Human probes identifying the cellular homologs of the v-ets gene, Hu-ets-1 and Hu-ets-2, and two panels of rodent-human cell hybrids were used to study specific translocations occurring in acute leukemias. The human ets-1 gene was found to translocate from chromosome 11 to 4 in the t(4;11)(q21;23), a translocation characteristic of a subtype of leukemia that represents the expansion of a myeloid/lymphoid precursor cell. Similarly, the human ets-2 gene was found to translocate from chromosome 21 to chromosome 8 in the t(8;21)(q22;q22), a nonrandom translocation commonly found in patients with acute myeloid leukemia with morphology M2 (AML-M2). Both translocations are associated with expression different from the expression in normal lymphoid cells of ets genes, raising the possibility that these genes play a role in the pathogenesis of these leukemias.
Hu-ets-1 and Hu-ets-2 genes are transposed in acute leukemias with (4;11) and (8;21) translocations / N. Sacchi, D.K. Watson, A.H. Guerts van Kessel, A. Hagemeijer, J. Kersey, H.D. Drabkin, D. Patterson, T.S. Papas. - In: SCIENCE. - ISSN 0036-8075. - 231:4736(1986 Jan 24), pp. 379-382.
Titolo: | Hu-ets-1 and Hu-ets-2 genes are transposed in acute leukemias with (4;11) and (8;21) translocations |
Autori: | SACCHI, NICOLETTA (Primo) |
Parole Chiave: | leukemia ; animals ; oncogenes ; cricetulus ; humans ; hybrid cells ; chromosomes, human, 6-12 and X ; nucleic acid hybridization ; chromosomes, human, 21-22 and Y ; cell line ; translocation, genetic ; cricetinae |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore BIO/11 - Biologia Molecolare |
Data di pubblicazione: | 24-gen-1986 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.3941901 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |