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Mol. Cells 2010; 29(4): 355-361

Published online March 4, 2010

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10059-010-0038-7

© The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology

Identification and Characterization of CMTM4, a Novel Gene with Inhibitory Effects on HeLa Cell Growth through Inducing G2/M Phase Accumulation

Markus Plate, Ting Li, Yu Wang, Xiaoning Mo, Yingmei Zhang, Dalong Ma, and Wenling Han*

Center for Human Disease Genomics, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Science, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China

Correspondence to : *Correspondence: hanwl@bjmu.edu.cn

Received: September 15, 2009; Revised: December 6, 2009; Accepted: December 7, 2009

Abstract

Human CMTM is a novel gene family consisting of CKLF and CMTM1-8. CMTM4 is the most conserved gene and has three RNA splicing forms designated as CMTM4-v1, -v2 and -v3, but in many types of tissue and cell lines, only CMTM4-v1 and -v2 could be detected. CMTM4-v2 is the full length cDNA product, which has been highly conserved during evolution. CMTM4-v1 and -v2 are broadly expressed in normal types of tissue. They are distributed on the cell membrane and across the cytoplasm in a speckled pattern. Overexpression of CMTM4-v1 and -v2 can inhibit HeLa cell growth via G2/M phase accumulation without inducing apoptosis. Therefore, CMTM4 might be an important gene involved in cell growth and cell cycle regulation.

Keywords apoptosis, cell cycle, cell growth, CMTM4, MARVEL

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Research Article

Mol. Cells 2010; 29(4): 355-361

Published online March 4, 2010 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10059-010-0038-7

Copyright © The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology.

Identification and Characterization of CMTM4, a Novel Gene with Inhibitory Effects on HeLa Cell Growth through Inducing G2/M Phase Accumulation

Markus Plate, Ting Li, Yu Wang, Xiaoning Mo, Yingmei Zhang, Dalong Ma, and Wenling Han*

Center for Human Disease Genomics, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Science, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China

Correspondence to:*Correspondence: hanwl@bjmu.edu.cn

Received: September 15, 2009; Revised: December 6, 2009; Accepted: December 7, 2009

Abstract

Human CMTM is a novel gene family consisting of CKLF and CMTM1-8. CMTM4 is the most conserved gene and has three RNA splicing forms designated as CMTM4-v1, -v2 and -v3, but in many types of tissue and cell lines, only CMTM4-v1 and -v2 could be detected. CMTM4-v2 is the full length cDNA product, which has been highly conserved during evolution. CMTM4-v1 and -v2 are broadly expressed in normal types of tissue. They are distributed on the cell membrane and across the cytoplasm in a speckled pattern. Overexpression of CMTM4-v1 and -v2 can inhibit HeLa cell growth via G2/M phase accumulation without inducing apoptosis. Therefore, CMTM4 might be an important gene involved in cell growth and cell cycle regulation.

Keywords: apoptosis, cell cycle, cell growth, CMTM4, MARVEL

Mol. Cells
May 31, 2023 Vol.46 No.5, pp. 259~328
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