title: c-myc amplification coexistent with activating N-ras point mutation in the biphenotypic leukemic cell line RED-3.
abstract: While activation of the protooncogene c-N-ras is observed regularly in acute myelogenous leukemia, amplification of c-myc in AML cells or derived lines is uncommon. In particular, concurrent ras/myc activation, which has been shown to be critical in several elegant models of malignancy, has been demonstrated in a very small number of human tumors or derivative cell lines. A cell line, RED-3, is described which was derived from cells of a patient with aggressive acute leukemia which exhibits many markers of lineage infidelity. DNA from this cell line contains an activating point mutation of c-N-ras as well as 20-30-fold amplification of c-myc. After HL-60, this is the second example of ras/myc activation in AML derived cells and demonstrates that this lesion is not unique to HL-60. Rather, it may be important in leukemogenesis in a small proportion of AML patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore 21201.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mallet
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mane
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Meltzer
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Needleman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000502:physiology; D005784:Gene Amplification; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D011905:Genes, ras; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D009857:Oncogenes; D010641:Phenotype
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm