Assignment of death associated protein 3 (DAP3) to human chromosome 1q21 by in situ hybridization.
Kissil JL
et al.
Cytogenet Cell Genet 1997 ;77(3-4)252
Cytogenet Cell Genet 1997 ;77(3-4)252
HGNC data for DAP3
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Isolation of DAP3, a novel mediator of interferon-gamma-induced cell death.
Kissil JL
et al.
J Biol Chem 1995 Nov;270(46)27932-27936
J Biol Chem 1995 Nov;270(46)27932-27936
Abstract: Interaction of certain cytokines with their corresponding cell-surface receptors induces programmed cell death. Interferon-gamma induces in HeLa cells a type of cell death with features characteristic of programmed cell death. Here, we report the isolation of a novel gene, DAP3 (death-associated protein-3), involved in mediating interferon-gamma-induced cell death. The rescue of this gene was performed by a functional selection approach of gene cloning that is based on transfection with an antisense cDNA expression library. The antisense RNA-mediated inactivation of the DAP3 gene protected the cells from interferon-gamma-induced cell death. This property endowed the cells expressing it with a growth advantage in an environment restrictive due to the continuous presence of interferon-gamma and thus provided the basis of its selection. The gene is transcribed into a single 1.7-kilobase mRNA, which is ubiquitously expressed in different tissues and codes for a 46-kDa protein carrying a potential P-loop motif. Ectopic expression of DAP3 in HeLa cells was not compatible with cell growth, resulting in a 16-fold reduction in the number of drug-resistant stable clones. The data presented suggest that DAP3 is a positive mediator of cell death induced by interferon-gamma.