title: Characterization of a zinc finger gene disrupted by the t(15;17) in acute promyelocytic leukemia.
abstract: The translocation t(15;17) associated with acute promyelocytic leukemia results in the fusion of the retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARA) gene to the PML gene. Characterization of PML revealed that it is a putative zinc finger protein and potential transcription factor that is commonly expressed, with at least three major transcription products. PML breakpoints cluster in two regions on either side of an alternatively spliced exon. Although leukemic cells with translocations characteristically express only one fusion product, both PML/RARA (on the 15q+ derivative chromosome) and RARA/PML (on the 17q- derivative) are transcribed.
authors.affiliation: Somatic Cell Genetics Laboratory, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Goddard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borrow
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Freemont
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002884:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15; D002886:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D015723:Gene Library; D015321:Gene Rearrangement; D006801:Humans; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011061:Poly A / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012313:RNA / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics; D014178:Translocation, Genetic; D016335:Zinc Fingers / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors; D011061:Poly A; D012313:RNA