Mesoderm-specific transcript homolog protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MESTgene.[1][2]
This gene encodes a member of the [alpha]/[beta] hydrolase fold family and has isoform-specific imprinting. The loss of imprinting of this gene has been linked to certain types of cancer and may be due to promotor switching. The encoded protein may play a role in development. Three transcript variants encoding two distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene. A pseudogene for this locus is located on chromosome 6.[2]
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Kohda M, Hoshiya H, Katoh M, et al. (2001). "Frequent loss of imprinting of IGF2 and MEST in lung adenocarcinoma". Mol. Carcinog. 31 (4): 184–91. doi:10.1002/mc.1053. PMID11536368.
Miozzo M, Grati FR, Bulfamante G, et al. (2002). "Post-zygotic origin of complete maternal chromosome 7 isodisomy and consequent loss of placental PEG1/MEST expression". Placenta. 22 (10): 813–21. doi:10.1053/plac.2001.0728. PMID11718568.
Kobayashi S, Uemura H, Kohda T, et al. (2002). "No evidence of PEG1/MEST gene mutations in Silver-Russell syndrome patients". Am. J. Med. Genet. 104 (3): 225–31. doi:10.1002/ajmg.10022. PMID11754049.
Li T, Vu TH, Lee KO, et al. (2002). "An imprinted PEG1/MEST antisense expressed predominantly in human testis and in mature spermatozoa". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (16): 13518–27. doi:10.1074/jbc.M200458200. PMID11821432.
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