Abstract:
This invention relates in general to a genetic control of retinoblastoma and regulation of carcinogenicity. In particular this invention relates to the cloning, isolation, identification and sequencing of the retinoblastoma gene. The invention also relates to the method of use of the cloned retinoblastoma gene cDNA as a tool for diagnosing retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma and fibrosarcoma. Finally, the invention relates to the control and regulatory mechanisms and functions of the retinoblastoma gene in the oncogenesis.
Abstract:
This invention provides a method of preventing or inhibiting the proliferation of a pathologically proliferating cell, wherein the pathological proliferation of the cell is the result of the absence of a functional retinoblastoma protein or polypeptide in the cell. The method requires contacting the cell with an effective amount of retinoblastoma protein or polypeptide. This method also is useful to prevent or treat retinoblastoma or a secondary cancer to retinoblastoma by administering to a patient a functional retinoblastoma protein or polypeptide.
Abstract:
This invention relates in general to a phosphoprotein product of the retinoblastoma susceptibility gene. In particular, this invention relates to a phosphoprotein ppRB.sup.110 primarily located in the cell nucleus which has a DNA binding activity. The invention also relates to the amino acid sequence of the phosphoprotein and to the specific purified anti-retinoblastoma phosphoprotein antibody. The invention further relates to a method of diagnosing retinoblastoma and other retinoblastoma gene involved cancers, treating such kind of cancers and regulating the oncogenicity of other genes.