty hybrids, characterized for human chromosomes, were analyzed by Southern filter hybridization of DNA digested with EcoRI. Human DNA cut with EcoRI yields a major band of 6.8 kb and a minor band of 11.3 kb. The 6.8 kb band segregated concordantly with chromosome 18 and the marker peptidase A. The chromosome 3 abnormalities seen in small-cell lung cancer do not correlate with the chromosomal location of GRP, suggesting that the elevated expression of this gene may be due to mechanisms other than chromosomal rearrangement.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chromosome Mapping*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18*
  • DNA / genetics
  • DNA Restriction Enzymes
  • Gastrin-Releasing Peptide
  • Humans
  • Hybrid Cells
  • Mice
  • Peptides / genetics*

Substances

  • Peptides
  • Gastrin-Releasing Peptide
  • DNA
  • DNA Restriction Enzymes