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Expression of the C1orf31 Gene in Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Cancer Cells

  • Ahn, Jin-Seop (Graduate School of Life Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Moon, Sung-Hwan (Stem Cell Research Laboratory, CHA Stem Cell Institute, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Yoo, Jung-Ki (Graduate School of Life Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Jung, Hyun-Min (Graduate School of Life Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Chung, Hyung-Min (Stem Cell Research Laboratory, CHA Stem Cell Institute, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Kyeoung (Graduate School of Life Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University)
  • Published : 2008.12.31
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Abstract

Human embryonic stem (ES) cells retain the capacity for self-renewal, are pluripotent and differentiate into the three embryonic germ layer cells. The regulatory transcription factors Oct4, Nanog and Sox2 play an important role in maintaining the pluripotency of human ES cells. The aim of this research was to identify unknown genes upregulated in human ES cells along with Oct4, Nanog, and Sox2. This study characterizes an unknown gene, named chromosome 1 open reading frame 31 (C1orf31) mapping to chromosome 1q42.2. The product of C1orf31 is the hypothetical protein LOC388753 having a cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIb (COX6b) motif. In order to compare expression levels of C1orf31 in human ES cells, human embryoid body cells, vascular angiogenic progenitor cells (VAPCs), cord-blood endothelial progenitor cells (CB-EPCs) and somatic cell lines, we performed RT-PCR analysis. Interestingly, C1orf31 was highly expressed in human ES cells, cancer cell lines and SV40-immortalized cells. It has a similar expression pattern to the Oct4 gene in human ES cells and cancer cells. Also, the expression level of C1orf31 was shown to be upregulated in the S phase and early G2 phase of synchronized HeLa cells, leading us to purpose that it may be involved in the S/G2 transition process. For these reasons, we assume that C1orf31 may play a role in on differentiation of human ES cells and carcinogenesis.

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