FHIT

Fragile histidine triad

PDB rendering based on 1fhi.
Available structures
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Identifiers
SymbolsFHIT ; AP3Aase; FRA3B
External IDsOMIM: 601153 MGI: 1277947 HomoloGene: 21661 ChEMBL: 1795151 GeneCards: FHIT Gene
EC number3.6.1.29
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez227214198
EnsemblENSG00000189283ENSMUSG00000060579
UniProtP49789O89106
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001166243NM_010210
RefSeq (protein)NP_001159715NP_034340
Location (UCSC)Chr 3:
59.74 – 61.24 Mb		Chr 14:
9.55 – 11.16 Mb
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Bis(5'-adenosyl)-triphosphatase also known as fragile histidine triad protein (FHIT) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FHIT gene.[1][2]

Function

FHIT is also known as human accelerated region 10. It may, therefore, have played a key role in differentiating humans from apes.[3]

This gene, a member of the histidine triad gene family, encodes a diadenosine P1,P3-bis(5'-adenosyl)-triphosphate adenylohydrolase involved in purine metabolism. The gene encompasses the common fragile site FRA3B on chromosome 3, where carcinogen-induced damage can lead to translocations and aberrant transcripts of this gene. In fact, aberrant transcripts from this gene have been found in about half of all esophageal, stomach, and colon carcinomas.[4]

Though the exact molecular function of FHIT is still partially unclear, the gene works as a tumor suppressor as it has been demonstrated in animal studies.[5][6][7] Furthermore FHIT has been shown to synergize with VHL, another tumor suppressor, in protecting against chemically - induced lung cancer.[8]

FHIT also acts as a tumor suppressor of HER2/neu driven breast cancer.[9]

Interactions

FHIT has been shown to interact with UBE2I.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Ohta M, Inoue H, Cotticelli MG, Kastury K, Baffa R, Palazzo J et al. (Apr 1996). "The FHIT gene, spanning the chromosome 3p14.2 fragile site and renal carcinoma-associated t(3;8) breakpoint, is abnormal in digestive tract cancers". Cell 84 (4): 587–97. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81034-X. PMID 8598045.
  2. ↑ Pekarsky Y, Campiglio M, Siprashvili Z, Druck T, Sedkov Y, Tillib S et al. (Aug 1998). "Nitrilase and Fhit homologs are encoded as fusion proteins in Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95 (15): 8744–9. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.15.8744. PMC 21147. PMID 9671749.
  3. ↑ Pollard KS, Salama SR, Lambert N, Lambot MA, Coppens S, Pedersen JS et al. (2006-08-16). "An RNA gene expressed during cortical development evolved rapidly in humans". Nature 443 (7108): 167–72. doi:10.1038/nature05113. PMID 16915236. supplement
  4. ↑ "Entrez Gene: FHIT fragile histidine triad gene".
  5. ↑ Fong LY, Fidanza V, Zanesi N, Lock LF, Siracusa LD, Mancini R et al. (April 2000). "Muir-Torre-like syndrome in Fhit-deficient mice". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 97 (9): 4742–7. doi:10.1073/pnas.080063497. PMC 18303. PMID 10758156.
  6. ↑ Zanesi N, Fidanza V, Fong LY, Mancini R, Druck T, Valtieri M et al. (August 2001). "The tumor spectrum in FHIT-deficient mice". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98 (18): 10250–5. doi:10.1073/pnas.191345898. PMC 56947. PMID 11517343.
  7. ↑ Zanesi N, Pekarsky Y, Croce CM (December 2005). "A mouse model of the fragile gene FHIT: From carcinogenesis to gene therapy and cancer prevention". Mutat. Res. 591 (1-2): 103–9. doi:10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2005.05.016. PMID 16085127.
  8. ↑ Zanesi N, Mancini R, Sevignani C, Vecchione A, Kaou M, Valtieri M et al. (August 2005). "Lung cancer susceptibility in Fhit-deficient mice is increased by Vhl haploinsufficiency". Cancer Res. 65 (15): 6576–82. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-05-1128. PMID 16061637.
  9. ↑ Bianchi F, Tagliabue E, Ménard S, Campiglio M (March 2007). "Fhit expression protects against HER2-driven breast tumor development: unraveling the molecular interconnections". Cell Cycle 6 (6): 643–6. doi:10.4161/cc.6.6.4033. PMID 17374991. Vancouver style error (help)
  10. ↑ Shi Y, Zou M, Farid NR, Paterson MC (December 2000). "Association of FHIT (fragile histidine triad), a candidate tumour suppressor gene, with the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme hUBC9". Biochem. J. 352 Pt 2 (2): 443–8. doi:10.1042/0264-6021:3520443. PMC 1221476. PMID 11085938.