Table 1

Selected genes up- or down-regulated (≥ 4-fold; q < .005) in primary HRS cells over B-NHLs

Gene classes and specific genesFold changeDescription
Apoptosis   
    BIK (BCL2-interacting killer) 13.4 ↓ BH3-only proapoptotic molecule 
    HRK (harakiri, BCL2 interacting protein ) 4.3 ↓ BH3-only proapoptotic molecule 
    PACAP/MGC29506 (proapoptotic caspase adaptor protein) 10.6 ↓ Proapoptotic molecule binding to caspase-2 and -9 
    CYFIP2 (cytoplasmic FMR1 interacting protein 2) 4.5 ↓ p53-target gene inducing caspase-activation and apoptosis 
Oncogenic signaling pathways   
    RASAL1 (RAS protein activator-like 1) 10.8 ↓ Inhibits RAS by enhancing its GTPase activity; tumor suppressor methylated in various cancers 
    DOK3 (docking protein 3) 6.9 ↓ Inhibits RAS by sequestering the adaptor GRB2 away from SOS (a guanine-exchange factor of RAS) 
    BTG2 (BTG family, member 2) 4.6 ↓ p53 target inhibiting cell cycle progression and suppressing RAS-induced transformation 
    INPP5D (inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase) 4.2 ↓ Inhibits AKT by dephosphorylating PI3P; tumor suppressor in hematologic neoplasms 
    RHEBL1 (Ras homolog enriched in brain-like 1) 4.1 ↑ Activates mTOR signaling and enhances NF-κB transcriptional activity 
    NLRP4 (NLR family, pyrin domain containing 4) 9.5 ↓ Suppresses NF-κB induction by a variety of stimuli 
    AIM2 (absent in melanoma 2) 4 ↓ Tumor suppressor and inhibitor of NF-κB induction 
Interaction with the extracellular matrix   
    MMP12 (matrix metallopeptidase 12) 17 ↑ Important for tissue remodeling in various inflammatory and neoplastic disorders 
    LAYN (layilin) 12.8 ↑ Cell surface receptor of hyaluronan 
    CTTN (cortactin) 5.8 ↑ Crucial component of invadopodia in cancer cells 
Others   
    ODZ2 (odz, odd Oz/ten-m homolog 2) 33.2 ↑ Transcriptional regulator translocated to the IgH locus in MALT lymphomas 
    IER3 (immediate early response 3) 6 ↑ Can potentiate ERK activation, and acquire an antiapoptotic function on phosphorylation by ERK 
    STAG3 (stromal antigen 3) 6.2 ↓ Component of the cohesin complex important for chromosomal stability 
    CENPV (centromere protein V) 5.4 ↓ Required for centromere organization, chromosome alignment, and cytokinesis 
    TUBB2B (tubulin, β 2B) 15.3 ↑ Tubulin heterodimers containing the tubulin β-2 isoform are the most sensitive to vinblastin 
    TUBB2A (tubulin, β 2A) 5.2 ↑ Tubulin heterodimers containing the tubulin β-2 isoform are the most sensitive to vinblastin 
    DNASE1L3 (deoxyribonuclease I-like 3) 4.2 ↑ Endonuclease sensitizing cancer cells to the topoisomerase II inhibitor etoposide 
Gene classes and specific genesFold changeDescription
Apoptosis   
    BIK (BCL2-interacting killer) 13.4 ↓ BH3-only proapoptotic molecule 
    HRK (harakiri, BCL2 interacting protein ) 4.3 ↓ BH3-only proapoptotic molecule 
    PACAP/MGC29506 (proapoptotic caspase adaptor protein) 10.6 ↓ Proapoptotic molecule binding to caspase-2 and -9 
    CYFIP2 (cytoplasmic FMR1 interacting protein 2) 4.5 ↓ p53-target gene inducing caspase-activation and apoptosis 
Oncogenic signaling pathways   
    RASAL1 (RAS protein activator-like 1) 10.8 ↓ Inhibits RAS by enhancing its GTPase activity; tumor suppressor methylated in various cancers 
    DOK3 (docking protein 3) 6.9 ↓ Inhibits RAS by sequestering the adaptor GRB2 away from SOS (a guanine-exchange factor of RAS) 
    BTG2 (BTG family, member 2) 4.6 ↓ p53 target inhibiting cell cycle progression and suppressing RAS-induced transformation 
    INPP5D (inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase) 4.2 ↓ Inhibits AKT by dephosphorylating PI3P; tumor suppressor in hematologic neoplasms 
    RHEBL1 (Ras homolog enriched in brain-like 1) 4.1 ↑ Activates mTOR signaling and enhances NF-κB transcriptional activity 
    NLRP4 (NLR family, pyrin domain containing 4) 9.5 ↓ Suppresses NF-κB induction by a variety of stimuli 
    AIM2 (absent in melanoma 2) 4 ↓ Tumor suppressor and inhibitor of NF-κB induction 
Interaction with the extracellular matrix   
    MMP12 (matrix metallopeptidase 12) 17 ↑ Important for tissue remodeling in various inflammatory and neoplastic disorders 
    LAYN (layilin) 12.8 ↑ Cell surface receptor of hyaluronan 
    CTTN (cortactin) 5.8 ↑ Crucial component of invadopodia in cancer cells 
Others   
    ODZ2 (odz, odd Oz/ten-m homolog 2) 33.2 ↑ Transcriptional regulator translocated to the IgH locus in MALT lymphomas 
    IER3 (immediate early response 3) 6 ↑ Can potentiate ERK activation, and acquire an antiapoptotic function on phosphorylation by ERK 
    STAG3 (stromal antigen 3) 6.2 ↓ Component of the cohesin complex important for chromosomal stability 
    CENPV (centromere protein V) 5.4 ↓ Required for centromere organization, chromosome alignment, and cytokinesis 
    TUBB2B (tubulin, β 2B) 15.3 ↑ Tubulin heterodimers containing the tubulin β-2 isoform are the most sensitive to vinblastin 
    TUBB2A (tubulin, β 2A) 5.2 ↑ Tubulin heterodimers containing the tubulin β-2 isoform are the most sensitive to vinblastin 
    DNASE1L3 (deoxyribonuclease I-like 3) 4.2 ↑ Endonuclease sensitizing cancer cells to the topoisomerase II inhibitor etoposide 

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